This Lead Nurse post leads the HIV service at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust, taking referrals for adults aged 19 and over from across the county. The postholder provides operational oversight and governance, line manages staff, runs nurse-led outpatient clinics and holds budget responsibility. The role sits alongside other lead nurses at Hope House and is flexible across 30 hours a week, Monday to Friday. Fit depends on current NMC registration and experience of leading a multidisciplinary team in HIV care.
What the job involves
- Lead operational development, improvement and governance of the HIV service
- Co-ordinate cover for the 24/7 Consultant on-call rota
- Manage and deliver nurse-led and multidisciplinary outpatient clinics for people living with HIV, providing specialist advice and education and making onward referrals to partner agencies
- Provide line management, including appraisals, performance management, supporting attendance and mandatory training
- Work with the Consultant Clinical Leads and Sexual Health Service Manager on operational and clinical management, supporting registered and non-registered staff
- Hold budget manager responsibility and ensure efficient use of resources and equipment
- Lead recruitment, retention, succession planning and induction for new starters
- Develop HIV nursing clinical guidelines and policies aligned with NHSE service specification and BHIVA guidelines
- Review Datix incidents and formal complaints when assigned as handler, sharing learning across the HIV team and wider sexual health service
- Participate in NHSE commissioning processes as HIV lead nurse
- Contribute to and co-ordinate research under Trust protocols, with ethical approval
- Deputise for the Service Manager when required
What’s required
Qualifications
- BSc degree or post-registration specialist training, or equivalent experience in HIV or sexual health services
- NHIVNA competencies or equivalent experience, or willingness to complete them
- Teaching qualification or significant experience of mentorship and supervision of staff
Registration & licences
- Current NMC registration as a Registered General Nurse or Adult Nurse
Experience
- Considerable experience in a health care setting at senior level of responsibility
- Experience of working with patients living with HIV
- Post-registration experience of autonomous working in specialist HIV-related care
- Extensive experience of leading and managing a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of multidisciplinary service delivery for adults and older people, including health, social care and the voluntary sector
- Experience of change management and service development, and of identifying and managing risk
Skills & knowledge
- Understanding of why health and safety matters in employment and service delivery
- Knowledge of Patient Group Directions, unless a current non-medical prescriber
- Understanding of line management responsibilities, including recruitment and retention, performance management and supporting attendance
- Sound knowledge of quality assurance
- Ability to lead or contribute to clinical audit and participate in research
- Excellent communication, influencing and negotiating skills
Nice to have
- Post-registration course in Genitourinary Medicine or Integrated Sexual Health, with GUM experience
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Contact Details:
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