Community HIV Nurse Specialist

Job responsibilities

This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate nurse who has a special interest in the field of HIV. If successful in this role you will be responsible for delivering high quality care to complex HIV patients in the community in West Sussex based in either Brighton or Crawley. You will be expected to work both as a team and autonomously. Your role will include holistic assessment, implementation, care planning and evaluation of care. You will be responsible for effective discharge planning and monitoring patients in the community, promoting a self-care model.

To offer support and advice of all aspects of HIV and sexual health.

To facilitate discharge planning from acute care and respite care.

Work closely with primary health care teams in the planning and provision of care at home.

Arrange joint visits with other appropriate practitioners to patients in hospital to facilitate transfer of care on discharge and to monitor and audit referrals.

Participate in audit initiatives.

Facilitate effective working relationships with all disciplines and agencies concerned with the care of people with HIV.

Develop the role to address the issues of stigma and discrimination.

Offer support and advice on health care issues to workers involved with HIV positive clients.

To be available to give specialist nursing care to patients in the community (for example, health assessments and blood sampling),working closely with primary health care teams.

Liaise with specialist acute services (for example, the dedicated HIV inpatient unit) in the development of care packages for support and in conjunction with the primary health care team.

You will organise and manage multi-disciplinary meetings, discharge planning, case conferences as appropriate.

You will maintain a high professional standard of work, and keep updated with changing patterns in all aspects of nursing HIV positive patients.

You will develop role of advisor/support for treatment and compliance issues in HIV for appropriate staff.

You will be aware of and act upon the impact of psychosocial issues for people with HIV.

The role will involve travelling over a wide geographical area in West Sussex so it is essential that you have a car and are able to drive.

Other requirements

Essential

• The ability to travel across a wide geographical area

Desirable

• have a car and be able to drive

Qualifications and/or professional registration

Essential

• RN first level nurse (Adults)

Desirable

• Post graduate level degree or equivalent Mentoring Course or equivalent assessor

Experience

Essential

• HIV clinical experience and case management experience.
• Evidence of ability to maintain and monitor high standards of care.
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Up-to-date knowledge and skills, particularly in Long term Condition management and the care of patients with HIV
• Experience in Research and clinical audit

Skills and knowledge

Essential

• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively
• Able to analyse complex situations and problem solve as necessary.
• Evidence of the ability to identify and manage risk.
• Evidence of ability to work with a multidisciplinary team
• Evidence of knowledge and experience of working between acute and Primary Care settings
• Evidence of working in partnership and collaboration with other professionals
• Evidence of embracing and implementing change to provide high quality health outcomes
• Evidence of the ability to champion patient issues
• Evidence of the ability to work in a changing, stressful situation.
• Ability to appropriately challenge a variety of professionals about an individual's care.
• Ability to resolve or diffuse conflict
• Evidence of ability to identify training needs of self and team to provide relevant and appropriate experience to all learners
• Evidence of one to one mentoring skills
• Evidence of teaching patients and carers. Evidence of advanced communication skills, able to understand blocks to communication and ways of developing strategies to overcome these.
• Assertive and able to negotiate in complex situations
• IT competent and ability to use Microsoft suite
• Ability to work in flexible way and respond positively to change.
• Ability to work autonomously and make own decisions

Desirable

• Independent or supplementary prescribing medication review and administration

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).