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Job summary

Main area
Sexual Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 18.75 hours per week (Work pattern to be confirmed with successful applicant (flexibility required))
Job ref
848-BHC-207-26
Employer
Bromley Healthcare
Employer type
NHS
Site
London Borough of Bexley
Town
Bexley
Salary
£45,953 - £54,254 Inc HCAS Per annum pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/08/2026 23:59
Interview date
19/08/2026

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Sexual Health Outreach Lead

NHS AfC: Band 6

 

Bromley Healthcare, a community interest company, delivers a diverse range of services encompassing community nursing (e.g., district nursing, health visiting, specialist nursing) and therapy services catering to individuals across all age groups. Stemming from the community provider unit of NHS Bromley, we boast extensive experience in serving the Bromley populace over many years.

Working at Bromley Healthcare offers a fulfilling experience. Our distinctive service delivery approach and commitment to hearing every employee's voice ensure a gratifying career journey. As a Social Enterprise, we embrace an innovative approach to healthcare delivery, combining the traditional strengths of the NHS, such as robust training and development opportunities, with the flexibility to reinvest surpluses into community initiatives.

Employees of Bromley Healthcare whose role maybe at risk will receive priority consideration.

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Job overview

Sexual Health Outreach Lead - Band 6 

£45,953 - £54,254 Inc HCAS Per annum pro rata

Part time - Perm - 18.75 hours per week

Bromley Healthcare provides a Sexual and Reproductive Health outreach service in Bexley. The service provides comprehensive sexual and reproductive health support, education and outreach to residents of all ages living in Bexley.

The Sexual and Reproductive Health service will include:

·        Outreach work with target groups including young people, the LGBTQ+ community, those with special educational needs and disability (SEND) and residents who identify as black and minority ethnic (BME) across the borough

·        Building partnerships with outlets and distributing condoms for our condom distribution schemes

·        Delivering training to partners to become registration points and condom distribution outlets

·        Delivery of relationships, sex and health education (RSHE) to young people in community settings and schools

·        Working with identified at risk groups in the community to offer advice and guidance

·        Opportunistically offering chlamydia and gonorrhoea tests to under 25s, with a focus on young women, including encouragement to register to the C-Card condom distribution scheme

·        Promotion of online STI/HIV self-sampling kits with support to access

Main duties of the job

·        Responsibility for the line management of direct reports, including recruitment, appraisal and management of absence or performance concerns

·        Day to day management and support of other allocated staff

·        KPI (Key Performance Indicator) monitoring and reporting, including attendance at commissioning meetings

·        Proactively develop strong working relationships including Primary Care, specifically with GPs, Practice Nurses and Practice Managers and Community Pharmacies. This will include travelling between various locations across the borough of Bexle

     Develop training in line with service specification and KPIs including Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) training (for parents and young people), training for staff delivering RSHE and training for partner organisations 

 

Working for our organisation

Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.

Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.

We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme,  access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

See job description and person specification:

Responsibility for the line management of direct reports, including recruitment, appraisal and management of absence or performance concerns

·        Day to day management and support of other allocated staff

·        KPI (Key Performance Indicator) monitoring and reporting, including attendance at commissioning meetings

·        Proactively develop strong working relationships including Primary Care, specifically with GPs, Practice Nurses and Practice Managers and Community Pharmacies. This will include travelling between various locations across the borough of Bexley

     Develop training in line with service specification and KPIs including Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) training (for parents and young people), training for staff delivering RSHE and training for partner organisations 

 

Person specification

Qualifications and training

Essential criteria
  • Degree in relevant subject or equivalent knowledge and experience gained in a sexual health role
  • Some sexual health training or relevant experience (previous delivery of sessions with young people and/or high risk groups, ACET, Sex Education Forum or previous FPA training)
  • Evidence of CPD in sexual and reproductive health
Desirable criteria
  • Management/Leadership qualification
  • Train the trainer qualification

Specific skills

Essential criteria
  • Ability to engage with and motivate others
  • Ability to present sensitive and occasionally contentious subjects with clarity, empathy and compassion
  • Training delivery skills
  • Sound understanding of responsibilities and scope of role, including escalation and referral
  • Ability to manage barriers to understanding and acceptance for a diverse audience
  • Report writing skills
  • UK driving license, ability to drive with access to a vehicle insured for work purposes
Desirable criteria
  • Worked as part of a public health provider team

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of supporting and/or delivering sexual and reproductive health interventions
  • Line management experience
  • Experience/knowledge of recognising and following up on safeguarding concerns
  • Experience of delivering training
  • Experience of working as part of a team
  • Budget management experience
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working with the LGBTQ+ community/BME community/SEND
  • Experience in using specialist databases e.g. TherapyAudit, Preventx, Oracle

Information Technology

Essential criteria
  • Excellent IT skills, including Microsoft Suite
  • Proficient with mobile/remote working e.g. laptop, tablet, smartphone

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoDisability confident employer

Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Sophie McCleave
Job title
Assistant General Manager - CYP
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07712 234470
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