Job summary
- Main area
- Gynaecology
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 11 months (End Date - 01/09/2026)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 290-WCCS-2174
- Employer
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Marys Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 pa inclusive
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 10/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (HIV)
Band 7
Fulfil your potential in hospitals that make history:
Charing Cross, Hammersmith, St Mary’s, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea and Western Eye.
With five world-renowned hospitals, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is full of opportunity if you are looking to develop your healthcare career.
We are an NHS Trust of approximately 16,000 people, providing care for over a million and a half patients from north west London and beyond every year.
We have a rich heritage and an ambitious vision for the future of our patients and local communities.
With our partners, Imperial College London, and The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, we form Imperial College Academic Health Science Centre, one of 6 academic health science centres in the UK, working to ensure the rapid translation of research for better patient care and excellence in education.
We are proud of our heritage in innovation and we are early adopters of new insights in technologies, techniques and treatments for improving health.
Job overview
The HIV team is recruiting a 12-month fixed term (maternity leave cover) band 7 nurse practitioner in HIV. Using advanced clinical skills the post holder will deliver advanced clinical care to our HIV patients in the outpatient and HIV dayward service.
Based at St Mary’s hospital providing HIV care of the highest quality to over 3,200 patients, this role will best suit a skilled & motivated practitioner who has contemporary, sound theoretical knowledge of HIV with proven interest & awareness in HIV issues.
You will possess excellent communication skills & the ability to prioritise & manage your own workload. You will be expected to have the desire to move the service forward using your detailed knowledge of factors influencing HIV care provision in today’s NHS
We require:
A 1st Level registered nurse (Adult or equivalent)
Current clinical HIV experience
A confident and adaptable clinician who can work at an ‘advanced level’ using patient group directions / independent nurse prescribing & clinical guidance documents
A degree in nursing / health promotion / public health or related appropriate clinical discipline.
“We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need”
Main duties of the job
- Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised sexual health care to patients and relatives/carers without supervision, and in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in line with local and national targets.
- The post holder will provide specialist nursing care and support, and deputise for their line manager in the management of their clinical speciality. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings.
- Collaborate with the MDT to provide expert sexual healthcare without direct medical supervision, using clinical guidance documents (CGDs), patient group directions (PGDs) and non-medical independent prescribing as agreed by the department and Trust. The nurse will use advanced assessment and specialist skills to independently manage unselected patients attending services provided by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
- To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as a professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.
Working for our organisation
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (adult) level 1.
- Holds a relevant 1st degree in a nursing or associated discipline
- To have a recognised contraceptive qualification or willingness to undertake
- Nurse Independent Prescribing qualification or willingness to undertake
Desirable criteria
- Holds or is working towards masters level study in a relevant area
- Leadership qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant post registration experience in HIV in either junior specialty role or team leader/management role
- Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist and advanced knowledge of HIV
- Able to independently undertake advanced clinical skills such as complex adherence, new starters, switches and the management of HIV patients.
- Proven teaching and assessing skills.
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in related areas such as HIV
Skills/knowledge/ abilities
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate commitment in local and Trust wide vision and values
- Able to demonstrate highly developed specialist and advanced knowledge of Sexual Health
- Ability to independently undertake advanced clinical skills such as symptomatic STI assessment, diagnosis and management.
- Good IT skills, Understanding of office Works suite including PowerPoint
Desirable criteria
- Advanced contraceptive skills such as intrauterine techniques and sub dermal implants
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Professor Matthew Grundy-Bowers
- Job title
- Consultant Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
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