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Community HIV Nurse Specialist | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum/pro-rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2025 |
| Location: | Crawley, RH11 7DH |
| Company: | Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6880442/150-OM1461-CC |
Summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate nurse who has a special interest in the field of HIV. If successful in this role you will be responsible for delivering high quality care to complex HIV patients in the community in West Sussex based in either Brighton or Crawley. You will be expected to work both as a team and autonomously. Your role will include holistic assessment, implementation, care planning and evaluation of care. You will be responsible for effective discharge planning and monitoring patients in the community, promoting a self-care model.
You will participate in the continual development of the Community HIV Specialist Service by ensuring the delivery of evidence-based care and sharing current practices between the professional team members and the wider MDT.
You will provide advice and support to patients, primary health care teams, and other statutory and voluntary agencies, and contribute to the development of clinical practice in respect of HIV treatment and care.
There may be times you may be required to cover the other teams in the Community HIV Specialist Service to ensure continuity of care and effective team working. The role will involve travelling over a wide geographical area in West Sussex so it is essential that you have a car and are able to drive.
1. Link with hospice, acute care and continuing care services, and develop links with statutory and voluntary care agencies in the assessment of care needs, care planning and service provision.
1. To offer support and advice of all aspects of HIV and sexual health.
1. To facilitate discharge planning from acute care and respite care.
1. Work closely with primary health care teams in the planning and provision of care at home.
1. Arrange joint visits with other appropriate practitioners to patients in hospital to facilitate transfer of care on discharge and to monitor and audit referrals.
1. Participate in audit initiatives.
1. Facilitate effective working relationships with all disciplines and agencies concerned with the care of people with HIV.
1. Develop the role to address the issues of stigma and discrimination.
1. Offer support and advice on health care issues to workers involved with HIV positive clients.
1. To be available to give specialist nursing care to patients in the community (for example, health assessments and blood sampling),working closely with primary health care teams.
1. Liaise with specialist acute services (for example, the dedicated HIV inpatient unit) in the development of care packages for support and in conjunction with the primary health care team.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• EMBRACE, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+and Religion Spirituality and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate nurse who has a special interest in the field of HIV. If successful in this role you will be responsible for delivering high quality care to complex HIV patients in the community in West Sussex based in either Brighton or Crawley. You will be expected to work both as a team and autonomously. Your role will include holistic assessment, implementation, care planning and evaluation of care. You will be responsible for effective discharge planning and monitoring patients in the community, promoting a self-care model.
To offer support and advice of all aspects of HIV and sexual health.
To facilitate discharge planning from acute care and respite care.
Work closely with primary health care teams in the planning and provision of care at home.
Arrange joint visits with other appropriate practitioners to patients in hospital to facilitate transfer of care on discharge and to monitor and audit referrals.
Participate in audit initiatives.
Facilitate effective working relationships with all disciplines and agencies concerned with the care of people with HIV.
Develop the role to address the issues of stigma and discrimination.
Offer support and advice on health care issues to workers involved with HIV positive clients.
To be available to give specialist nursing care to patients in the community (for example, health assessments and blood sampling),working closely with primary health care teams.
Liaise with specialist acute services (for example, the dedicated HIV inpatient unit) in the development of care packages for support and in conjunction with the primary health care team.
You will organise and manage multi-disciplinary meetings, discharge planning, case conferences as appropriate.
You will maintain a high professional standard of work, and keep updated with changing patterns in all aspects of nursing HIV positive patients.
You will develop role of advisor/support for treatment and compliance issues in HIV for appropriate staff.
You will be aware of and act upon the impact of psychosocial issues for people with HIV.
The role will involve travelling over a wide geographical area in West Sussex so it is essential that you have a car and are able to drive.
This advert closes on Monday 20 Jan 2025