Band 3 Health Adviser Support-Sexual Health

£25,760 to £27,476 a year

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Health Advising Team to recruit to two full-time posts: one permanent position and one 12-month fixed-term position to cover maternity leave.

We are looking for a motivated and conscientious individual who can communicate effectively with patients, colleagues, and partner organisations.

You will be required to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service and work across Umbrella sites throughout Birmingham and Solihull. Applicants should be able to demonstrate a keen interest in sexual health. Previous experience in sexual health is desirable but not essential, as full training will be provided.

The post holder will support the Health Advising Team and SAFE Project in delivering a high-quality sexual health service. This will include undertaking partner notification and follow-up of sexual partners of patients diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections, helping to minimise the spread of infection within the community.

The role also involves providing a wide range of administrative and clinical support to the Health Advising Team and SAFE Project, ensuring efficient, effective, and confidential patient pathways, and contributing to the delivery of patient-centred care.

The post holder will support the Health Adviser Team/SAFE Project to work both in a clinical setting and carry out administrative duties.

Administrative duties include

*Data entry

*Booking appointments via the computerised system and over the telephone, by letter or text.

*Manage the telephone and online helpline providing advice and information within the boundaries of the role.

*Audit outcomes of relevant policies (such as DNA and Recall) to demonstrate their success making recommendations from findings and supporting their implementation.

*Recognise when situations need to be escalated to a senior colleague eg safeguarding.

*Communicate sensitively maintaining confidentiality.

*Multitask and prioritise workload.

Clinical duties include

*Measure, monitor and record patients' vital signs reporting adverse signs/results immediately to a qualified clinician.

*Venepuncture

*Providing sexual health testing in outreach settings to the sex working client group

*Conducting follow up from partner notification conducted by Health Advisors

*To stress the importance of medical treatment and follow up partner(s) of index patients.

*Authorise negative/positive results and inform patients providing harm reduction advice and information within the boundaries of the role.

*Recall high risk patients who have failed to attend their appointments, encouraging engagement.

*Liaise with Health Advisers in other GUM settings and exchange relevant information to facilitate partner notification.

Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Umbrella Sexual Health Services

Whittall Street GUM Clinic

Birmingham

West Midlands

United Kingdom

https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)

10 November 2026

Agenda for change

Band 3

Permanent

Full-time, Flexible working

304-1104369

Umbrella Sexual Health Services

Whittall Street GUM Clinic

Birmingham

West Midlands

United Kingdom