Job summary
In line with the Trust's Annual Business Plan you will provide high quality, safe and effective HIV care to our patients. You will work with the HIV team, within the HIV services at Queen Elizabeth Hospital delivering care both in a clinical setting and the community. You will be required to liaise with appropriate staff within the multidisciplinary team, the clinic, primary and other community services in order to deliver care effectively.
The Women's Children and Sexual Health Division aims to provide an environment conducive to the on-going development of all staff and advancements in the quality of the service by ensuring provision of a high standard of training, teaching, and clinical care within the acute/community setting. The role will involve clinical patient care, clerical and administration duties, and supporting the HIV Community CNS in the maintenance of a safe environment for both patients and staff. The post holder will play a key role in supporting the HIV Community Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) and multidisciplinary team in providing high quality care to patients within the community and clinic setting.
Main duties of the job
To provide ongoing follow-up care and support in conjunction with the the HIV community CNS such as home visits, telephone support, phlebotomy in the community/patient's homes, including lone working.
Lead on administrative roles within the HIV community team ensuring all administrative processes in relation to the running of the HIV community nursing team and system operate effectively, e.g. support arrangement of transport for patients who may need to attend clinic, translators.
Work collaboratively with the members of the MDT such as pharmacy to ensure a seamless provision of anti-retrovirals to patients who are housebound/community based.
To assist the team in facilitating the transition of patient care between acute and community services.
Check and respond to various methods of communications both internal and external to the Trust regarding patients who require the community nursing team support.
To use own initiative and work independently, and have an awareness of when to seek information and support from the HIV community CNS and the multidisciplinary team.
Act independently ensuring that agreed daily tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes.
To practice under the supervision of the HIV community CNS and the MDT in line with Trust processes and the NMC Professional Code of Practice.
About us
Our people are our greatest asset. When we feel supported and happy at work, this positivity reaches those very people we are here for, the patients. Engaged employees perform at their best and our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) initiatives contribute to cultivate a culture of engagement. We have four staff networks, a corporate EDI Team and a suite of programmes and events which aim to insert the 5 aspirations:
- Improving representation at senior levels of staff with disabilities, from black, Asian, and ethnic minorities background, identify as LGBTQ+ and women, through improved recruitment and leadership development
- Widening access (anchor institution) and employability
- Improving the experience of staff with disability
- Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development
- Making equalities mainstream
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensures results of all biomedical investigations and interventions undertaken are escalated to a clinician timely and filed appropriately in line with legislation, policies and procedures.
To provide ongoing follow-up care and support in conjunction with the the HIV community CNS such as home visits, telephone support, phlebotomy in the community/patients homes, including lone working.
Lead on administrative roles within the HIV community team ensuring all administrative processes in relation to the running of the HIV community nursing team and system operate effectively, e.g. support arrangement of transport for patients who may need to attend clinic, translators.
Work collaboratively with the members of the MDT such as pharmacy to ensure a seamless provision of anti-retrovirals to patients who are housebound/community based.
To assist the team in facilitating the transition of patient care between acute and community services.
Check and respond to various methods of communications both internal and external to the Trust regarding patients who require the community nursing team support.
To use own initiative and work independently, and have an awareness of when to seek information and support from the HIV community CNS and the multidisciplinary team.
Act independently ensuring that agreed daily tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes.
To create and maintain an electronic database system for the delivery and recording of the community HIV positive patient cohorts, streaming according to activity and priority.
To practice under the supervision of the HIV community CNS and the MDT in line with Trust processes and the NMC Professional Code of Practice.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Ensures results of all biomedical investigations and interventions undertaken are escalated to a clinician timely and filed appropriately in line with legislation, policies and procedures.
To provide ongoing follow-up care and support in conjunction with the the HIV community CNS such as home visits, telephone support, phlebotomy in the community/patients homes, including lone working.
Lead on administrative roles within the HIV community team ensuring all administrative processes in relation to the running of the HIV community nursing team and system operate effectively, e.g. support arrangement of transport for patients who may need to attend clinic, translators.
Work collaboratively with the members of the MDT such as pharmacy to ensure a seamless provision of anti-retrovirals to patients who are housebound/community based.
To assist the team in facilitating the transition of patient care between acute and community services.
Check and respond to various methods of communications both internal and external to the Trust regarding patients who require the community nursing team support.
To use own initiative and work independently, and have an awareness of when to seek information and support from the HIV community CNS and the multidisciplinary team.
Act independently ensuring that agreed daily tasks and ongoing workloads are prioritised and completed in agreed timeframes.
To create and maintain an electronic database system for the delivery and recording of the community HIV positive patient cohorts, streaming according to activity and priority.
To practice under the supervision of the HIV community CNS and the MDT in line with Trust processes and the NMC Professional Code of Practice.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC register
- Evidence on-going/recent Continuing Professional and Personal Development
- Phlebotomy
- Data management input and experience
Desirable
- Degree level or equivalent
- Post registration qualifications/training in HIV speciality (e.g. ENB934) or a recognised HIV course
- Recognised Sexual Health qualification
- Teaching/mentoring qualification or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience in an NHS administrative and clinical role
- Experience of acute clinical nursing and working in a healthcare setting
- Able to anticipate and forward plan
- Skilled and experienced in Phlebotomy
- Experience of working with clients and families collaboratively, some who may come from a variety of socio-economic, diverse and ethnic backgrounds
- Experience and ability to discuss sensitive issues with patients
- Acting as patient advocate.
Desirable
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of managing a case load of patients
- Undertaking Point of Care HIV Testing
- Experieince of Mental Health and Substance Misuse
- Experience of Sexual Health and HIV
- Experience of undertaking audit and research
- Teaching/training, mentoring experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential
- Registered Nurse on NMC register
- Evidence on-going/recent Continuing Professional and Personal Development
- Phlebotomy
- Data management input and experience
Desirable
- Degree level or equivalent
- Post registration qualifications/training in HIV speciality (e.g. ENB934) or a recognised HIV course
- Recognised Sexual Health qualification
- Teaching/mentoring qualification or equivalent.
Experience
Essential
- Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
- Experience in an NHS administrative and clinical role
- Experience of acute clinical nursing and working in a healthcare setting
- Able to anticipate and forward plan
- Skilled and experienced in Phlebotomy
- Experience of working with clients and families collaboratively, some who may come from a variety of socio-economic, diverse and ethnic backgrounds
- Experience and ability to discuss sensitive issues with patients
- Acting as patient advocate.
Desirable
- Community nursing experience
- Experience of managing a case load of patients
- Undertaking Point of Care HIV Testing
- Experieince of Mental Health and Substance Misuse
- Experience of Sexual Health and HIV
- Experience of undertaking audit and research
- Teaching/training, mentoring experience.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
