Job overview
The HIV team is recruiting a part time (0.4 wte) band 7 advanced nurse practitioner in HIV (fixed term maternity leave cover until December 2027). Using advanced clinical skills the post holder will deliver advanced clinical care to our HIV patients in the outpatient and HIV day ward service. This post is permanent.
Based at St Mary’s hospital providing HIV care of the highest quality to over 3,200 patients, this role will best suit a skilled & motivated practitioner who has contemporary, sound theoretical knowledge of HIV with proven interest & awareness in HIV issues.
You will possess excellent communication skills & the ability to prioritise & manage your own workload. You will be expected to have the desire to move the service forward using your detailed knowledge of factors influencing HIV care provision in today’s NHS
We require:
• A 1st Level registered nurse (Adult or equivalent)
• Current clinical HIV experience
• A confident and adaptable clinician who can work at an ‘advanced level’ using patient group directions / independent nurse prescribing & clinical guidance documents
• A degree in nursing / health promotion / public health or related appropriate clinical discipline.
Main duties of the job
1. Working across the Trusts hospital sites
2. Giving HIV & co-infection diagnoses; offering appropriate support, follow up & partner notification
3. Managing your own nurse led clinics, including treatment support, stable patients etc
4. Providing HIV specialist advice for inpatient & outpatients
5. Acting as a link with Primary care
6. Mentoring junior staff
7. Taking an active role in departmental teaching
8. Audit, research & service development
9. Managing more junior staff
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
10. Registered Nurse (adult) level 1
11. Holds a relevant 1st degree in a nursing or associated discipline
12. Mentorship / teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent teaching experience.
13. Evidence of continued professional development (advanced assessment and HIV care)
14. Nurse Independent Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake.
Desirable criteria
15. Holds or is working towards masters level study in a relevant area
16. Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
17. Significant post registration experience in HIV in either junior specialty role or team leader/management role
18. Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist and advanced knowledge of HIV
19. Able to independently undertake advanced clinical skills such as complex adherence, new starters, switches and the management of HIV patients.
20. Experience of change management.
Desirable criteria
21. Previous experience in related areas such as HIV
Skills
Essential criteria
22. Demonstrate commitment in local and Trust wide vision and values
23. Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist and advanced knowledge of Sexual Health
24. Ability to independently undertake advanced clinical skills such as symptomatic STI assessment, diagnosis and management.
25. Knowledge of research and audit including implementation of findings and review of outcomes
Desirable criteria
26. Advanced contraceptive skills such as intrauterine techniques and sub dermal implants
27. Experience of addressing behavioural change with patients (such as motivational interviewing)
28. Advanced IT skills use
Right to work
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