Clinical Nurse Specialist,Sexual Health - HIV Job Central London area,City of Westminster England UK,Nursing

Location: City of Westminster

The key aspects identified for the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist GUM and HIV include:

1. Clinical care

2. Professional and service development

3. Education, audit and research

4. Management and workforce

To provide specialist clinical nursing care, support & education to new & existing clients of the Trafalgar Clinic or community/outreach based projects. This will include nurse led sexual health clinics with the use of Patient Group Directions/ Independent Nurse Prescribing to provide care at the point of contact.

Main duties of the job

To work as an advanced practitioner and effectively deliver an expert nursing service within the GUM and HIV service.
Provide GUM and HIV specialist nursing care and advice Trust-wide including ward visits where appropriate. Demonstrate critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills
To have a sound theoretical and practical knowledge of GUM and HIV and related issues, including a comprehensive knowledge of Anti-Retro-Virals (ARV), with a commitment to keeping up to date with changing treatments in HIV.
To identify, manage and, where appropriate, refer patients with acute and chronic GUM and HIV-related issues to members of the multidisciplinary team.
To provide the results of investigations to patients when appropriate, ensuring appropriate follow up arrangements are made as necessary.
To be responsible for the follow up and recalling of newly diagnosed HIV patients and patients with a Positive Sexual Infection.
To provide health promotion and support to newly-diagnosed HIV Positive patients and patients with a Positive Sexual Infection

Please refer to the Applicant Guide via the link below for key information:

- Applying to LGT Guide - Key Information for Applicants

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:

1. 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

2. Widening access (anchor institution) and employability

3. Improving the experience of staff with disability

4. Improving the EDI literacy and confidence of trust staff through training and development

5. Making equalities mainstream

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Sexual Health - HIV