Job requirements
Requirements from the employer’s person specification. These describe the role, not your personal match.
Essential
5 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Knowledge and experience
Extensive post registration experience at Band 6 in TB/Infectious diseases.
- Knowledge and experience
Leadership and staff management experience at Band 6.
- Education and Qualifications
Current UK NMC registration
- Education and Qualifications
Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses up to Master’s degree or demonstrable equivalent experience.
- Education and Qualifications
Independent nurse prescribing or willing to work towards within 12 months.
Desirable
2 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Knowledge and experience
Experience working with vulnerable adults and children including those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, mental health and immigration problems.
- Education and Qualifications
Experiential training to demonstrate highly specialist clinical skills.
Job overview
- Provide specialist nurse led Tuberculosis (TB) services Trust wide to minimise/reduce the impact of TB
- Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers without supervision 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.
- In particular, the post holder will provide specialist nursing care and support in the management of children with latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB disease, and will deputise for their line manager in the management of their clinical speciality.
- To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research
Main duties of the job
Provide specialist nursing care and clinical leadership within the TB service, delivering evidence-based care to adults and children, including patients with TB/HIV co-infection. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate care, managing a caseload through nurse-led clinics, home visits and case management in line with national guidance.
Manage TB cases from diagnosis to completion of treatment, including contact tracing, screening programmes, outbreak investigations and liaison with UKHSA. Review laboratory and radiology results, undertake specialist assessments and provide advice to patients, carers, GPs and healthcare professionals.
Promote treatment adherence, support safe discharge planning, prevent avoidable admissions and ensure patients receive holistic, culturally sensitive care. Present cases at cohort reviews and contribute to service improvement, audit, governance and quality initiatives.
Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to complex case discussions and the sharing of best practice. Maintain accurate clinical records, manage risks and ensure compliance with Trust policies and professional standards.
Support community outreach by delivering TB awareness and education programmes, participating in screening initiatives and working with local authorities, schools and community organisations to improve access to TB prevention, screening and treatment services.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applicant requirements
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.
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This advert is for TB Clinical Nurse Specialist with London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust in Harrow, England. It is listed as a Clinical nurse specialist role. The advertised salary is £55524.00 to £62652.00. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 02 Oct 2026.
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