Job summary
- Main area
- HIV
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday, the service is 8:00 - 20:00)
- Job ref
- 846-8191600-EP
- Employer
- Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Gate clinic
- Town
- Canterbury
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata, per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 14/09/2026
Employer heading
HIV - Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts, the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Medway Community Healthcare. Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.
We are a consultant-led team of sexual health clinicians which offers high-quality, confidential sexual health services. We provide integrated sexual health clinics across East Kent (including Swale) and Medway which offer screening and treatment for sexual transmitted infections; contraception including long acting reversible contraception; HIV treatment and care services; young people’s services and sexual
health promotion.
Our clinics provide appointments and walk-in sessions across East Kent (including Swale) and Medway. We support pharmacies that are providing free emergency hormonal contraception to under 30-year olds in Kent and Medway. Our specialist trained therapists also deliver psychosexual therapy services across Kent.
Main duties of the job
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating holistic care in relation to care planning/pathways
• Developing integrated care programmes in partnership with service users, commissioners and key stakeholders.
• Ensuring a supervision framework is in place for staff under their care and support in the development of relevant competencies across staff groups
• Actively working as a member of the integrated team to ensure high quality care is provided to service users.
• Maintaining own specialist area of competence, and leading on the competency frameworks for others
• Having the ability to synthesise information in order to present proposals effectively to decision makers (including Directors and Senior Executives) in ways which facilitate their understanding and influence pathways
• Making recommendations to decision makers in order to drive forward innovative solutions to achieve business objectives, service improvement strategies and financial efficiencies linked to packages of prescribed care or identified projects
Working for our organisation
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is due to integrate with Medway Community Healthcare on 1 October 2026. Following integration and to align our community services to the new Neighbourhood Model of care delivery, there will be a period of consultation which may result in changes affecting some services, teams or roles. Depending on the area you are applying to work in, this could include potential changes to your role, work base, reporting arrangements, or terms and conditions of employment. Any changes would be subject to consultation and managed sensitively and in line with relevant employment processes. Please do contact the recruiting manager if you have any concerns about this so they can answer any questions you might have.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by CQC, we deliver high-quality care that improves the health of our communities. We are looking for people who share our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Responsive and Excellent.
We are proud to be an inclusive, welcoming organisation and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We use protected characteristic information for monitoring only and it is not seen by recruiting managers, except where applicants choose to be considered under our disability guaranteed interview scheme.
We know life outside work matters. As a flexible working-friendly organisation, we welcome conversations about arrangements that help you thrive while supporting excellent care for our patients.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a community Trust, many of our roles require individuals to be able to drive to perform their duties. Where driving is a requirement of the role, you will be asked to confirm that you hold a full UK driving licence or a full driving licence issued by an EU country (not exchanged from a non-EU country) to proceed with your application. We are committed to supporting candidates with disabilities into employment. If you are unable to drive due to a disability, please contact the Recruitment Team via [email protected], quoting the vacancy reference number, so we can support you further.
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Good luck! We can’t wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.
Person specification
Qualifications & Experience
Essential criteria
- Level 6 Degree or equivalent qualification in relevant subject
- Registered health care professional with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Proven ability to work effectively within your area of practice, supported by relevant experience
- Experience managing complex caseloads and supporting/ mentoring others
Knowledge & Skils
Essential criteria
- Sound communication skills in order to understand and communicate both verbally and in writing.
- Able to use IT systems and databases
- Knowledge of up to date clinical practice by using up- to- date skills and adhering to evidence-based procedures and clinical effectiveness frameworks
- Understand where to signpost clients and families to alternative services to support behaviour change and improve health
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of developments within the NHS
- Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Leah Elliott
- Job title
- Lead HIV CNS
- Email address
- [email protected]
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