Community TB Nurse

at  Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

The Band 5 TB nurses work closely with the people who use our service, their families, friends and carers and play an important contribution in how people experience our services. The Band 5 nurses are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services we provide by:
Keeping the people who using our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedure
Ensur ing the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working well together and in partnership with other teams and services to provide seamless care. Band 5 nurses work as part of a team and you will contribute to the success of the team by drawing support from more experienced nurses and other health professionals but also by supervising other staff and students’ nurses to ensure they are working to the standards which the people using our services deserve .
Description of the Service
The post holder will work as a community staff nurse within the TB Team delivering care to people in their own homes and/hospital clinics. S/he will be responsible for the patients allocated by the TB Lead Nurse. Partnership working with The Hillingdon Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and other agencies e.g: Health Protection Agency and Public Health England. The post holder will be responsible for a defined caseload. Part of the role is deputizing for the Lead TB Nurse.
The Band 5 TB Nurse will s upport TB patients to fully complete TB treatment, thus preventing the spread of infection to others and minimising the development of drug resistant disease. They will also expect to support with TB screening at different local sites.
They will ensure persons at risk of developing tuberculosis are identified, informed and referred for appropriate screening.
The Band 5 TB Nurse will increase awareness of tuberculosis prevention and treatment to health care workers, local authority workers, employers and the general public support, enable patients to have the choice to be nursed at home.
The TB Nurse will also work in partnership with the local hospital Consultant Lead Clinic to deliver clinic sessions to TB and related conditions.
The TB Nurse will also be mentoring nursing students from our local University Providers to ensure the deliver on their relevant Community placements.
Values
Central and North West London NHS Trust expects all Band 5 nurses to act in a way which shows you understand our core values and are willing to put them into practice with service users, their friends family and carers and also other staff members.
As a Band 5 nurse we expect you to show COMPASSION, contribute to a caring and kind environment and recognise that what you do and say helps can make the lives of others better
We expect you to RESPECT everyone and acknowledge and welcome people’s differences rather than ignore them or see them as problematic.
We expect you to EMPOWER others and continually try to provide information, resources and support to help others make their own decisions and meet their own needs.
We expect you to work in PARTNERSHIP and behave in a way that shows that you recognise that commissioners and users of our services are the people who generate and pay for our work.
Key Responsibilities
Central and North West London NHS Trust is committed to providing safe, effective services and providing patients and families with a positive experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Healthcare Professional with relevant Professional body (1st Level Nurse/ NMC )
Degree in a health relevant subject or willingness to complete a degree (within 3 years of appointment)
Desirable
Mentoring qualification equivalent
Immunisation and Vaccination/ Venepuncture training
Experience
Essential
Experience of recent community/acute healthcare gained through education or work experience placement or previous employment
Experience with use of IT systems including Microsoft, Electronic Patient Records systems,SystmOne.
Desirable
Experience of Immunisation/TB nursing
Experience working with children and young people
Knowledge
Essential
Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS
Knowledge of up to date clinical practice
Escalating safety concerns and by doing so acting as effective advocates for those who use our services
Skills
Essential
Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written)
Ability to organise own work and work as a team
An understanding of the training needs of the post and gaps in knowledge
Skills and Abilities
Essential
Ability to organise own work and work as a team. Ability to cope with change and ability to use own initiative. An understanding of the training needs of the post and gaps in knowledge
Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
Ability to work under pressure
Enthusiasm and motivation to improve the outcomes of people with TB.
Non-judgemental, professional, inclusive approach to patient care and colleagues Providing skilled, evidence-based nursing care which adheres to agreed policies and procedures
As a community-based Nurse, you will need to have a full UK Driving licence and the use of a car that is ULEZ compliant due to the area you will be covering and suitable insurance. The trust will provide a parking permit accordingly .
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions

Please refer the Job description for details