Job summary
- Main area
- HIV
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 320-W&C-0843
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Florence Nightingale Community Hospital
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pro rata pa
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/07/2024
Employer heading
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HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist
Band 6
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 13,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
We are looking for a compassionate, highly motivated HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist to join our team. You should have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and a genuine passion for caring for patients with HIV and life long conditions.
The HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist is responsible for providing quality individualised nursing care for patients with HIV, their relatives / carers in the community and within the Trust settings.
The Nurse Specialist will work in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team and will provide professional nursing leadership and guidance, expert clinical advice and education for the delivery of an effective service, in line with local and national targets, Trust policies and procedures.
Main duties of the job
- Working autonomously as an advanced practitioner to deliver specialist clinical care appropriate to the needs of individual HIV patients in line with research based principles;
- Perform advanced assessments to reflect the patients’ social, psychological, emotional and physical needs at initial diagnosis and before commencing or switching antiretroviral therapy.
- Perform initial assessments of unwell patients, liaising with / referring to HIV Consultants or other MDT members as appropriate. Demonstrate in-depth understanding of HIV co-infections and co-morbidities screening and monitoring in complex situations.
- Monitor and review plans of care with patients to meet individual needs, referring to HIV Consultants or other members of the MDT if required.
- Manage own caseload of HIV patients in line with local and national guidelines;
- Maintain patients’ confidentiality, dignity and respect at all times.
- Carry out extended skills such as history taking, physical examinations and ordering investigations.
- Review and interpret investigations / tests results to identify when changes to treatment need to be made.
- Required to discuss treatment options with patients and ensure good adherence to medications. You will act as a point of contact and advocate for disclosure of HIV status.
Closing date of applications: 04th July 2024
Interview date: 18th July 2024
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, including both professional and leadership development
- On-going support through every step of the way from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- A variety of other staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts about our Trust:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments per day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience with experience
- Demonstrate knowledge of the HIV/ sexual health issues such as confidentiality, stigmatization, equality and diversity etc
- Previous experience in health promotion activities
- Demonstrate knowledge of current HIV / sexual health related research / evidence-based practice
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse with NMC registration
- Experience of supervisor/assessor/preceptorship
- Full UK current driving licence
Desirable criteria
- Counselling qualification
- STIF NHIVNA core competency STIF NHIVNA advanced competency
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to autonomously assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care according to individual needs
- Ability to manage own caseload
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Remain non-judgemental at all times
- Demonstrate awareness of political, gender and cultural issues related to HIV / sexual health
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sharon Hill
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01332 786156
- Additional information
Catherine Gatford - Lead HIV CNS
01332 258120
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