Clinical Nurse Specialist Uk Visa Sponsorship

Job Description

JOB SUMMARY

The successful candidate will be clinically involved and share responsibility for the management of a caseload of clients with complex needs, operating as a specialist in this sector.

You will be a specialist practitioner dealing with patients presenting and living with HIV and Hepatitis B, providing highly specialised care, treatment, advice, information, education, and counselling to patients, families, partners, and carers in accordance with UHB, British HIV Association [BHIVA], British Association of Sexual Health & HIV [BASHH], and other speciality guidelines.

You will contribute to and work with a big, devoted, supportive MDT comprised of Nurses, Doctors, Health Advisers, Pharmacists, therapies, social and peer support, and other agencies that provide holistic health for our cohort.

Prior to conducting practitioner-led patient reviews under expert guidance, you will complete a Health Assessment course and a local competency training. You will be encouraged to pursue non-medical prescriber training in the future.

This post may also be responsible for transitioning young persons living with HIV who are currently receiving care at the regional paediatric HIV program to the adult HIV service. A paediatric nursing qualification is not required.

We provide our patients with in-person and telephone assessments, as well as ongoing help in between appointments, for a variety of complicated concerns. We help students inside the department. In the future, this function could include outreach and community services.

Main responsibilities, tasks, and abilities required

The successful candidate will be clinically involved and share responsibility for the management of a caseload of clients with complex needs, operating as a specialist in this sector.

The position holder will work as a specialist practitioner dealing with patients presenting with HIV but also with Hepatitis B, providing highly specialised care, treatment, advice, information, education, and counselling to patients, families, partners, and carers living with or affected by BBVs in accordance with UHB, British HIV Association [BHIVA], British Association of Sexual Health & HIV [BASHH], and other speciality guidelines.

The selected candidate will participate and work within a big, devoted, supportive MDT made up of Nurses, Doctors, Health Advisers, Pharmacists, therapies, social and peer support, and other agencies that provide holistic wellbeing for our cohort.

You will be required to finish a Health Assessment course as well as a local competency training in order to conduct practitioner-led reviews on patients under consultant supervision. You will be encouraged to pursue non-medical prescriber training in the future.

This post may also be responsible for transitioning young persons living with HIV who are currently receiving care at the regional paediatric HIV program to the adult HIV service. A paediatric nursing qualification is not required.

We help students inside the department. In the future, this function could include outreach and community services.

About us.

We are acknowledged as one of the UK’s leading NHS Foundation Trusts. Our aim is to Build Healthier Lives, and we understand that we will require exceptional employees to achieve this.

Our dedication to our employees is to offer the ideal environment for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and well-being of our employees, including a commitment to provide flexible working arrangements when possible;
We provide our employees with a wide range of training and development options to help them achieve their personal and professional goals.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our employees are treated fairly and feel like they belong by providing a friendly and inclusive atmosphere. This is about equal opportunity; eradicating all barriers, including prejudice, and ensuring that each individual member of staff reaches their full potential, achieves their goals, and thrives in their jobs. This isn’t just words. We’re taking action. Our dedication to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation, where every voice is heard, and is pushed by our varied and active staff networks, as well as the Fairness Taskforce, which is managed by our CEO. We foster a culture that encourages employees to oppose discriminatory behaviour and allows people to contribute their “full self” to a kinder, more connected, and bolder place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a smoke-free hospital.

Job Description

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Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered Nurse with Valid NMC Registration
• Evidence of post-registration CPD / post-registration certification in relevant area of specialisation or professional expertise, enhanced by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6

Experience

Essential

• Evidence and the capacity to revalidate as required by the NMC.
• Significant post-registration experience, with evidence of passion, enthusiasm, and understanding for the related field of speciality practice.
• Evidence of successes and career advancement in the current position, as well as ongoing professional development and competency.
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge supported by theory and CPD relevant to the speciality.
• Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/evaluating and supervising others in a clinical context.
• Experience working in a multidisciplinary and cross-agency work setting.
• Demonstrate understanding, expertise, and desire to be a practice-based supervisor / assessor as specified in the NMC.

Desirable

• Experience with service development.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This position is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, which requires a Disclosure application to be submitted to the Disclosure and Barring Service (previously known as CRB) to check for any past criminal conviction.

Certificate of Sponsorship

applicants from job seekers who require existing skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are encouraged and will be reviewed alongside all other applicants. For further information, visit the UK Visas and Immigration page.

From April 6, 2017, skilled worker applicants requesting for entrance clearance into the UK were required to show a criminal record certificate from each country where they had lived continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the previous ten years. This requirement also applies to adult dependents (those over the age of 18). Guidance can be found here. Criminal background checks for international candidates.

UK Professional Registration

Applicants must hold current UK professional registration. For further information, please visit the NHS Careers page.