Advanced Nurse Practitioner (HIV) | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST; City Of London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking a band 7 nurse practitioner in HIV for a 12-month fixed term role. The successful candidate will provide advanced clinical care and support for HIV patients, and collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team. Essential qualifications include being a 1st level registered nurse with clinical HIV experience. Benefits include career development opportunities and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working

Staff recognition scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Leisure facilities membership

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with current clinical HIV experience.
• Confident in independent nurse prescribing and clinical guidance.
• Strong theoretical knowledge of HIV care.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing advice for high-quality sexual health care.
• Deputise for line manager and manage complex situations.
• Collaborate with the MDT to manage patients independently.
• Act as a professional role model in the clinical area.

Skills

Clinical HIV experience

Advanced clinical skills

Excellent communication skills

Ability to manage workload

Education

1st Level registered nurse (Adult or equivalent)

Degree in nursing/health promotion/public health

Job description

Overview

The HIV team is recruiting a 12-month fixed term (maternity leave cover) band 7 nurse practitioner in HIV. Using advanced clinical skills the post holder will deliver advanced clinical care to our HIV patients in the outpatient and HIV dayward service. Based at St Mary’s hospital providing HIV care of the highest quality to over 3,200 patients, this role will best suit a skilled & motivated practitioner who has contemporary, sound theoretical knowledge of HIV with proven interest & awareness in HIV issues. You will possess excellent communication skills & the ability to prioritise & manage your own workload. You will be expected to have the desire to move the service forward using your detailed knowledge of factors influencing HIV care provision in today’s NHS

We require

• A 1st Level registered nurse (Adult or equivalent)
• Current clinical HIV experience
• A confident and adaptable clinician who can work at an ‘advanced level’ using patient group directions / independent nurse prescribing & clinical guidance documents
• A degree in nursing / health promotion / public health or related appropriate clinical discipline.

“We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part-time or job share. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may need”

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised sexual health care to patients and relatives/carers without supervision, and in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in line with local and national targets.
• The post holder will provide specialist nursing care and support, and deputise for their line manager in the management of their clinical speciality. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings.
• Collaborate with the MDT to provide expert sexual healthcare without direct medical supervision, using clinical guidance documents (CGDs), patient group directions (PGDs) and non-medical independent prescribing as agreed by the department and Trust. The nurse will use advanced assessment and specialist skills to independently manage unselected patients attending services provided by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.
• To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as a professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.

Benefits

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

Equal opportunities

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview..

Additional information

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

This advert closes on Friday 10 Oct 2025