Lead Nurse HIV Service

Job overview

Are you looking for a career where you can make a positive difference to people living with HIV?

Do you 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 service has a multidisciplinary team working 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. The service works from 8am- 5.30pm and clinics are based in Hope House, on the Gloucestershire Royal Site, and we are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated person to fill the role of Lead Nurse. Applicants should either have extensive experience of working with patients living with HIV or have extensive management and leadership experience leading a multidisciplinary team, or both. The role is offered on a permanent basis, working part time with 30 hours per week flexibly across Monday to Friday.

Main duties of the job

Alongside a variety of responsibilities, you will provide direct patient care to patients living with HIV and collaboratively work with the Consultant to lead and shape the HIV service.

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 and co-ordinate the review of very late diagnosis audit.

If you think you have the qualities to make a difference, please apply or get in contact with us to learn more.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

Detailed job description and main 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 the allocated budget.
• Participation in NHSE commissioning processes with specialist knowledge as HIV lead nurse.
• Completion of National HIV Nurses Association (NHIVNA) competencies to ensure full range of HIV related care can be provided autonomously.
• Lead the reduction of late diagnosis by promoting testing in primary care and acute settings and carrying out reviews of significant incidents when patients are diagnosed late with HIV to identify missed opportunities.
• 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.
• Contribute to the effective financial management of the service by ensuring effective use of recourses and equipment and hold budget manager responsibilities.
• To deputise for the service manager as and when required.

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.