Job summary
HIV Surveillance Clinical Nurse Specialist.
NMC registered Nurses only
An exiting opportunity to make a real difference to patients living with HIV in the local areas covered by Frimley Health. This post holder will be the point of contact for any inpatient with a new or existing diagnosis of HIV. The post holder will support the opt out HIV testing initiative and will be pivotal in ensuring patients with HIV are referred to community HIV services on discharge form the acute hospital site. The post holder will provide a safety net to ensure any newly diagnosed patients with HIV are promptly identified and supported in Frimley Health and followed through to our community partners.
This is a fully cross site role, support with further HIV training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
To work as a clinical nurse specialist supporting inpatients within Frimley Health who have HIV, co-ordinating care, supporting clinical treatment and signpost to specialised advice, support, training and education for patients, heath and social care professionals and carers.
This post is cross site and will cover Wexham Park Hospital and Frimley Park Hospital Sites and any other Frimley Health site. There is also an expectation of close working with the Garden Clinic (Wexham Park Hospital and Solent NHS Trust and Central Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust (Frimley Park Hospital).
This post is part of the particular the home infection management service (HIMS) which is one part of the Intravenous and vascular access services team (IVAS). In addition to focusing on HIV there will be other opportunities to assist the HIMS and IVAS team with related clinical work as and when required.
To monitor and make contact with newly diagnoses HIV inpatients within Frimley Health.
To provide ongoing clinical signposting and guidance for all medical and nursing staff within Frimley Health relating to patients who are admitted to Frimley health with an existing diagnosis of HIV and where to access ongoing specialist clinical HIV services on discharge.
To be a point of information for staff and patients in all aspects of accessing community HIV services.
About us
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital servicesforaround 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other,Committed to Excellence,WorkingTogether and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To signpost to specialist counselling service for inpatients, outpatients and their significant others.
- To participate in the inpatient HIV multi-disciplinary team clinical and managerial meeting weekly.
- To co-ordinate specialist HIV care training and education across all professional boundaries with Frimley Health .
- To support investigations and provide information regarding complaints and clinical incidents in related to HIV care within Frimley Health supporting the lead nurse consultant.
- To work with external organisations in relation to HIV.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To signpost to specialist counselling service for inpatients, outpatients and their significant others.
- To participate in the inpatient HIV multi-disciplinary team clinical and managerial meeting weekly.
- To co-ordinate specialist HIV care training and education across all professional boundaries with Frimley Health .
- To support investigations and provide information regarding complaints and clinical incidents in related to HIV care within Frimley Health supporting the lead nurse consultant.
- To work with external organisations in relation to HIV.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse
- Degree in Nursing or health related subject
- Teaching qualification ENB 998, mentorship or equivalent
Desirable
- MSC in nursing or health related subject
- Non-medical prescribing
- HIV qualification eg ENB 934 or equivalent
- Sexual health qualification in GUM/RHC
Experience
Essential
- 2 years nursing experience
- Flexibility in working environments.
Desirable
- Experience of working in sexual health/HIV at a senior management level
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Phlebotomy skills
- Pharmacological knowledge of HIV treatment
- Clinical knowledge of HIV
- Computer literate using Microsoft
Desirable
- Experience of clinical leadership
- Service development
- Research and audit
- Continuous service quality improvement
- Evidence of professional development in HIV treatment setting
- Use of EPIC EPR
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NMC Registered nurse
- Degree in Nursing or health related subject
- Teaching qualification ENB 998, mentorship or equivalent
Desirable
- MSC in nursing or health related subject
- Non-medical prescribing
- HIV qualification eg ENB 934 or equivalent
- Sexual health qualification in GUM/RHC
Experience
Essential
- 2 years nursing experience
- Flexibility in working environments.
Desirable
- Experience of working in sexual health/HIV at a senior management level
Skills and Knowledge
Essential
- Phlebotomy skills
- Pharmacological knowledge of HIV treatment
- Clinical knowledge of HIV
- Computer literate using Microsoft
Desirable
- Experience of clinical leadership
- Service development
- Research and audit
- Continuous service quality improvement
- Evidence of professional development in HIV treatment setting
- Use of EPIC EPR
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Wexham Park hospital and Frimley Park Hospital
Slough and Frimley
SL2 4HL
Employer's website
https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
