Main area Infectious diseases Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 30 hours per week (4 days a week) Job ref 190-0120-DIR
Employer Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Royal Hallamshire Hospital Town Sheffield Salary £37,338 - £44,962 pa pro rata for part time staff Salary period Yearly Closing 23/04/2025 23:59 Interview date 30/04/2025
NHS AfC: Band 6
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages, and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and motivated nurse to work alongside a team of professionals dedicated to the delivery of HIV services. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that delivers the highest standards of care to this group of patients both in and out of a hospital setting. The purpose of this role is to act as a professional resource to people with HIV, their families and carers, and other health care professionals.
The successful candidate will be a registered adult nurse, with extensive post-registration experience caring for patients with chronic illness. The candidate must have knowledge and understanding of HIV issues, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, be highly motivated, a team player, and demonstrate strong leadership skills. The post requires a high degree of autonomous working as well as collaboration with external agencies and within the multi-disciplinary team.
Main duties of the job
1. Support nurse led and nurse delivered clinic activity.
2. Provide education and support to patients and the wider MDT for both inpatient and non-inpatient care.
3. Take part in MDT meetings to manage patient care.
4. Work within a multi-disciplinary team in the development and delivery of the highest level of clinical practice within the HIV Service.
5. Work in partnership with the MDT to meet the national and local agendas for HIV.
6. Act as a source of expertise and knowledge to patients, carers, and health care professionals.
7. Actively contribute to the delivery of seamless, multidisciplinary care to patients with HIV.
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives. Our goal is for South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw to be the best place to work, and to achieve this we engage with and listen to our staff to understand their needs. We are proud to support all individuals to work flexibly so they can maintain a good work-life balance and provide support as a carer or parent. We value our diverse staff and are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* To have completed the national practice assessor training or equivalent teaching and assessing qualification for those with ENB998.
* Relevant management and leadership training.
* Relevant clinical courses and training.
* Possession of or actively working towards a first degree.
* Completion of Directorate Educational Strategy or equivalent that demonstrates clinical, education, and leadership skills.
* None medical prescribing.
* Motivational interviewing.
Experience
* Extensive post-registration experience caring for patients with HIV or equivalent chronic illness in an NHS setting.
* Awareness of applying research and audit in practice.
* Evidence of working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams.
* Proven management skills within the acute care setting.
* Commitment to developing and sharing knowledge.
* Awareness of patient/public involvement initiatives.
* Community experience.
* Proven clinical skills in care of patients with diseases of infection, including diagnosis, assessment, and treatment.
* Proven ability to work autonomously.
* Effective interpersonal and communication skills.
* Excellent written and presentation skills.
* Ability to apply the framework of clinical governance.
* Ability to prioritise workload.
* Knowledge of the clinical, social, and psychological issues associated with ill health.
* Knowledge of current health care issues.
* Evidence of delivery of education & training to staff & patients.
* Computer literacy & ability to use the Internet.
* Evidence of successfully managing & evaluating change.
* Awareness of the research process.
* Ability to work in line with infection control procedure and protocol.
* Evidence of previous health promotion work.
* Ability to use spreadsheets & databases.
* Pre and post HIV test consultation skills.
Other Factors
* Committed to professional development.
* Committed to multi-disciplinary team working.
* Committed to high quality care.
* Committed to valuing diversity.
* Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service.
* Ability to manage stress.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
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