Clinical Nurse Specialist HIV

Due to an expansion of the service, an exciting opportunity has arisen for 2 Band 6 full time HIV Specialist Nurses to join our established HIV nursing team within the infectious Diseases Unit at Castle Hill Hospital. We seek an enthusiastic, motivated, adaptable individual.

Working closely alongside the multidisciplinary team (MDT) consisting Specialist Nurses, Medical Staff, Pharmacists caring for people living with HIV.

As part of the HIV Network you will use your specialist knowledge to provide support and guidance to care for patients living with HIV.

Working flexibly you will ensure to provide a patient-focused service at all times.

You will be expected to work across multiple settings including outpatients, inpatient wards, community, outreach clinics, home visits.

We are seeking someone passionate about making a difference to people living with HIV.

You will need to possess clinical assessment skills, excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

You will often be the first point of contact for patients and other medical teams and play a key role as a member of the MDT.

You will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care.

With support from the HIV MDT, they will provide specialist advice, education and ongoing support to all patients, relatives and carers., As the nurse specialist within the defined sphere of practice the post holder is responsible with support and guidance for providing specialist knowledge and care to patients living within the wider region with HIV.

They will often act as the first point of contact for patients and other medical teams and will play a key role in co-ordinating members of the multi-disciplinary team. They will undertake a range of duties including independent review of patients as required to ensure the effective delivery of care. With support from the HIV consultants they will provide specialist advice, education and ongoing support to all patients in the region living with HIV.

You will be based within a team but must also be able to work independently and autonomously.

Experience caring for patients is desirable but not essential.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.