Healthcare Assistant - Sexual Health

The successful applicant will be required to deliver patient care demonstrating professionalism, working within competency and excellent communication skills in all aspects of their work. Flexibility to cover various shifts including Saturdays and locations is essential for the role. The role is varied. Skills includes venepuncture, assisting with procedures, recording of base line observations, ordering of stock and replenishment. STI screening for asymptomatic patients with onward referral when necessary is a requirement of this role.

Administrative duties and computer literacy are also essential. Candidates will be considered for a band 3 position if they hold an NVQ level 3 or equivalent, a national care certificate or willingness to undertake this. It is essential to have extensive IT skills, be a quick learner and have an ability to adapt to a fast paced environment. Good communication skills and venepuncture are also essential for this role.

Previous experience of working within a sexual health / contraception service is essential. We offer a structured induction plan and on-going support using our whole team consisting of an existing HCA team, assistant practitioners, band 6, 7 and 8a specialist nurses, specialist doctors and consultants. We are committed to developing the successful applicant with support and on-going training. Applicants must be able to travel to our peripheral sites in Kirkby and Halewood.

Flexibility is needed to work a range of early and evening shifts. The position will be based at Knowsley Sexual Health Service, Huyton.

• Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
• NVQ2 (healthcare)
• Care Certificate or equivalent experience

• Evidence of working at or ability to achieve NVQ 3 Level, Demonstrable experience working at Band 2 within a healthcare setting
• Previous experience of working with the public and/ or young people

• Previous experience of working in other areas of sexual health or related services, General understanding of sexual health
• Good Interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• Ability to communicate well with vulnerable people from varying backgrounds and abilities and liaise with the multi-disciplinary teams.
• Evidence of ability to relate to the needs of young people
• Ability to work flexibly within a changing/evolving organisation
• Ability to work unsupervised, under own initiative and to self-motivate.
• Willingness to undertake expanded roles including venepuncture, basic sample collection, point of care testing (e.g. pregnancy testing) microscopy and other tasks necessary to development of role following appropriate training
• Knowledge of Child Protection / Vulnerable adult issues

• Understanding of confidentiality, To travel between sites (internal & external)
• IT skills (e-mail, Outlook, Microsoft Word)
• Ability to work flexibly to in accordance with service needs and specific role

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.

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.

Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles…