[ref. e30545918] HIV Senior Support Worker - Manchester
Job overview
This role will involve contributing to the overall activity in the HIV service, working alongside the current senior support workers and the wider HIV nursing team.
They will also be working with the MDT to support service for patients receiving specialist HIV care from the North West Infectious Diseases Unit based at North Manchester General Hospital.
The role entails seeing patients in a variety of settings including hospital, outreach clinics, community venues or their own home.
Main duties of the job
Assist in the assessment, care delivery and management of people referred to the HIV Specialist Nurse team
Assist the registered nurses and Doctors in the running of outreach clinics
To carry out designated duties as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) under the direction and supervision of the registered professional. This will include venepuncture, home visits including nursing homes, ward visits, outreach clinic support, and HIV testing.This will include providing level one Psychological support.
Independently run phlebotomy list, including complex phlebotomy (via neck) where needed (Training to be provided for phlebotomy/neck bloods)
Keep high quality records
Carry out clerical duties as and when required e.g monitoring shared inboxes, booking appointments, answering the telephone.
Working closely with Intensive Support Workers and peer navigators.
Feed back to line manager and to HIV lead to work on improvements in service provided by this role
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Working for our organisation
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification.This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post.As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [email protected].
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
Person specification
Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience.
Essential criteria- Good general education to GCSE level or equivalent
- Evidence of a health related qualification e.g NVQ level 3, care certificate or equivalent and a minimum of 2 years experience in a senior healthcare support worker role.
- Substantial support worker experience at band 3 or above
- Experience of venepuncture
- Experience of working independently and ability to manage own work load
- Experience of working in the community or outreach setting.
- Basic knowledge of HIV
- Knowledge and understanding of HIV and treatment.
- Foundation degree in Health and Social Care or relevant clinical experience
- Evidence of CPD in the form of personal development portfolio
- Experience of working with people living with HIV.
- Experience in providing level 1 psychology care.