Sexual Health Promotion Specialist
Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 19 Medi 2025 |
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Cyflog: | £27,919.00 bob blwyddyn |
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27919.00 a year |
Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
Dyddiad cau: | 03 Hydref 2025 |
Lleoliad: | Ipswich, IP3 9QX |
Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
Cyfeirnod swydd: | B9828-25-0210 |
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To deliver targeted HP/BCC outreach interventions to relevant communities. These include, for example, HIV & STI testing, health promotion including HIV awareness, inter-faith/faith-based work, GP engagement, campaign delivery/ social marketing in line with the delivery of regional and national HIV prevention programmes. All interventions will have reduction of HIV stigma embedded into them. To work closely with people from seldom heard from communities, tailoring the approach to meet the needs of the groups and individuals you are supporting. To deliver outreach and other tailored interventions with young people in Suffolk to increase their knowledge around RSHE and accessing the SSHS. Increasing professional and public awareness and knowledge of key sexual health topics by delivering professionals training days and community education sessions (both virtually and face to face) with a sex-positive approach. To achieve competencies to become an Assistant Practitioner (AP) enabling the post holder to offer HIV/Syphilis point of care testing (POCT), alongside other testing in a community setting adhering to local safeguarding procedures, information governance and other relevant policies. To support educational establishments, parent and carers, and other professionals that work with young people in the delivery of RSHE. This includes both direct delivery to young people, and upskilling professionals and parents/carers to be equipped to carry out these interventions. This can be carried out through face-to-face sessions, webinars, and live web broadcasting facility. To deliver outreach and other tailored interventions with young people in Suffolk to increase their knowledge around RSHE and accessing the SSHS To maintain and use systems to monitor and record HP/BCC interventions, ensuring high quality of data entry on clinical and client service databases and to accurately contribute data for reporting as requested for service monitoring reports. 9. To establish and maintain relationships of trust with partner agencies, and to professionally represent SSHS with target populations and partner agencies both at meetings with key providers and during HP/BCC interventions adhering to SSHS values and policies. Use a wide range of methods to engage diverse communities including social media, radio, TV, attending community events and groups, and visiting commercial and community venues, and public sex environments. To manage resource availability and suitability to ensure HP/BCC interventions can be delivered throughout the team. To work closely alongside Provide marketing department to support in the creation of social media resources and other marketing content for the service. To utilise service user involvement activities such as hosting focus groups, surveys and other relevant activities to hear the views of the people of Suffolk and to support to shape SSHS. To work in partnership with the co-production and user involvement team to ensure gaining insight from local people, and to use this insight to support in shaping the service delivery. To manage own workload, maintaining and updating calendars, annual leave records, and to notify line manager of any change in personal circumstances or personal information relevant to the role. . Taking an active and continued responsibility for self-led education relevant to the role. This includes maintaining awareness of local and national campaigns and statistics related to sexual health and HIV. To assist with campaigns and events such as World AIDS Day, National HIV Testing Week, Sexual Health Week, LGBT+ History Month, Pride, Black History Month and other promotions and events. To deliver a condom distribution service aimed at increasing access to condoms and lubricant to Seldom heard from communities and those at increased risk of poor sexual health outcomes. Working flexibly to meet the ever-developing needs of the service and its service users across a wide geographical location. This includes flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required.