Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
HIV Community Engagement Worker
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HIV Community Engagement Worker
NHS AfC: Band 6
- Main area: Sexual Health
- Grade: NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract: Secondment: 30 months (Fixed term)
- Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Variable hours Mon-Fri)
- Job ref: 418-LSH60220-EH
- Site: Luton Sexual Health
- Town: Luton
- Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 Per annum
- Salary period: Yearly
- Closing: 16/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date: 30/07/2026
Job Overview
Join a passionate and forward-thinking HIV Multidisciplinary Team where you’ll play a vital role in empowering people living with HIV to take control of their health and wellbeing. Working independently across the community, you’ll build meaningful one-to-one relationships with clients, using motivational interviewing and health coaching techniques to encourage engagement with HIV care, improve adherence to medication, and support broader health outcomes.
As a key member of the wider multidisciplinary team, you’ll collaborate closely with colleagues and support the Clinical Operations Lead in delivering the aims and objectives of the service, Directorate and Trust. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who thrives on making a real difference, enjoys autonomous community-based working, and is committed to providing compassionate, patient-centred care.
The role requires flexibility and adaptability, with a willingness to work across the community, including domiciliary visits, and varying days and hours to meet the needs of the service and the individuals we support.
Main duties of the job
- Work largely autonomously, managing own time and caseload.
- Liaise closely with Sexual Health & HIV service multidisciplinary team (MDT) to provide a coordinated package of care to clients.
- Establish/maintain a network of referral and support agencies to support coordinated care.
- Fully assess the social and emotional needs of people living with HIV and develop appropriate packages of care to meet individual needs holistically.
- Liaise effectively with social services, primary care, local council and community partners to ensure appropriately coordinated care/support is available to facilitate engagement in HIV care as an outpatient.
- Provide practical support within the community to support clients to engage in HIV care, following a management plan agreed by the HIV MDT to include clinical interventions including phlebotomy.
- Provide one-to-one or telephone support using a motivational/health coaching approach to empower clients and achieve positive outcomes.
- Domiciliary/community visits including venepuncture for HIV monitoring blood tests to facilitate ongoing engagement for those who are unable to travel to clinic for care, within the framework of the lone worker and departmental guidelines.
- Support clients to attend healthcare appointments, including transporting them to appointments where required.
- Provide advice and support with applying for benefits, housing, asylum or visas
Working for our organisation
Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides hospital services to a growing population of around 700,000 people living across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas across two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Both hospital sites offer key services such as A&E, Obstetrics-led Maternity and Paediatrics. You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
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Our values
We not only recruit based on qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. We achieve this by using values based recruitment. We are dedicated to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone, we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and creating a culture that values differences.
Please note that vacancies may close prior to the advertised closing date when sufficient number of applications have been received. All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering first 6 months in post. Travel between hospital sites may be required. Please review all documents attached to ensure you familiarize yourself with all requirements of the job
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Health Education/Training
- Participate in HIV promotion work/training across the local health economy to raise awareness and improve understanding/quality of care for this client group.
- Attend regular clinical supervision.
- Responsible for updating own professional knowledge base and take an active part in own professional development.
Professional
- Work independently and in effective liaison with the wider MDT (HIV MDT at Luton Sexual Health and HIV team at iCASH Bedford).
- Identify Safeguarding concerns and follow reporting/management protocols
- Maintain up to date knowledge and awareness of developments in sexual health and related subjects.
- Demonstrate a committed, proactive approach to own appraisal and Personal Development Plan.
- Be a positive role model within the service.
- Represent the service at meetings/events as appropriate.
- Record accurately/concisely all client interventions and interactions in patient record systems
- Maintain an accurate client data base.
- Perform relevant admin tasks as service requires e.g. write letters and reports.
- Ensure that an effective audit system is established and maintained.
- Produce publicity for HIV Community Services e.g. leaflets and posters.
- Report own sickness, annual leave and other absences to line manager in accordance with Departmental and Trust policies.
- Collection of data / statistics required for research purposes.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualifications Degree plus relevant post-graduate experience STIF Course
Desirable criteria
- STIF Course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in sexual health and HIV
- Working with people living with HIV
- Working with marginalised groups
- Successfully delivering inclusive practice to ensure equal opportunities for all
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Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of HIV, transmission, testing, treatment and prognosis
- NHS Sexual Health & HIV Standards of Care
- Research and evidence based practice.
- Service improvement.
- Principles underpinning confidential practice at all times.
Communication Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent customer service/ interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to adapt interactions to communicate effectively with a diverse range of individuals/groups.
- Able to overcome barriers to effective communication
Skills
Essential criteria
- Venepuncture skills for community phlebotomy
- Drivers licence and access to a vehicle for work use
- Be able to use a range of different styles/methods to reach and engage clients in care
- Demonstrable organisational abilities/leadership & motivational skills at senior level.
- Strong assessment and analytical skills.
- Motivational interviewing and health coaching to influence both individuals and groups.
Personal Characteristics
Essential criteria
- Clearly defined interest in Sexual Health/HIV.
- Desire to work with marginalised groups
- Sensitive to clients’ needs.
It is an exciting time to join the newly formed Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We run two busy hospital sites in Bedford and Luton. Our 7,500 staff provide high quality care for a growing population of around 700,000 across Bedfordshire and the surrounding areas.
You will be joining a friendly, high performing Trust committed to ensuring the health and wellbeing of staff. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in our region you will have access to a programme of high quality training and development to help you grow your career. Travel between hospital sites may be required. We have state-of-the art facilities placing us at the heart of cutting edge health care. The Trust continues to be committed to delivering the best patient care using the best clinical knowledge and technology available.
All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
- Job Description (PDF, 224.4KB)
- Person Specification (PDF, 136.4KB)
- Functional Skills (PDF, 144.4KB)
- Disclosure & Barring Information and Recruitment of Ex-Offenders (PDF, 78.5KB)
- Staff Diversity Network (PDF, 140.3KB)
- Information for Disabled Applicants (PDF, 98.7KB)
- Staff Benefits (PNG, 1.6MB)
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Further details / informal visits contact
- Name: Jenny Melrose
- Job title: Operations Lead
- Email address: LSH.Admin@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01582 497070
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