Mental Health Practitioner

7 months ago

Slough, United Kingdom Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job overview

The Garden Clinic Sexual Health Service at Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust has a vacancy for a Lead HIV Nurse Specialist. This is an opportunity to work with a highly motivated team to provide specialist knowledge, support, and advice on HIV/AIDS to patients, carers and across the HIV Service. Whilst being an independent autonomous practitioner, to work collaboratively with the staff in primary and secondary care to facilitate a high quality, seamless service to people with HIV along agreed care pathways. To work as an independent prescriber in the long-term care of stable HIV positive people.

Main duties of the job

The Lead HIV Specialist Nurse will provide strong leadership and management to develop nursing at a strategic and operational level within the service. Working with the Consultant Clinical Lead and the Service Manager, the Lead HIV Specialist Nurse will help drive and shape the Sexual Health Service as it evolves to meet the demands of commissioners and the local community, ensuring the effective use of technology and the continued development of advanced nursing practice within the service.

To take a proactive and strategic role in the development of HIV services. Responsible for HIV nursing policy and development of nursing care within the service and contributes to the development of policies, procedures, and standards.

The Lead HIV Specialist Nurse is expected to deliver high quality training, education and clinical assessments, providing a highly visible and professional presence and being responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients of the Sexual Health Service. The post holder will have direct managerial responsibility over the HIV Nursing and provide clinical support and supervision to the wider nursing team.

Working for our organisation

Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.

We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer.We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:

Caring for and about you is our top priority Committed to providing good quality, safe services Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions

We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.

Benefits of working for us include:

Flexible working options to support work-life balance. 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell Generous NHS pension scheme Excellent learning and career development opportunities ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities and armed forces community to support equality Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave. Free parking across Trust sites

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The “must haves” for this role:

NMC Registered Nurse Recognised qualification in management of sexually transmitted infections/STIF Intermediate or equivalent Recognised qualification in reproductive healthcare, DFSRH or equivalent Experience of HIV care and proven experience of leadership and managing change.

For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips – see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.

If you’re someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Person specification

Education/Qualifications/Training

Essential criteria

NMC Registered Nurse Non-medical prescriber Recognised qualification in management of sexually transmitted infections/STIF Intermediate or equivalent Recognised qualification in reproductive healthcare, DFSRH or equivalent

Desirable criteria

Management qualification

Continuous Professional Development

Essential criteria

Teaching and assigning training. (SLICE, ENB 998) Teaching and assigning training. (SLICE, ENB 998)

Desirable criteria

LoC IUT/Certificate in sub-dermal implants LoC SDI/Certificate in Intra uterine techniques Recognised training in care of people with HIV and AIDS, ENB 934/208 NHVINA or equivalent

Previous Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive post qualification experience. Significant experience in Sexual Health Experience in innovative sexual health service development Proven experience of leadership and managing change in challenging environments. Experience of working with patients from a wide variety of backgrounds including age and ethnicity Experience of HIV Care

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Essential criteria

Proven ability to successfully lead and develop a clinical team Appreciation of clinical governance as it applies to sexual health. Able to use and develop applications of IT to support clinical practice. Excellent communication skills Ability to work in a calm and confident manner in stressful situations. Ability to work successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Ability to work across professional boundaries to effect seamless patient care. Ability to self-motivate. •Ability to act as a role model and leader in order to motivate and guide others.

Additional Requirements

Essential criteria

Ability to travel across Berkshire. Good interpersonal skills

Berkshire Healthcare helps people manage their health in their local area, through a range of specialist and community services across the county. We promote independence and quality of life through community and mental health services and aim for seamless delivery of the best care in the right place. We get to know communities and the people in them so we can deliver the best services that meet their health needs.

Our team of 4,300 staff provide specialist mental health and community health services to a population of around 900,000 within Berkshire. We provide healthcare to people in their own homes and from different sites across the county.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.

Appointment to any position is conditional on the satisfactory completion of the core NHS Employment Checks Standards. Information disclosed in your application will be checked and any offer of appointment may be withdrawn if you knowingly withhold information or provide false or misleading information.

Please ensure your application is submitted with a valid email address for your referees in order to minimise delays in the recruitment process. Short-listed applicants will be contacted by email, therefore applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly.

Applicants are advised that as a result of the high level of response we receive for some of our vacancies, we may expire any of them prior to the advertised closing date.

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust is committed to improving the health of its staff, patients and the wider community by providing a smoke free environment. A smoke free policy is in operation and smoking is not permitted on any of the Trust’s sites.

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