Band 6 HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist - HIV Outpatients

Job summary
We are seeking enthusiastic, motivated and adaptable individual/s to join and support our HIV clinical Nurse Specialist team based at Heartlands Hospital.

In conjunction with the Senior Nurse (Band 8a) Band 7 HIV lead, Band 7 HIV Outreach / Community Lead and Band 7 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/BBV Services at University Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate will be offered training to develop their experience as a HIV/BBV specialist nurse, 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
Successful candidates will have direct, outpatient, community and remote clinical involvement and be jointly responsible for the management of a caseload of clients with complex speciality needs (HIV), acting as a specialist in this field.

There is requirement to work with and support the further development of our injectables clinic, outreach service, assist the management of military patients and work with the HIV transition service (A paediatric nursing qualification is not required) alongside any future HIV service developments.

You 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 & counselling, to patients, families, partners & carers living with or affected by HIV & in accordance with the UHB, NHIVNA, BHIVA, BASHH and other speciality guidelines.

You will be supported to develop skills to routinely review stable patients with oversight of the Band 7 nurses and lead consultants. This may include Health Assessment & non-medical prescriber qualifications.

You should demonstrate how your current clinical practice relates to this specialist field through your application.

This post is offered as Full Time, Mon-Fri +/- Wed evening, with scope to work FT over 4 days once established.

We support students within the department.

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 responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• *Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
• *Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6
• *Able to evidence how current clinical practice relates to speciality role.

Desirable

• *Health Assessment course or equivalent.
• *Non-medical prescriber.
• *HIV specific qualification or post-registration learning.
• *Sexual health or infectious diseases related post-registration learning.
• *Knowledge of / completion of NHIVNA HIV Nursing modules.
• *Awareness of NHIVNA Person-Centred Model of HIV Nursing.

Experience
Essential

• *Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
• *Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion / enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice.
• *Has related speciality training evidenced in application.
• *Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
• *Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
• *Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
• *Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary and cross agency work environment
• *Demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as detailed in the NMC
• *Experience or knowledge of research and audit.

Desirable

• *Experience in service development
• *HIV nursing experience.
• *Experience of clinical research.
• *Experience of community/outreach working.

Additional Criteria
Essential

• *Is able to relate current clinical practice to the speciality role.
• *Shows a clear understanding of the role applied for and suggests a passion for the speciality through application.
• *Knowledge and competence in the use of NHS computerised healthcare systems and MS Teams.

Desirable

• *NHS Smartcard and Oceano trained.
• *PICS/Portal familiarity.

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.

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).

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: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Hiring Manager
Jay Lamb
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