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Sexual Health Promotion and Outreach Worker
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust View all jobs
Posted 1 month(s) ago
Reference: 214-CSTO-8213254
Job summary
Are you passionate about improving sexual health outcomes, tackling health inequalities, and making a real difference in communities? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, compassionate and dynamic individual to join our team as aSexual Health Promotion and Outreach Worker.
In this rewarding role, you will be at the forefront of delivering sexual health promotion and outreach screening services across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire. Working in a variety of community settings, venues and events, you will engage with individuals who may face barriers to accessing healthcare, helping to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to receive high-quality sexual health information, advice and support.
As part of a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to the delivery of a comprehensive sexual health service, supporting some of the region's most vulnerable and underserved communities. Your work will play a vital role in reducing health inequalities, increasing access to care, and empowering individuals to make informed decisions about their sexual health and wellbeing.
This is a unique opportunity to work in a role where every day brings the chance to positively impact the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities.If you are motivated by community engagement, passionate about public health, and committed to helping people access the care and support they need, we would love to hear from you.
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
About us
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
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Details
Date posted
27 August 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£28,392 to £31,157 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
214-CSTO-8213254
Job locations
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to deal effectively with a range of queries from multi-professional colleagues, external providers and clinical staff
- Ability to communicate with all levels of staff
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills and administrative ability
- Problem solving
- Experience of working in a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of common contraceptive methods
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard with passes at grade C or above for English and Maths or similar through vocational training
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing development (work related training programme / commencement of further study)
Desirable
- Experience of screening for sexually transmitted infections and taking blood samples in asymptomatic individuals
Experience
Essential
- Sexual health promotion experience
- Experience in positive engagement with hard to reach vulnerable populations
- Partnership/liaison/networking skills
- Ability to manage a variety of activities, groups and individuals
- Knowledge of sexual health services within the NHS
- Excellent IT and keyboard skills
Desirable
- NHS Experience
- Experience in handling highly sensitive situations empathically
- Experience of STI screening, including taking blood samples, in asymptomatic individuals
- Experience of developing reports
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to adapt to interruptions and changing prioritie
- Contribute to setting team priorities and develop work programmes for department
- Ability to organise pieces of work involving input from other people, to ensure completion in a timely manner
- Demonstrates a flexible and pragmatic approach to problem solving
- Able to use a computer for prolonged periods
- Able to transport resources to different sites or work
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Must be able to work across various sites across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (encompasses Nottingham City areas, Nottingham County areas, Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood, Worksop and Retford to cover the Bassetlaw population)
- Flexible and adaptable, including ability to work out of hours
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- Full driving licence with the use of own vehicle and able to travel between locations
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal and team working skills
- Ability to work autonomously
- Ability to deal effectively with a range of queries from multi-professional colleagues, external providers and clinical staff
- Ability to communicate with all levels of staff
- Ability to maintain confidentiality at all times
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritise workloads and meet tight deadlines
- Excellent organisational skills and administrative ability
- Problem solving
- Experience of working in a team
Desirable
- Knowledge of common contraceptive methods
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to GCSE standard with passes at grade C or above for English and Maths or similar through vocational training
- NVQ Level 4 or equivalent
- Evidence of continuing development (work related training programme / commencement of further study)
Desirable
- Experience of screening for sexually transmitted infections and taking blood samples in asymptomatic individuals
Experience
Essential
- Sexual health promotion experience
- Experience in positive engagement with hard to reach vulnerable populations
- Partnership/liaison/networking skills
- Ability to manage a variety of activities, groups and individuals
- Knowledge of sexual health services within the NHS
- Excellent IT and keyboard skills
Desirable
- NHS Experience
- Experience in handling highly sensitive situations empathically
- Experience of STI screening, including taking blood samples, in asymptomatic individuals
- Experience of developing reports
Skills
Essential
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- Ability to prioritise own workload
- Ability to adapt to interruptions and changing prioritie
- Contribute to setting team priorities and develop work programmes for department
- Ability to organise pieces of work involving input from other people, to ensure completion in a timely manner
- Demonstrates a flexible and pragmatic approach to problem solving
- Able to use a computer for prolonged periods
- Able to transport resources to different sites or work
Contractual Requirements
Essential
- Must be able to work across various sites across Nottingham and Nottinghamshire (encompasses Nottingham City areas, Nottingham County areas, Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood, Worksop and Retford to cover the Bassetlaw population)
- Flexible and adaptable, including ability to work out of hours
- Enhanced DBS clearance
- Full driving licence with the use of own vehicle and able to travel between locations
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.
Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom
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Employer details
Employer name
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
King's Mill Hospital
Mansfield Road
Sutton in Ashfield
NG17 4JL
United Kingdom