NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group
Healthcare Assistant - Sexual Health
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Job Description
Responsibilities
- To provide and maintain an efficient and safe environment for clients and staff, reporting any potential safety issues to an appropriate team member and making suggestions for service improvement, according to Trust and service policies and procedures.
- To maintain high standards of infection control procedures according to Trust and service policies.
- To maintain client confidentiality at all times according to Trust and service policies.
- To act as a chaperone taking into account cultural and religious beliefs, as directed by clinical staff, whilst promoting a positive image of the service.
Daily Tasks
- Prioritise own workload and organise own work on a daily basis to ensure the smooth running of the service.
- Identify, report (and contribute to recording) to appropriate team member any Child Protection and Vulnerable adult issues observed during duties, according to legislation & Trust policy.
- Prepare equipment and clinical environment, and assist at clinical procedures as appropriate.
- To report sickness, absence and any accident/incident to the clinical manager or her/his deputy.
- To work within the community clinical settings.
Additional Tasks
- Must be willing to travel between sites.
- According to service policy, undertake pregnancy testing & venepuncture and any other procedure, which falls within your knowledge and competencies under the guidance and supervision of clinical staff.
- Manage fast-track clinics using electronic patient records ensuring all episodes are entered and coded safely and efficiently.
- Ensure all samples/specimens are recorded & transported in a timely and appropriate manner, according to service policy. Report any discrepancies to an appropriate team member.
- To maintain stock (clinical supplies) levels, identifying and reporting any discrepancies or cost savings to service manager.
- Ensure a clean & tidy environment within the clinical area and maintain housekeeping throughout.
- Support clinical delivery alongside dedicated sexual health clinical practitioners.
- Provide sexual health advice which supports the care, emotional well-being and education of patients.
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About the Trust
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
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For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Caroline Cody
- Job title: Clinic Manager
- Email address: caroline.cody@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
- Telephone number: 07773 008 674
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