Healthcare Support Worker

Job summary

The HCA within sexual health services will work in a busy integrated sexual health environment, within a multidisciplinary team. The staffing structure is designed to support the delivery of core services at the service hubs based at Wheatbridge &, spokes in a variety of locations throughout North Derbyshire including High Peak

You will be expected to work both early and late shifts according to the opening hours of the service.

Clinic opening hours

Monday - Thursday - 07.45 - 19.00

Friday 07.45 - 17.00

Saturday 09.45 - 13.15

Main duties of the job

To be able to demonstrate through training, the key STIs (including HIV), their transmission, clinical presentation, and diagnosis.

Provide quality care and behave in a professional manner at all times in order to meet agreed Trust and National standards when undertaking procedures such as: registering, advising and supporting patients in the clinical setting to undertake self-administered asymptomatic screens in line with BASHH guidance, performing follow up tests, coding all clinical contacts, clinical observations, performing venepuncture, HIV laboratory testing, and point of care testing, urine testing, pregnancy testing, gram staining, performing diagnostic microscopy and other duties.

With the appropriate training, to provide support and assistance with Vasectomy clinics.

Ensure clinic environment is properly prepared to a high standard to receive patients.

Assist the registered nurses and doctors with assessment of clinical needs, within the clinical setting in a responsive and professional manner.

When required, to support the smooth running of the clinic, provide a reception service and make appointments for patients. This will involve asking sensitive questions of patients.

Always adhere to patient confidentiality.

About us

Our purpose is to provide community health services to a patient population of over one million people in Derbyshire and Derby, as part of Joined Up Care Derbyshire.

We employ around 4,200 substantive staff, caring for patients in 11 community hospitals and more than 30 health centres, as well as in clinics, GP practices, schools, care homes and, increasingly, in people's own homes and via virtual consultations.