Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Lead Nurse

Advanced Clinical Practitioner / Lead Nurse

We are looking for an exceptional nurse to appoint to this key leadership post within our HIV and Integrated Sexual Health service based at St Mary's hospital in central London.

The successful candidate for this Lead Nurse / Advanced Clinical Practitioner role will provide operational leadership and direction for the HIV nursing team comprising of nurse practitioners, specialty nurses, staff nurses, nursing associates and healthcare assistants.

Our ideal candidate will have extensive relevant experience within the field, advanced clinical skills and knowledge, especially in operational management, and HIV. The post holder will be expected to work clinically as well as proving operational leadership to the team.

Working collaboratively with colleagues, you will be a skilled communicator with a passion for education and staff development. You will place a high priority on maintaining a supportive and caring environment for both patients and staff, and on developing the highest standards of evidence based practice and achieving key quality metrics.

You will be fully supported in your role by the department's consultant nurses and wider leadership teams.

Main duties of the job

• Advanced clinical care in HIV
• Operational leadership of the HIV service, including management of the nurse practitioner team
• Taking an active role in departmental teaching

About us

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. .

Job 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

• Registered Nurse/Midwife
• Has attained/ working towards a master's degree in Advanced Clinical Practice or related area
• Post registration courses in HIV, contraception and/ or sexual health.
• Holds/ working towards Diploma of the Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare, letters of competence in sub dermal implants and intrauterine devices
• Teaching and assessing qualification and has taught as a guest lecturer in sexual health at a University level
• Holds/ working towards Faculty Registered trainer status

Experience

• Minimum 5 years post registration experience
• Minimum of 3 years in a clinical position within sexual health posts
• Minimum of 18 months of experience of staff management
• Previous experience of staff supervision
• Previous experience of involvement with clinical audit and/or disease surveillance

Skills

• Experience in change management
• Previous experience of working as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner
• A proven ability to work autonomously at an advanced level in both male and female patients in sexual and reproductive health
• Demonstrate commitment through involvement in Trust wide initiatives/ committees.
• Comprehensive understanding of other services and local referral networks.
• Proven work record of busy/stressful environments
• Experience of managing projects and delivering cost Improvement plans

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.