Job overview

The post holder is responsible for ensuring immediate HIV care  and will work primarily within the HIV service at Tameside and Stockport. The post holder will assess, plan implement and evaluate the care for HIV positive patients, supporting and guiding junior staff in the process. Post holder  will provide direct patient care and have detailed clinical knowledge of the specialist area. The post holder will assist the senior Nurses in ensuring that high standards of
quality of care are delivered & maintained. The post holder will act as a positive role model within the department for staff patients and carers. The post holder will deputise for the senior nurse as required. The post holder will enable nurses to acquire clinical and professional competencies by facilitating high quality education and staff development opportunities.

Post holders will be expected to participate fully in their personal development.

A band 5-6 training role would be considered if applicants are lacking in clinical skills or experience. 

Main duties of the job

Assist in the daily HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist services for people living with HIV offering clinical advice, self-management support and referral to other appropriate community or voluntary sector services to promote health and wellbeing.

To triage and action urgent and non-urgent clinical and/or administrative tasks.

To practice HIV and sexual health nursing according to agreed HIV and Sexual and reproductive health clinical protocols and guidelines.

To supply medication (as appropriate) within the boundaries of Patient Group Directions with the required training. Potentially undertaking the non-medical prescribing course.

Support pre and post registration nurses, and other staff groups as required.

Work flexibly in accordance with the needs of the service. This will include the cover of early evening clinics.

Assist with telephone enquiries as required giving accurate HIV advice and information to clients and other professionals as necessary.

Assist with the delivery of the HIV clinical outreach services as and when required.

Attend and participate in regular team, HIV and MDT meetings.

Attend ward rounds with the HIV doctors, providing a MDT approach to inpatient care, discharge planning and follow-up care.

Participate in processes to improve capacity of HIV testing and results reporting.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

 At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.