HIV Community Clinical Nurse Specialist for Re-engagement

HIV Community Clinical Nurse Specialist for Re-engagement

Band 7

Main area HIV Nursing Grade Band 7 Contract 12 months (Fixed Term/Secondment) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 200-8179770-GO-ND

Site St Georges Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 pa incl hcas pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 30/09/2026 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Clinical Nurse Specialist (Band 7) to join an innovative South London HIV re-engagement programme hosted by St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, contributing to the ending of HIV transmissions in London by 2030.

This programme aims to identify and support people living with HIV who are currently out of care to re-engage with services, improve their health outcomes, and reduce health inequalities across South west London. This pilot has the ambition of re-engaging at least 80 people living with HIV across southwest London within 12 months.

You will work leading a multidisciplinary team together with HIV Peer Support Case Workers, administrative support and allied professionals, delivering a flexible, person-centred model of care, providing in-clinic presence one day per week across the four clinics in South-West London and undertake outreach to people living with HIV within community settings.

This role offers the opportunity to lead on complex case management, influence service development, and contribute to a high-impact public health initiative and create a create a flexible, community-based pathway that reduces barriers, builds trust, and supports long-term engagement in treatment.

Main duties of the job

• Advanced, autonomous HIV nursing care to individuals re-engaging with services, with clinical assessment, advice and treatment for people living with HIV, including blood monitoring and medication support.
• Lead on complex case management for patients with significant clinical and psychosocial needs.
• Sensitive, flexible and person-centred support which takes due account of feelings of stigma, experiences of deprivation, financial/housing insecurity and challenges presented by mental health and alcohol/drug use.
• Outreach care in community settings, including home visits to those living with HIV who are finding it difficult to engage with HIV clinical services, and develop strategies to support people to transition back into care.
• Support for service development, quality improvement, and evaluation activities through developing and delivering a model that identifies the barriers to people living with HIV engaging in care and finding successful ways of overcoming these.
• Education and support to staff and promote anti-stigma practice.
• Nurse led re-engagement clinics within southwest London HIV clinical services.
• Support for GP surgeries to identify strategies to re-engage their patients who are out of HIV care.
• Referrals into trauma-informed mental health, psychological specialist drug/alcohol services, including our Chemsex in-reach worker.

Working for our organisation

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

At gesh we are committed to supporting flexible working arrangements. Applicants are encouraged to discuss any flexibility they may need during the recruitment process.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Functions

1: PROFESSIONAL/CLINICAL

1. Initiates and contributes to a multi-professional approach to HIV care provision working jointly with other professionals, carers and patients to provide individualized care to people living with HIV.

1.1 Always act in accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council's (NMC) Code of Professional Conduct and Scope of Professional Practice.

1.2 Maintains and ensure accurate record keeping according to NMC and Trust guidelines and provide activity information for statistical, management and research purposes.

1.3 Always practices in accordance with Trust policies and procedures.

1.4 Acts as a role model and provides expert clinical advice to professionals inside and outside the trust. Facilitates care through joint visits and case conferences.

1.5 Demonstrates advanced practice skills by undertaking complex assessments, development of management plans and evaluations.

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