Band 6 HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist

NHS; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Birmingham seeks a Band 6 HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist to join their dedicated team at Heartlands Hospital. The role involves managing complex patient needs, providing specialist care and education, and supporting transitions to adult services. Candidates must be registered nurses with relevant qualifications and experience in a multidisciplinary environment. A commitment to professional development in HIV and Sexual Health is key. Competitive salary and supportive team culture offered.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration required.
• Passion and knowledge for HIV/BBV specialist practice.
• Experience in a multidisciplinary setting preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of clients with complex needs.
• Provide specialist care, treatment, and education for patients.
• Assist in the transition of younger patients to adult services.

Skills

Clinical expertise in HIV/BBV

Teaching and supervising others

Ability to work in multidisciplinary teams

Passion for specialist practice

Education

Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration

Health Assessment course or equivalent

Post-registration qualification in specialty

Job description

Go back University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Band 6 HIV Clinical Nurse Specialist

The closing date is 01 October 2025

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and adaptable individual to join and support our HIV clinical Nurse Specialist team based at Heartlands Hospital.

In conjunction with the Senior Nurse & Band 7 HIV lead, the post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high quality nursing to patients under the care of the HIV/BBV Services at University Hospital Birmingham. The successful candidate will be offered training to develop their experience as a HIV/BBV specialist nurse, offering knowledge and skills to support the field of HIV, Hepatitis, Infectious diseases, Sexual Health Practice and / or Sexual Health Advising.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will have direct and remote clinical involvement and be jointly responsible for the management of a caseload of clients with complex needs, acting as a specialist in this field.

The post holder will at times work as an autonomous practitioner dealing with patients presenting with complex conditions not limited to HIV and a wide range of socio-economic issues affecting their healthcare. This will include providing highly specialist care, treatment, advice, information, education and counselling, to patients, families, partners & carers living with or affected by HIV & in accordance with the local UHB, British HIV Association [BHIVA] & British Association of Sexual Health and HIV [BASHH] and other speciality guidelines.

The successful candidate will contribute and work within a large, dedicated and supportive multi-disciplinary team consisting of Nurses, Consultants, Health Advisers, Pharmacists, therapies, social support workers, peer support & wider agencies caring for patients with diagnosed with HIV/BBV, their associated conditions and expanded health & wellbeing.

You will also assist in the transition of younger people living with HIV currently attending the regional paediatric HIV service, into the adult HIV service as part of this role. A paediatric nursing qualification is however not essential to the role.

About us

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.

Job responsibilities

Main Duties & Tasks Continued

You may also work towards completion of a Health Assessment course (if not already) as development in the role and complete a local competency programme to ensure you can carry out practitioner led reviews on patients with the appropriate oversight of their consultant in the future. You will be motivated to also consider non-medical prescriber training in future.

We offer in person & telephone reviews to our patients and continue support in be-tween appointments for a wide range of complex issues. We support students within the department.

There is future scope to develop HIV outreach / community services and involvement in this would be included within the role.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with valid NMC registration
• Evidence of post registration CPD / post registration qualification in appropriate area of speciality or professional knowledge supplemented by specialist experience and short courses to FHEQ Level 6
• Health Assessment course or equivalent.
• Non-medical prescriber.

Experience

• Evidence and ability to revalidate as required by the NMC
• Significant post registration experience, with evidence of passion / enthusiasm and knowledge for the associated area of specialist practice
• Evidence of achievements and career development in current post and of on-going professional development/ competence
• Demonstrate specialist knowledge underpinned by theory and CPD relevant to speciality
• Experience and enthusiasm for teaching/assessing and supervising others in a clinical setting
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary and cross agency work environment
• Demonstrate understanding / experience / willingness to be a practice-based supervisor /assessor as detailed in the NMC
• Experience of clinical research.

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.

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust