About this role
Job summary
This is a unique opportunity in HIV nursing to join and support our HIV clinical Nurse Specialist team based at Heartlands Hospital to work as a highly skilled clinical practitioner and to develop, implement, evaluate and lead on a community outreach project.
In conjunction with the matron, Clinical Service Lead, General manager, Band 7 HIV nursing lead CNS and HIV Sexual health lead, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality nursing to patients under the care of the HIV Services at University Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate will be an existing highly skilled HIV specialist nurse wishing to expand their scope of practice and challenge their abilities in development and management of a service, offering knowledge and skills to support the field of HIV, Hepatitis, Infectious diseases, Sexual Health Practice and / or Sexual Health Advising.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will have direct and remote clinical involvement and be jointly responsible for the management of a caseload of clients with complex needs, acting as a specialist in this field.
A key aspect of this role will be to lead the development of a community outreach function within the existing HIV service. The post holder will have the opportunity to shape and establish a new outreach pathway, improving access and engagement for patients within the community and supporting delivery of care in a more flexible and responsive way.
You will devise, develop, implement, evaluate and maintain a community outreach HIV nursing programme with the wider MDT, including the generation of appropriate policies, safeguards and training applicable to such a service.
The post holder will at times work as an autonomous practitioner dealing with patients presenting with complex conditions not limited to HIV and a wide range of socio-economic issues affecting their healthcare. This will include providing highly specialist care, treatment, advice, information, education and counselling to patients, families, partners and carers living with or affected by HIV, in accordance with local UHB, British HIV Association (BHIVA), British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH) and other specialty guidelines.
About us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job description Job responsibilities
Main Duties & Tasks Continued:
The successful candidate will contribute and work within a large, dedicated and supportive multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Consultants, Health Advisers, Pharmacists, Therapies, Social Support Workers, Peer Support and wider agencies caring for patients diagnosed with HIV/BBV, their associated conditions and broader health and wellbeing needs.
You will also assist in the transition of younger people living with HIV currently attending the regional paediatric HIV service into the adult HIV service as part of this role. A paediatric nursing qualification is not essential.
You will need to have completed or working towards a Health Assessment course and a non-medical prescribing qualification and will complete a local competency programme to ensure you can carry out practitioner-led reviews autonomously with minimal consultant oversight.
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
* Registered Adult / Child Nurse on the NMC Register (Field dependent upon role) * Evidence of post registration CPD / Post registration qualification in (appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to degree / masters level equivalent FHEQ Level 6 /7
Desirable
* To have or working towards a MSc/ Masters qualification * HIV specific educational programme. * Recognised mentorship course. * Health Assessment Module. * Non-Medical prescriber.
Experience Essential
* Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC * Significant years post registration experience as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at B6 or above in defined or associated speciality. * Extensive experience of working autonomously at a specialist level * Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/competence. * Demonstrate expert knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality. * Experience and enthusiasm for developing educational programmes and teaching / assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting. * Working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment. * Experience of patient service user advocacy role * Can demonstrate expert nursing knowledge with an ability to assess,plan, implement and evaluate specialist care delivered to patients and give advice and information to patients / relatives/ care staff * Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality * Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding * Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance
Desirable
* Experience of delivering change management both personally and as a facilitator * Experience in service development Awareness of current research related to the speciality * Awareness of current research related to the speciality
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.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Address Heartlands Hospital
Bordesley Green E
Birmingham
West Midlands
B9 5SS
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/jobs.htm (Opens in a new tab)