Clinical Nurse Specialist - BBV

Job overview

The Band 7 Blood Borne Virus (BBV) Nurse Specialist will provide expert, autonomous and evidence-based specialist nursing care to people living with or at risk of blood borne viruses, including HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and hepatitis D.

Working across hospital and community settings, the post holder will provide an integrated specialist service that supports early diagnosis, treatment, prevention and long-term management of BBV infection. The role will involve managing a complex caseload, undertaking specialist clinical assessment, supporting treatment and monitoring, providing health promotion and education, and coordinating care across organisational and professional boundaries.

The post holder will act as a senior clinical resource and expert practitioner, providing specialist advice to patients, carers and healthcare professionals. They will work collaboratively with HIV, infectious diseases, hepatology, sexual health, primary care, community, substance misuse, prison healthcare and voluntary-sector services to ensure patients receive coordinated and person-centred care

Main duties of the job

The post holder will manage a complex caseload, undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments, developing and evaluating individualised care plans, supporting diagnosis and treatment, and coordinating ongoing care. They will provide specialist advice, education and health promotion to patients, carers and healthcare professionals, promoting treatment adherence, self-management, prevention and risk reduction.

A key responsibility will be strengthening the interface between hospital and community services. The post holder will work collaboratively with primary care, sexual health, infectious diseases, hepatology, substance misuse, prison healthcare, community and voluntary-sector services.

The post holder will provide clinical leadership and act as an expert resource, supporting staff through education, supervision, mentorship and specialist advice. They will contribute to service development, audit, research, quality improvement and implementation of evidence-based practice.

The role requires a high level of clinical autonomy, professional judgement and leadership, with a strong focus on reducing health inequalities and delivering safe, effective, compassionate and person-centred BBV care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Safety in a potentially High-Risk, Lifelong Condition

A senior CNS :

• Ensures prompt identification of newly diagnosed BBV patients
• Reduces clinical risk through consistent clinical decision-making
• Oversees safe antiretroviral prescribing and monitoring if needed
• Onward referrals to other HIV services if not from the Liverpool area

Without strong clinical leadership, variation in care can directly compromise patient safety.

A senior CNS ensures:

• Seamless coordination between disciplines
• Clear clinical accountability
• Timely escalation of complex cases

This integration is critical for patients with comorbidities, or safeguarding needs.

Responsibilities

• Leads clinical audit and quality improvement
• Maintains robust governance structures
• Stigma-related distress -available to advise how to deal with difficult situations
• Provides expert clinical advice around testing and treatment
• Builds confidence in managing complex cases
• Long-term service stability
• Consistent, expert clinical oversight with continuity of clinical standards
• Trusting relationships with services eg BBV and ED
• Sets the tone for compassionate, high-quality care
• Directly contributes to better clinical outcomes

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.