# TB Clinical Nurse Specialist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/tb-clinical-nurse-specialist/f35f9039-fd32-44e2-b499-c27b14eea836 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/tb-clinical-nurse-specialist/f35f9039-fd32-44e2-b499-c27b14eea836.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust - **Location:** Northwick Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Clinical nurse specialist - **Salary:** £55524.00 to £62652.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - **Closing date:** 2026-10-02T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-18T15:20:10.551Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8282156 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8282156?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.lnwh.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge and experience **Essential** - Extensive post registration experience at Band 6 in TB/Infectious diseases. - Leadership and staff management experience at Band 6. **Desirable** - Experience working with vulnerable adults and children including those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, mental health and immigration problems. ### Education and Qualifications **Essential** - Current UK NMC registration - Evidence of successful completion of specialist courses up to Master’s degree or demonstrable equivalent experience. - Independent nurse prescribing or willing to work towards within 12 months. **Desirable** - Experiential training to demonstrate highly specialist clinical skills. ## Documents - [heart values (pdf, 158.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2615) - [job description (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10598913) - [guidance for applying (pdf, 914.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1549) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.