Band 7 HIV Nurse Practitioner
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 21/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an experienced HIV Nurse Practitioner who will act as an autonomous practitioner providing direct care to a distinct caseload of patients. The post holder will be responsible for assessment, investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients, predominantly those with HIV infection, PrEP, or PEPSE. It involves senior clinical nursing leadership, critical thinking, and clinical decision-making within the advanced clinical practice framework. The role also includes participation in clinical audit, quality improvement, and the development of nursing research.
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (part 1) with live registration
- Recognised HIV module
- Mentorship qualification
- Independent non-medical prescriber
- Appropriate degree or working towards
Desirable criteria
- Recognised sexual health module
- Significant & recent HIV experience at senior level
- Autonomous management of patient caseloads
- Developing nursing staff
- Coaching & mentorship
- Managing change
- Managing a team & utilising Workforce trust policies appropriately
- Providing motivational interviewing and focused intervention techniques
- Experience in developing policies/protocols/ procedures & competency documents
- Skills and aptitudes
- In-depth knowledge of HIV management & results interpretation
- In-depth knowledge of current developments within specialty
- Expert in imparting skills & knowledge with team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills
- Advanced organisational skills
- Confidently manages safeguarding issues
- Computer literate
- Conducting audits
- Presentation skills
- Engages with diverse patient groups
- Counselling skills
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Flexible approach
- Works well under pressure
- Ability to work well under pressure & meet deadlines
- Friendly & open approach
- Others
- Able to cover regular evening clinics
- Ability to work across sites to meet service needs
- Education and professional qualifications
- Registered Nurse (part 1) with live registration
- Recognised HIV module
- Mentorship qualification
- Independent non-medical prescriber
- Appropriate degree or working towards
- Recognised sexual health module
- Significant & recent HIV experience at senior level
- Autonomous management of patient caseloads
- Developing nursing staff
- Coaching & mentorship
- Managing change
- Managing a team & utilising Workforce trust policies appropriately
- Providing motivational interviewing and focused intervention techniques
- Experience in developing policies/protocols/ procedures & competency documents
- Skills and aptitudes
- In-depth knowledge of HIV management & results interpretation
- In-depth knowledge of current developments within specialty
- Expert in imparting skills & knowledge with team
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Leadership skills
- Advanced organisational skills
- Confidently manages safeguarding issues
- Computer literate
- Conducting audits
- Presentation skills
- Engages with diverse patient groups
- Counselling skills
- Personal Qualities & attributes
- Flexible approach
- Works well under pressure
- Ability to work well under pressure & meet deadlines
- Friendly & open approach
- Others
- Able to cover regular evening clinics
- Ability to work across sites to meet service needs
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £58,133 – £65,261 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
Posted 1d ago · Closes in 10d
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Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Band 7 HIV Nurse Practitioner
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
The post holder is an experienced nurse acting within their professional boundaries and as part of a team of nurse practitioners to provide direct care to a distinct caseload of patients.
The post holder will act as an autonomous practitioner responsible for the provision of expert care both as part of a multidisciplinary team and without direct medical supervision, including the assessment, investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients based on physical, social, psychological and emotional needs, working across all four pillars of advanced clinical practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research.
The post holder will demonstrate critical thinking and clinical decision-making in managing a range of patients, predominantly those with HIV infection, and those requiring HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or post-exposure prophylaxis following sexual exposure (PEPSE), using current national clinical guidance, physical assessment, and independent and supplementary nurse prescribing as agreed by the Trust.
Main duties of the job
The post-holder will provide senior clinical nursing leadership as an HIV advanced practice expert within the Trust, through senior clinical practice and the dissemination of specialist
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