Band 6 TB Specialist Nurse: expected salary (£40.448 -47,965)

We are looking for a dedicated and motivated nurse to join the TB team based at Whipps Cross hospital. We are looking for a person who is willing to be flexible in their approach to patients, has a problem-solving attitude and has excellent communication, verbal, and written skills, putting care and compassion at the heart of the care they provide. Screening and prevention of TB are key elements of the role, and you will be expected to be flexible and work autonomously in the clinical and community setting with support from the existing team.

The post holder will also be expected to provide:

Case Management to patients (adults and children) with suspected, active, or latent TB.

Undertake nurse led clinics with a focus on managing TB contact clinic

Assessing patients in their own homes, and where necessary providing Directly Observed therapy, phlebotomy, contact screening

Collaborative working with relevant services including UKHSA, hospital discharge teams, drug and alcohol services.

Barts Health has TB services based at three sites and sees some of the highest numbers of TB cases in the UK. Although based at Whipps Cross there will be expectation and opportunity of cross site collaboration and working.

Main duties of the job

As part of Barts Health the post holder will be based at Whipps Cross Hospital.

The post holder will work as part of the Barts Health TB nursing service to deliver patient centred nursing care for patients being treated for TB and latent TB (LTBI) and provide a flexible and responsive high quality TB service, ensuring effective patient management and protection of public health.

The post holder will facilitate individualised care to patients (adults and children), their contacts and the wider community in collaboration with the multi-professional team and with other agencies, in accordance with national guidelines and locally agreed protocols.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description

Job responsibilities

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 documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• First level Registered Nurse
• Degree level or willingness to work toward
• Evidence of continuing Professional development
• Teaching/Mentoring course

Desirable

• RMN/ Paediatric registered
• Phlebotomy

Experience

Essential

• Sound knowledge of current nursing and health care issues
• Ability to be self-directed but also participate as a team member
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize own workload to pressure and meet deadlines
• IT literate
• Excellent written and verbal English demonstrated through written and verbal communication
• Teaching and presentation skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive post registration experience in acute / community setting
• Supervising junior staff/ multi professional working
• Sound knowledge of current nursing and health care issues
• Awareness of key challenges in TB nursing/TB control in the UK

Skills

Essential

• Capacity to work with colleagues at all levels
• Open minded, treats colleagues and the general public with dignity and respect
• Compassionate and caring
• Willing to work flexibly, responding to service needs.

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross Hospital

London

E11 1NR

Any attachments will be accessible after you click to apply.

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