TB Nurse

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the UHT TB services working with experienced TB practitioners across the acute and community sectors

In partnership with the multidisciplinary team the post holder will be part of the provision of a TB Specialist Nursing Service, delivering high-quality clinical care. The post holder will develop specialist knowledge and skills and be a key clinician in the provision of advice, education and support to colleagues, patients, families and carers. They will participate in clinical audit and service evaluation within the specialist field. They will also be responsible for contributing to the on-going development of clinical and community practice, standards of care within the service including development of policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines. The post holder will participate in the delivery of educational programmes for patients and multidisciplinary team. This post involves combination of nurse-led screening clinics and community (visiting patients within their homes).

Main duties of the job

• Case management of patients and their families, those undergoing TB treatment and those offered screening
• To undertake screening and BCG vaccination clinics
• To recognise problems in relation to drug side effects, and manage based on competence, local and national protocols and report to senior nurse
• To order and act on diagnostic tests, whole genome sequencing reporting and investigations
• Incident and Outbreak management
• Manage clinical priorities according to agreed protocols and working practices
• Seek support, guidance and advice from senior colleagues within the team or medical teams as required
• Within scope of practice and clinical competence request and/or undertake diagnostic procedures and clinical investigations related to plans of care
• Where there is a requirement utilise scope of practice to undertake Non-Medical Prescribing role and advise on medicine management issues associated with the Patient specialty group.
• Participate in the active engagement of service users through patient and family feedback, user groups and support groups
• Use professional judgement to act as an advocate for patients to ensure a patient focused approach to the delivery of care
• Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decisions relating to their treatment and management
• Support and work with ward staff for discharge plans of patients, ensuring that TB care is planned

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) attached for main responsibilities of the role.

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.