Blood Borne Virus Referral Coordinator (BBV)

Job summary
The BBV Health Adviser and Pathway Coordinator post is to provide clinical support and pathways into care for BBV (HIV, Hepatitis B, and C) positive patients tested under the Emergency Department Opt-Out BBV Testing Project.

The vacant post is based at Sexual Health Hounslow (SHH) on the West Middlesex site (outer London weighting). Although the successful candidate will have SHH as their primary base, they will be required to provide cross-site cover at the John Hunter Clinic (JHC) when necessary to ensure service resilience and support results management across both sites. The existing post holder at JHC will similarly provide cover for SHH as required.

Main duties of the job

• Provide information for clients diagnosed with BBV infections, including HIV, providing support and onward referral as required
• To facilitate the process of partner notification/management for these clients in order to encourage, with the client's consent, the attendance of all potentially infected contacts to a GUM service.
• To manage the patient pathway for all patients with reactive blood borne results who were tested in the ED departments.
• Data collection and regular reporting of the links into clinics for patients with a positive BBV test.
• To be responsible for tracking monitoring/treatment pathway for BBV patients.
• Collate reports and updates for the clinical leads when requested.

Job responsibilities

• To develop and maintain supportive and effective relationships with the Hepatology team in the hospital.
• To exchange relevant information about clients and contacts with other Sexual Health clinics as necessary.
• To take histories from clients as appropriate and refer on to relevant individuals in the multi professional team as part of the care pathway.
• Provide initial HIV post-test discussion/support for those clients who have a reactive or positive HIV test result, ensuring they are linked in to HIV outpatient services and facilitating onward referral where necessary to other appropriate services.
• Where appropriate, supporting partners, significant others, and immediate family of those newly diagnosed with HIV, including facilitating partner notification, testing and disclosure.
• Maintain accurate client records, ensuring all entries are dated, signed and designation recorded as in accordance with Trusts policies and procedures.

Essential experience

• Demonstrable previous experience of clinical work with clients in a Sexual Health/HIV context or an equivalent clinical setting (i.e. General Practice)
• Minimum of 12 months NHS experience or other public/ third sector organisations
• Knowledge of medical terminology and extensive experience within an administrative role within a clinical setting
• Competent in using Microsoft Office; including Word, Excel and NHS EPR systems
• Experience of undertaking risk reduction, health promotion and partner notification with clients

Desirable experience

• Ability to extract and analyse data to deliver outcomes
• Previous experience of undertaking Clinical Audit/Research

Essential skills

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Must have the ability to communicate with people on sensitive subjects in a non-judgmental way
• To have a good clinical knowledge of BBV including HIV
• Evidence of effective team working within the local team and wider multi-professional working

Salary: £36,943 to £44,900 a year Pro rata per annum plus HCAS
Working pattern: Part-time
Band: Band 5
Closing date: 05 November 2026

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.

Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites. Employment is subject to a six-month probation.

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