TB Specialist Nurse
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Date: 2 days ago
City: Windsor, ON
Contract type: Full time
Job Overview
Band 6 TB Specialist Nurse (Sister/Charge Nurse)
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dedicated Tuberculosis (TB) service. We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high-quality care, education, and support to patients affected by TB.
This is a varied and rewarding role, primarily based within community and outpatient settings, with occasional responsibilities within the acute hospital environment. As a key member of our specialist team, you will play a vital role in promoting health, providing treatment, and supporting patients through their TB journey.
We are looking for a senior registered nurse to step into this Band 6 TB Specialist Nurse role. You should have a solid background in acute medical nursing and be committed to further professional development and training. A full UK driving licence and access to a car are essential, as community visits and outpatient clinics are a core part of the role.
While previous experience in TB nursing and a relevant degree in acute or critical care are desirable, they are not essential. Comprehensive training and support will be provided to the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care in the community without direct supervision.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
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Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
Essential criteria
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
Apply online now
Band 6 TB Specialist Nurse (Sister/Charge Nurse)
We are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for a Sister/Charge Nurse to join our dedicated Tuberculosis (TB) service. We are seeking a dynamic and motivated individual with excellent interpersonal skills and a passion for delivering high-quality care, education, and support to patients affected by TB.
This is a varied and rewarding role, primarily based within community and outpatient settings, with occasional responsibilities within the acute hospital environment. As a key member of our specialist team, you will play a vital role in promoting health, providing treatment, and supporting patients through their TB journey.
We are looking for a senior registered nurse to step into this Band 6 TB Specialist Nurse role. You should have a solid background in acute medical nursing and be committed to further professional development and training. A full UK driving licence and access to a car are essential, as community visits and outpatient clinics are a core part of the role.
While previous experience in TB nursing and a relevant degree in acute or critical care are desirable, they are not essential. Comprehensive training and support will be provided to the right candidate.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual patient care in the community without direct supervision.
- To deputise for senior TB nurse in their absence
- Contact tracing for all TB cases
- To work with senior TB nurse to help improve the TB services.
- Improving knowledge within communities in the local area most affected by TB
- Supervising directly observed therapy when required
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- BLS certified
- Degree level registration
Essential criteria
- Able to work flexible shifts on weekdays, depending on service requirements but generally 5 hours per day, 3 days a week
- Full driving licence with access to a car
Essential criteria
- Respiratory nursing
- General medicine
- TB nursing experience
- Community experience
Essential criteria
- Able to work as an effective team member
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Ability to adapt to change within the working environment
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
Apply online now
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