About this role
Job summary
Are you looking for a career making a positive difference to people living with HIV and believe you have the management and leadership skills to lead the multidisciplinary team?
If the answer is yes, this role may be what you are looking for.
The HIV service accepts referrals for patients aged 19 years and above, from anywhere in the County. The multidisciplinary team includes Medical, Pharmacy, Nursing and Healthcare Assistant, Counselling and admin colleagues, working closely and collaboratively with patients and other partner agencies to provide confidential specialist evidence-based care to patients living with HIV. The approach used is holistic, non-judgemental, and personalised, acknowledging the diversity of the patient cohort and offering additional psychological support where required. Clinics are daily based in Hope House, on the Gloucestershire Royal Hospital Site.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Lead Nurse to be responsible for the operational oversight and governance assurance of the HIV service, joining other Lead nurses who represent the Pregnancy Advisory Service, Integrated Sexual Health, and the Sexual Assault Referral Centre, co-located in Hope House. Applicants should have experience of working with patients living with HIV and extensive management and leadership experience leading a multidisciplinary team. The role is offered on a permanent, part-time basis, working 30 hours per week flexibly based on service need across Monday to Friday.
Main duties of the job
The postholder will work in collaboration with the Consultant Clinical Lead's, and the Sexual Health Service Manager in the operational and clinical management of the HIV related care service, providing support to registered and non- registered staff.
To be responsible for the operational development, improvement and management of the HIV service, participating in the Sexual Health Operational Governance.
You will need strong interpersonal and organisational skills with the ability to quickly build relationships with the team and business partners across the organisation, providing prompt responses to issues raised within the service.
You will provide direct line management support to team members.
Manage and deliver nurse led and multidisciplinary outpatient clinics for a complex caseload of people living with HIV, providing specialist advice and education to patients, carers and staff, liaising with partner agencies for onward referrals to meet patient needs.
About us
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question. 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region. 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Job description Job responsibilities
To be responsible for the operational development, improvement and management of the HIV service, including co-ordination of cover for the 24 / 7 Consultant on call rota, to ensure the highest standards of patient care and services being delivered in an efficient and effective way within budget.
Contribute to the effective financial management of the service by ensuring effective use of recourses and equipment and hold budget manager responsibilities.
Manage and deliver nurse led and multidisciplinary outpatient clinics for a complex caseload of people living with HIV, providing specialist advice and education to patients, carers and staff, liaising with partner agencies for onward referrals to meetpatient needs.
Be responsible for line management and required activities as per Trust policy, which will include but not limited to, appraisals to support personal and professional development, performance management, supporting attendance and compliance with statutory, mandatory and essential to role training.
Complete Datix review for all incidents and formal complaints when assigned as the handler, ensuring the learning is shared and embedded within both the HIV team and wider sexual health service.
Be responsible for the development of HIV nursing clinical guidelines and policies and ensure alignment with NHSE service specification and BHIVA guidelines.
Responsible for recruitment, retention and succession planning for the HIV service and ensure completion of the induction programme for new starters.
Completion of National HIV Nurses Association (NHIVNA) competencies to ensure full range of HIV related care can be provided autonomously.
Participation in NHSE commissioning processes with specialist knowledge as HIV lead nurse.Contribute and co-ordinate research where required, following Trust protocols and ensure that the research has had ethical approval. You will be expected to ensure that patients receive the information they need and are treated with dignity and respect for their privacy
Deputise for the Service Manager as and when required.
The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Current registration with the NMC, Registered General Nurse / Adult Nurse BSc Degree or post registration/post graduate specialist training, or equivalent experience within HIV or sexual health services National HIV Nurses Association (NHIVNA) competencies or equivalent experience, or willingness to undertake NHIVNA competencies Teaching qualification or significant experience of mentorship and supervision of staff
Desirable
Completion of a post registration course in Genitourinary Medicine or Integrated Sexual Health with GUM experience
Experience Essential
Considerable experience of working in a health care setting demonstrating senior levels of responsibility Ability to demonstrate an understanding of why Health and Safety is important in employment and service delivery Knowledge and understanding of Patient Group Directions if not current Non-medical Prescriber Able to demonstrate a strong understanding of multi-disciplinary service delivery for adults and older people, including health, social care and the voluntary sector
Knowledge Essential
Post registration experience of autonomous working with specialist HIV related care, and extensive experience of leading and managing a multidisciplinary team Able to demonstrate an understanding of line management responsibilities such as recruitment and retention, performance management, supporting attendance Experience of change management and service development. Experience of identifying and managing risk, and planning appropriate interventions Able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of quality assurance.
Skills Essential
Ability to contribute or lead on clinical audit and participate in research as required Excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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 Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Address Hope House
Great Western Road
Gloucester
GL1 3NN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)