Job Description

Closing Date:

22.09.25

Shortlisting to take place in the week following closing date:

commencing 23.09.25



Interview expected to take place in the week following shortlisting: commencing 29.09.25



Are you interested in HIV? Do you want to become a Specialist Nurse?



The Bradford HIV service is excited to offer an opportunity to develop specialist nursing skills which may lead to a substantive post in the future as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in HIV. This can either be offered as 11 hours a week secondment, working with the HIV team, with your current post being backfilled by the HIV budget, or as a 11 hours per week fixed term contract paid at band 5.



The successful applicant will work with the current HIV nursing team, to develop the skills required to work as a specialist nurse, using the National HIV Nurses association competencies and Model of Nursing. Once settled into the team you will be supported to undertake the NHIVNA/STIF intermediate study, which is an essential steppingstone to HIV specialist nursing. It is anticipated that by the end of the placement/contract the successful candidate will have the skills required to become a band 6 specialist nurse.



HIV Nurse specialists are involved in the care and support of people living with HIV from diagnosis onwards. They are an integral part of the Multi-Disciplinary Team supporting clients with their diagnosis, providing monitoring, and assisting in making treatment decisions with the patient and the MDT.



Contribute to the care needs of People living with HIV.



Gain knowledge of HIV targets and how these effect the care of our HIV patients in Bradford.



Gain knowledge of the variety of treatment options available to people living with HIV and how these impact on patients' quality of life.



Utilising good communication skills, basic clinical awareness and appropriate tools, procedures, to ensure efficient case management



Act as patient advocate and facilitator to resolve issues that may be perceived as barriers to care



Make pre planned outbound telephone calls to patients to assess needs, liaise with the CNS or members of the health care team as appropriate for proactive prevention approach to patient care



With collaboration from the CNS, continue to advise patients on individual self-care management principles and provide consistent planned follow-up to reinforce and further promote this information



Take responsibility for the maintenance of accurate paper and electronic information resources, ensuring confidentiality



Utilise Information Technology to enter, document and monitor all aspects of patient care needs and service delivery



Assist the Clinical Nurse Specialists to develop education and information resources for the public and other professionals regarding all aspects of HIV.



Deliver patient-centred, self-management support and education as necessary in conjunction with CNS team.



Our People Charter outlines the behaviours we can expect from one another and what you can expect from Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust:



We value people



We are one team



We care



We're keen to meet people who share these values and are passionate about delivering the highest quality of care to our patients.



In order to get the best from the development program you will be expected to follow the NHIVNA HIV Nursing modules relevant to the role incorporating the Person-centred model of HIV care. Following on from this after 6 months there may be opportunity to complete the 'STIF/NHIVNA intermediate competency training' and/or the Mary Seacole Programme. Every effort will be made to support the candidate to complete the modules within the 11 hours assigned, however the candidate may need to complete work in their own time to achieve the modules. Should the role become substantive, there would be opportunity to complete advanced practice modules such as Non-Medical Prescribing.