As the Lead Nurse (Band 8b) for Integrated Sexual Health and clinical services, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the delivery of top-tier nursing practice and clinical care to our patients. With a primary focus on clinical leadership, you will lead a multidisciplinary team, shape clinical protocols. Your responsibilities will also include promoting patient adherence to HAART, facilitating the use of PEPSE, and championing health promotion within the clinical setting.
Join our dynamic healthcare team at London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust, where we are committed to delivering the highest standards of patient care and clinical excellence. We are currently seeking an exceptional Lead Nurse (Band 8b) to provide expert leadership within our HIV and Integrated Sexual Health teams as well as our clinical care services. If you are passionate about advancing patient-centered care, promoting health education, and contributing to innovative healthcare solutions, this role is perfect for you.
To be responsible for the Nursing leadership within the HIV and Integrated Sexual and Reproductive Health teams and clinical services, working closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team.
To provide expert clinical advice & support on all aspects of HIV, GUM and Contraception care to patients, carers and nursing & medical teams working in both the in-patient and outpatient environment.
To be responsible to ensure high standards of patient care, appropriate, optimising privacy and dignity at all times, in accordance with Trust policies and NMC guidelines.
To promote and support patients' adherence to HAART and help them understand and manage their HIV. To promote the use of PEPSE to patients and partners who are at high risk of acquiring HIV. To provide appropriate specialist knowledge and perform specialist nursing procedures and treatment in consultation with the HIV team.
To take the lead in driving the education and development agenda within Sexual health and GUM services agreed educational skills training / programs and practice within the setting.
Lead on all aspects of health promotion and education within the clinical area and to be able to advise patients & relatives in health promotion issues.
To lead on all aspects of medication safety within the service taking responsibility medications safety and security in accordance with NMC, Policy and best practice standards.
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
We run major acute services at:
Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
