TB Nurse Specialist

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The TB Nurse Specialist role is a highly specialised clinical post within the TB service at Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust, covering Merton, Sutton, Epsom, Ewell and Leatherhead. The post holder is responsible for delivering a high-quality, accessible and responsive tuberculosis nursing service aimed at reducing the impact of TB across the population. The role involves providing expert, individualised care, treatment and support to patients with TB and their families/carers, working both independently and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure seamless and timely care in line with local and national standards. The post holder plays a key role in promoting excellence in nursing practice through advanced clinical expertise, education, consultancy, and acting as a specialist resource and role model. The role also contributes to research, audit, and quality assurance initiatives to continuously improve service delivery and patient outcomes.

Main duties of the job:

• Deliver a high-quality, accessible and responsive Tuberculosis (TB) nursing service across Epsom and St Helier NHS Trust and the surrounding community, supporting the prevention and control of TB.
• Provide expert, individualised assessment, care, treatment and support for patients with active TB, latent TB and non-tuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) infection, as well as their families and carers.
• Work independently and collaboratively within the multidisciplinary team to deliver seamless, coordinated and timely care in line with local and national guidelines and targets.
• Promote excellence in nursing practice through advanced clinical expertise, education, consultancy and by acting as a specialist resource and role model.
• Participate in service development, audit, quality improvement and research activities to ensure the delivery of safe, effective and evidence-based care.

Qualifications:

• First level/NMC Registered Nurse
• Educated to Degree level in a relevant subject or equivalent level of qualification or significant equivalent previous proven experience
• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Knowledge of TB services, current initiatives and developments
• Independent nurse prescriber or willingness to work towards Master’s level study or willingness to undertake
• Sound knowledge of TB case management and national TB guidelines

Experience:

• Experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Experience working with vulnerable groups (e.g. homelessness, substance misuse, mental health, immigration issues)
• Leadership and ability to act as a role model
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to organise, prioritise workload and work under pressure
• Flexible and adaptable to meet the needs of the service
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Awareness of key challenges in TB control in the UK
• Experience in developing clinical standards, protocols and guidelines
• Experience in recruitment and staff management
• Skills in service redesign and service improvement
• Full UK driving licence with access to a car

Your recruitment team: The NHS South West London Recruitment Hub is your dedicated recruitment team, here to support you at every stage of the process.

References: Please provide a minimum of 3 years’ employment and/or education history, including professional email addresses (not personal accounts such as Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot provide these, please inform the interview panel to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.

Closing date: To help us manage recruitment efficiently, some vacancies may close early once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Shortlisting: If you are successfully shortlisted, you will be contacted by email or SMS from the South West London Recruitment Hub. Please check your registered TRAC email regularly.

Application feedback: If you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Safeguarding and DBS Checks: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. For roles with direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All staff are expected to understand and uphold their safeguarding responsibilities as part of their role.

Employer certification / accreditation badges: You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers: This vacancy may have an application cap, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. Ensure your supporting statement clearly shows how you meet the job specifications.