Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Healthcare Assistant - Sexual Health
The closing date is 27 March 2026
Must be willing to travel between sites
Responsibilities
* 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.
* Maintain high standards of infection control procedures according to Trust and service policies.
* Maintain client confidentiality at all times according to Trust and service policies.
* Act as a chaperone taking into account cultural and religious beliefs, as directed by clinical staff, whilst promoting a positive image of the service.
* 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.
* Report sickness, absence and any accident/incident to the clinical manager or her/his deputy.
* Work within the community clinical settings.
* 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.
* 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.
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital and 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.
For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit their careers page.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Educated to GCSE level or equivalent
* Care Certificate or equivalent experience
* Evidence of working at or ability to achieve NVQ 3 Level
Experience
* 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
Knowledge and Skills
* 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
Other
* To travel between sites (internal & external)
* Ability to work flexibly in accordance with service needs and specific role
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.
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part‑time
Reference number
287‑RMED‑103‑26
Job locations
Axess Sexual Health
1st Floor - Bath ST, Health and Wellbeing Centre
Salary
£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata
Address
Axess Sexual Health
1st Floor - Bath ST, Health and Wellbeing Centre
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