Job summary
We are looking for a Charge Nurse to join the sexual health and HIV team in St Stephen’s Centre (John Hunter Clinic and Kobler HIV OPD )
We are proud to be a modern, patient focused service providing excellent HIV and sexual and reproductive healthcare on the Chelsea site.
We are looking for someone who is motivated, enthusiastic and possesses excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
We would expect you to have the ability to work and lead effectively amongst a multidisciplinary team across an innovative service.
You will also have strong clinical skills and knowledge and be committed to your on-going professional development and that of the service.
If you think this is you and you meet the essential criteriarequired in the person specification, we recommend you apply and informal visits are welcomed.
This post will suit those having had some previous management at band 6 level or above wishing to broaden their skills and knowledge . The post holder will provide leadership to the nursing team and within the service and deputise for the clinic manager when required.
Main duties of the job
Responsibility for the management and of the delivery of clinical services within the HIV/GUM . Directorate, including all low level complaints (PALS, concerns etc.), HR management (recruitment, sickness, annual leave, performance, PDR etc.) and the resolution of incident forms and local governance issues.
You will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high quality clinical services within the context of a clinical governance framework. To provide professional leadership to all nonmedical staff within HIV/GUM services working in close collaboration and co-operation withmembers of the multi-professional team.
You will ensure that all activities in the area are carried out within the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust policy and guidelines and within the philosophy of the HIV and Sexual Health Directorate.
You will work in partnership with the Clinic Manager and Lead Clinician to manage and developthe operational and strategic issues within HIV/GUM service.
About us
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provide services from two main hospitals, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital, and a number of clinics across London and the South-East.
We have nearly 7,000 members of staff that are PROUD to Care for nearly one million people.
Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.
We’re one of the best performing Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff says they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.
Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an
‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.
Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing significant Capital year on year in our estate.
We have recently completed a £30m expansion of our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and are planning an ambitious £60m development of an Ambulatory Diagnostics Centre at West Middlesex.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To act as a role model giving expert practice, promoting advanced nursing practice and developing the clinical guidance to ensure that high standards of care are given to all patients.
- To manage a caseload of patients for complex and follow-up care in Sexual Health or HIV, in collaboration with the Consultant, and support the nurses, HCAs and HAs in this role
- To act as a non-medical prescriber and/or supply and administer medicines under the Patient Group Directions
- Contribute to evidence based practice and research projects within the clinical areas and ensure that written standards for clinical care are formulated, utilised and reviewed as necessary
- Collaborate with the Lead Nurses for Sexual Health and HIV appropriately for professional support and guidance
- To develop in collaboration with the Lead Nurses for Sexual Health and HIV guidelines, competencies and protocols relevant to Sexual Health and HIV care
- Ensure that patient documentation is maintained to a high standard
Job description
Job responsibilities
- To act as a role model giving expert practice, promoting advanced nursing practice and developing the clinical guidance to ensure that high standards of care are given to all patients.
- To manage a caseload of patients for complex and follow-up care in Sexual Health or HIV, in collaboration with the Consultant, and support the nurses, HCAs and HAs in this role
- To act as a non-medical prescriber and/or supply and administer medicines under the Patient Group Directions
- Contribute to evidence based practice and research projects within the clinical areas and ensure that written standards for clinical care are formulated, utilised and reviewed as necessary
- Collaborate with the Lead Nurses for Sexual Health and HIV appropriately for professional support and guidance
- To develop in collaboration with the Lead Nurses for Sexual Health and HIV guidelines, competencies and protocols relevant to Sexual Health and HIV care
- Ensure that patient documentation is maintained to a high standard
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Successfully completed teaching/assessing course
- Evidence of comprehensive professional development
- Relevant specialist courses/training including a recognised
- Family Planning qualification
- Working towards a BSc
- Willingness to undertake Non Medical Prescribing course
Desirable
- HIV course
- Sexual health course
- Counselling course
- Working towards an MSc
- Leadership training
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Extensive Sexual Health experience including managing male and female patients
- To be competent and confident in asymptomatic and symptomatic screening of men and women
- Experience of working in contraception services
- Experience of working in outreach services
- Participated in clinical audit and research
- Evidence of effective teaching and assessing
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Experience of utilising evidence in practice
- Evidence of practice development
- Competent in cytology
- Willingness to undertake advanced contraception training Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
Desirable
- Experience in gynaecology, HIV, counselling, research, and other experience related to the specialty
- Experience of leading clinical teams
- Experience of working with Human Resource issues
- Experience of developing a new service
- Experience of working with high risk, hard to reach groups including Young People,
- Commercial Sex Works, socially excluded and homeless people
- Experience in effective change management
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE – SPECIAL
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills and ability to convey complex and sensitive information to others
- Demonstrates an in depth knowledge of specialty
- Teaching and assessing experience
- Advanced clinical practice in the treatment and assessment of patients in the specialty
- Ability to utilise Patient Group Directions for supply and administration of medication
- Develops and contributes to development of guidelines in Sexual Health and family planning/contraception
- Able to perform sexual history taking and examination in accordance with local and Trust guidelines
- Demonstrates knowledge of stress management
- Able to identify nursing and relevant clinical needs of patients within the specialty
- Demonstrates an understanding of current developments in the Trust, NHS and Government strategies
- Ability to manage violence and aggression within the clinic environment
- Competent in IT
Desirable
- Knowledge of HIV and related issues
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information
- Experience of managing a budget
- Proven management, leadership and supervisory skills
- Human Resource management
Person Specification
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Successfully completed teaching/assessing course
- Evidence of comprehensive professional development
- Relevant specialist courses/training including a recognised
- Family Planning qualification
- Working towards a BSc
- Willingness to undertake Non Medical Prescribing course
Desirable
- HIV course
- Sexual health course
- Counselling course
- Working towards an MSc
- Leadership training
EXPERIENCE
Essential
- Extensive Sexual Health experience including managing male and female patients
- To be competent and confident in asymptomatic and symptomatic screening of men and women
- Experience of working in contraception services
- Experience of working in outreach services
- Participated in clinical audit and research
- Evidence of effective teaching and assessing
- Evidence of working with staff from different professional disciplines
- Experience of utilising evidence in practice
- Evidence of practice development
- Competent in cytology
- Willingness to undertake advanced contraception training Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC)
Desirable
- Experience in gynaecology, HIV, counselling, research, and other experience related to the specialty
- Experience of leading clinical teams
- Experience of working with Human Resource issues
- Experience of developing a new service
- Experience of working with high risk, hard to reach groups including Young People,
- Commercial Sex Works, socially excluded and homeless people
- Experience in effective change management
SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE – SPECIAL
Essential
- Highly developed communication skills and ability to convey complex and sensitive information to others
- Demonstrates an in depth knowledge of specialty
- Teaching and assessing experience
- Advanced clinical practice in the treatment and assessment of patients in the specialty
- Ability to utilise Patient Group Directions for supply and administration of medication
- Develops and contributes to development of guidelines in Sexual Health and family planning/contraception
- Able to perform sexual history taking and examination in accordance with local and Trust guidelines
- Demonstrates knowledge of stress management
- Able to identify nursing and relevant clinical needs of patients within the specialty
- Demonstrates an understanding of current developments in the Trust, NHS and Government strategies
- Ability to manage violence and aggression within the clinic environment
- Competent in IT
Desirable
- Knowledge of HIV and related issues
- Demonstrates the ability to interpret and utilise numerical and financial information
- Experience of managing a budget
- Proven management, leadership and supervisory skills
- Human Resource management
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
