Sexual Health Care Assistant

Job summary

We are recruiting for a Sexual Health Care Assistant for 37.5 hours per week.

The Sexual Health Service provides sexual health care to people throughout the county of Gloucestershire. The service provides sexual health screening and treatment,contraception, pregnancy advisory, and HIV care and treatment. The service currently operates Monday to Friday from 08:00 Hours to 20:00 Hours; flexible working and occasional weekends maybe required if the demand for our services change. We work in close collaboration with colleagues in (but not limited to) Primary Care, the Hospitals Trust, Social Care, Edystone Trust and other non-statutory organisations.

Main duties of the job

• To prepare the clinical areas to provide a safe and clean environment for patients and staff by ensuring that equipment and furniture are cleaned and used correctly.
• To explain procedures and tests to patients; offer post procedural advice and advice on how to obtain test results.
• To provide asymptomatic screening to patients.
• To undertake venepuncture.
• To assist in the management notifying patients of negative results using Sunrise / ICE and Lilie (our electronic patient record) within the direction of the HCA Health Advising competency document, and the Standard Operating Procedure: Health Advising Team: Results Management.
• To assist the doctor/nurse and provide support for patients during the fitting of intra uterine devices, the fitting and removal of Subdermal Implants in general clinics and our specialist complex contraception clinics.
• To assist with minor operations and procedures across both Integrated Sexual health and the Pregnancy Advisory Service.
• To undertake microscopy (reading of slides) for the diagnosis of infection.
• To act as a chaperone according to trust policy.
• To undertake clinical observations including blood pressures, temperatures, pulse, urinalysis and pregnancy testing.
• To utilise point of care testing if indicated.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

23 March 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

327-26-208

Job locations

Hope House, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital

Great Western Road

Gloucester

GL1 3NN

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