Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 6 Senior Staff Nurse to join our HIV team at the Bloomsbury Clinic, Mortimer Market Centre.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and has excellent communication skills.
Informal visits are welcomed.
The successful applicant may have contact with patients or service users. As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will be responsible for delivering a high standard of care to patients living with HIV and Viral Hepatitis. This will include delivering nurse-led clinics for HIV, Sexual Health, vaccination, injectable HIV treatment and cervical cytology. The post-holder will take charge of the clinic shift on a regular basis, as well as supporting health care support workers and medical staff.
The post holder will facilitate the learning experience and environment for nurses (both pre and post registration) and other health professionals undergoing training and education in the department. This will include supervising and mentoring students undertaking HIV/sexual health courses.
About us
Bloomsbury Clinic has one of the largest cohorts of people living with HIV in the UK, with over 4,500 attending for care. The HIV service provides routine HIV follow up clinics, emergency walk in services, treatment advice clinics, hepatitis co-infection, family and transition clinics, antenatal clinic, menopause clinic and outreach services.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- To maintain a high standard of nursing care and service provision, testing, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and managing care for people living with HIV and other blood borne infections (BBVs) attending the Bloomsbury clinic.
- Autonomously manage a cohort of patients living with well-controlled HIV, already established on antiretroviral treatment
- To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients.
- To utilise specialist knowledge to interpret the results of diagnostic tests and investigations, and to detect abnormalities or changing trends and escalate as appropriate. To order repeat diagnostic tests where appropriate.
- To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol.
- To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts.
- To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol
- To recognise signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals.
- To treat patients within the confines of patient group directions (PGDs) and arrange prescriptions of treatments not covered by PGD and safely administer and supply these.
- To perform microscopy according to protocol.
- To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving, including HIV transmission and U=U.
- To offer advice on HIV/Hepatitis medication and side effects.
- To assess and provide appropriate vaccination including sign posting to primary care.
- To facilitate women living with HIV in obtaining regular cervical cytology where appropriate.
- To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard.
- To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines.
- To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies, and refer patients where necessary.
- To assist the HCSW (health care support worker) to set up clinics, maintain equipment and order supplies if required.
- To take part in initiatives to engage users in the development of the services depending on site of work
Please see the attached job description for further details on responsibilities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical Practice
- To maintain a high standard of nursing care and service provision, testing, treatment and management of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and managing care for people living with HIV and other blood borne infections (BBVs) attending the Bloomsbury clinic.
- Autonomously manage a cohort of patients living with well-controlled HIV, already established on antiretroviral treatment
- To obtain clear and thorough relevant histories from patients.
- To utilise specialist knowledge to interpret the results of diagnostic tests and investigations, and to detect abnormalities or changing trends and escalate as appropriate. To order repeat diagnostic tests where appropriate.
- To examine patients and obtain appropriate clinical specimens according to clinic protocol.
- To manage a range of symptomatic and asymptomatic female and male cases including discharge, genital ulceration and genital warts.
- To initiate Cryotherapy according to Cryotherapy protocol
- To recognise signs and symptoms of complex and unstable health problems requiring medical review and refer on to appropriate health professionals.
- To treat patients within the confines of patient group directions (PGDs) and arrange prescriptions of treatments not covered by PGD and safely administer and supply these.
- To perform microscopy according to protocol.
- To promote sexual health and wellbeing through advice and information giving, including HIV transmission and U=U.
- To offer advice on HIV/Hepatitis medication and side effects.
- To assess and provide appropriate vaccination including sign posting to primary care.
- To facilitate women living with HIV in obtaining regular cervical cytology where appropriate.
- To maintain clinical case notes including electronic patients records to a high standard.
- To observe and adhere to clinic protocols and working guidelines.
- To liaise with nursing colleagues, other members of the multidisciplinary team and external agencies, and refer patients where necessary.
- To assist the HCSW (health care support worker) to set up clinics, maintain equipment and order supplies if required.
- To take part in initiatives to engage users in the development of the services depending on site of work
Please see the attached job description for further details on responsibilities.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)
- University Certificate in Sexual Health/HIV or equivalent recognised training
Experience
Essential
- Substantive post registration experience
- Substantive experience in HIV and/or sexual health
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Managing asymptomatic and symptomatic GUM patients
- Knowledge of HIV, Hepatitis & sexual health
- Male & female genital examination
- Venepuncture
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RGN (NMC Sub-part 1 Adult branch)
- University Certificate in Sexual Health/HIV or equivalent recognised training
Experience
Essential
- Substantive post registration experience
- Substantive experience in HIV and/or sexual health
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills
- Managing asymptomatic and symptomatic GUM patients
- Knowledge of HIV, Hepatitis & sexual health
- Male & female genital examination
- Venepuncture
Desirable
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
