Lead Nurse Sexual Health, HIV and clinical services

Lead Nurse (Band 8b) – Integrated Sexual Health and Clinical Services

As the Lead Nurse (Band 8b) for Integrated Sexual Health and clinical services, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of top‑tier nursing practice and clinical care to our patients. With a primary focus on clinical leadership, you will lead a multidisciplinary team, shape clinical protocols, promote patient adherence to HAART, facilitate the use of PEPSE, and champion health promotion within the clinical setting.

Join our dynamic healthcare team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, where we are committed to delivering the highest standards of patient care and clinical excellence. We are currently seeking an exceptional Lead Nurse (Band 8b) to provide expert leadership within our HIV and Integrated Sexual Health teams as well as our clinical care services.

• To be responsible for the nursing leadership within the HIV and Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health teams and clinical services, working closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
• To provide expert clinical advice and support on all aspects of HIV, GUM and contraception care to patients, carers and nursing & medical teams working in both the in‑patient and outpatient environments.
• To ensure high standards of patient care, maintain privacy and dignity at all times, in accordance with Trust policies and NMC guidelines.
• To promote and support patients' adherence to HAART, help them understand and manage their HIV, promote the use of PEPSE to patients and partners at high risk of acquiring HIV, and provide specialist nursing procedures and treatment in consultation with the HIV team.
• To lead the education and development agenda within sexual health and GUM services, implementing agreed educational skills training programs and practice within the setting.
• To lead on all aspects of health promotion and education within the clinical area and advise patients and relatives on health promotion issues.
• To lead on all aspects of medication safety within the service, ensuring medication safety and security in accordance with NMC policy and best practice standards.