Job Description

The post holder will support the Suffolk Sexual Health team in the design and delivery of effective health promotion (HP) and behavior change communication (BCC) interventions appropriate to the needs of young people and seldom heard from communities namely; people of African/Caribbean Heritage, Commercial Sex Workers (CSW), Men who have sex with men (MSM) and other groups at increased risk of poor sexual health outcomes.



Delivery will be through community engagement approaches that tackle HIV related stigma and discrimination. Delivering targeted interventions that increase knowledge and awareness of sexual health and HIV, increase testing and highlight the benefits of early HIV diagnosis, access to care treatment and increase the uptake of broader sexual health services across Suffolk.



The post holder may also be required to undertake comprehensive training to achieve Assistant Practitioner (AP) competencies, to enable them to be able to offer HIV point of care testing (POCT) for HIV, syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections.



The role will require working closely with other professionals, organisations and stakeholders, as well as directly with local communities, to meet the needs of key target groups most at risk of poor sexual health and HIV outcomes.



The post holder will represent Suffolk Sexual Health Service and other local partner organisations both in public and at professional networking events and meetings.



Although this post will be based in Ipswich the post holder will also be expected to support the service with delivery across the wider Suffolk county therefore the post holder must have their own car and a full driver's license to be able to fulfil the requirements of this role



This role will require the successful applicant to undergo a DBS check.



Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.



We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.



A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:

Transforming Lives

Values:

Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:

An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.



Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+, Ethnic Minority and Men's Networks.



We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.



To deliver targeted HP/BCC outreach interventions to relevant communities. These include, for example, HIV & STI testing, health promotion including HIV awareness, inter-faith/faith-based work, GP engagement, campaign delivery/ social marketing in line with the delivery of regional and national HIV prevention programmes. All interventions will have reduction of HIV stigma embedded into them.



To work closely with people from seldom heard from communities, tailoring the approach to meet the needs of the groups and individuals you are supporting.



To deliver outreach and other tailored interventions with young people in Suffolk to increase their knowledge around RSHE and accessing the SSHS.



Increasing professional and public awareness and knowledge of key sexual health topics by delivering professionals training days and community education sessions (both virtually and face to face) with a sex-positive approach.



To achieve competencies to become an Assistant Practitioner (AP) enabling the post holder to offer HIV/Syphilis point of care testing (POCT), alongside other testing in a community setting adhering to local safeguarding procedures, information governance and other relevant policies.



To support educational establishments, parent and carers, and other professionals that work with young people in the delivery of RSHE. This includes both direct delivery to young people, and upskilling professionals and parents/carers to be equipped to carry out these interventions. This can be carried out through face-to-face sessions, webinars, and live web broadcasting facility.



To deliver outreach and other tailored interventions with young people in Suffolk to increase their knowledge around RSHE and accessing the SSHS



To maintain and use systems to monitor and record HP/BCC interventions, ensuring high quality of data entry on clinical and client service databases and to accurately contribute data for reporting as requested for service monitoring reports

To establish and maintain relationships of trust with partner agencies, and to professionally represent SSHS with target populations and partner agencies both at meetings with key providers and during HP/BCC interventions adhering to SSHS values and policies.



Use a wide range of methods to engage diverse communities including social media, radio, TV, attending community events and groups, and visiting commercial and community venues, and public sex environments.



To manage resource availability and suitability to ensure HP/BCC interventions can be delivered throughout the team.



To work closely alongside Provide marketing department to support in the creation of social media resources and other marketing content for the service.



To utilise service user involvement activities such as hosting focus groups, surveys and other relevant activities to hear the views of the people of Suffolk and to support to shape SSHS.



To work in partnership with the co-production and user involvement team to ensure gaining insight from local people, and to use this insight to support in shaping the service delivery.



To manage own workload, maintaining and updating calendars, annual leave records, and to notify line manager of any change in personal circumstances or personal information relevant to the role.



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Taking an active and continued responsibility for self-led education relevant to the role. This includes maintaining awareness of local and national campaigns and statistics related to sexual health and HIV.



To assist with campaigns and events such as World AIDS Day, National HIV Testing Week, Sexual Health Week, LGBT+ History Month, Pride, Black History Month and other promotions and events.



To deliver a condom distribution service aimed at increasing access to condoms and lubricant to Seldom heard from communities and those at increased risk of poor sexual health outcomes.



Working flexibly to meet the ever-developing needs of the service and its service users across a wide geographical location. This includes flexibility to work evenings and weekends as required.