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Senior HCA HIV Service
The closing date is 29 April 2026
HIV Senior HCA - 35 hours per week (0.93 WTE)
We are looking for a caring, compassionate and driven Health Care Assistant to join our HIV Team, Whitegate Drive Health Centre.
This will involve working alongside the Doctors and Nurses undertaking procedures, chaperoning, venepuncture and administrative duties.
We would like someone with excellent communication skills who enjoys working as part of a team and supporting others.
The successful post-holder will be expected to work flexibly to cover the service needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be an integral and flexible member of the HIV team, working in traditional and non-traditional community health settings.
They will be required to work closely with the clinical nurse specialists for HIV, undertaking venepuncture and monitoring for those living with HIV and assisting in the Consultant review clinics.
There will also be some administrative responsibilities with this role. Results management and filing, HARS entries, preparing notes for MDT and clinics etc.
Support senior colleagues during contraceptive procedures and the screening / treatment of patients for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).
Undertake asymptomatic screening of patients who meet a specific criteria
Administrative support for the management of the Sexual Health Service, including reception duties.
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is ideally situated just a forty five minute drive from Manchester. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde & Wyre and North Lancashire, as well as specialist tertiary care for Cardiac and Haematology patients.
Job responsibilities
To work as a member of the Team supporting & chaperoning health care professionals during intimate examinations/ procedures
Act as patient advocate at all times
To undertake appropriate training to prepare the clinical area
To facilitate the smooth operation of the clinical session. Call the patients through to the clinical room as agreed with the clinician conducting the clinic. Ensure that the patient is made to feel welcome.
Prepare the patient for the consultation, examination and appropriate testing
Following training and assessment, perform simple nursing procedures eg. urinalysis, height, weight, body mass index (BMI), and bloodpressure (BP). Record findings, reporting the results to the health care professional in line with departmental policy
Following training perform Frax and Q-risk assessments on HIV patients and highlight to the healthcare professional results accordingly.
Following training and assessment undertake venepuncture on a daily basis
Offer and support asymptomatic patients to undertake self-taken samples (swabs and urine)
Following training and with support from senior colleagues provide support to the patients attending the clinics. (Information relating to their care/ tests taken/ results and follow up procedures)
Ensure that all specimens are appropriately labelled
Ensure safe storage and transportation of all specimens to the testing laboratory as per departmental policy
* Following training help facilitate patients to access their HIV care and treatment
* Signposting to HIV support services including peer support
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
* Educated to NVQ Level 3 in Health Care
* ECDL Qualification
Experience & Knowledge
* Previous experience of working in a hospital or community health care setting
* Currently performs venipuncture
* Basic computer/word processing skills
* Previous work experience in a sexual health setting
Skills & Ability
* Evidence of good communication abilities both written and verbal.
* Ability to work on own initiative
* Basic computer/word processing skills
* Organisational skills
* Understanding of effective record keeping
* Flexible i.e., shift system in operation which includes evening and weekend sessions
* Ability to work under pressure.
* Ability to work as part of a team.
* Ability to travel between sites.
* Awareness of own limitations and boundaries
* Ability to understand and carry out instructions
* Effective communication with other health professionals
* Understanding of confidentiality policies in sexual health
* 2 years working in sexual health
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
£25,760 to £27,476 a yeardependent on experience
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