# TB Clinical Nurse Specialist

**Company**: London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust
**Location**: Harrow
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: Permanent
**Salary**: £55524.00 to £62652.00
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a TB Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide specialist nurse-led Tuberculosis (TB) services Trust-wide to minimise/reduce the impact of TB. The successful candidate will 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.

The main duties of the job include:

- Providing 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.

- Assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care, managing a caseload through nurse-led clinics, home visits, and case management in line with national guidance.

- Managing TB cases from diagnosis to completion of treatment, including contact tracing, screening programmes, outbreak investigations, and liaison with UKHSA.

- Reviewing laboratory and radiology results, undertaking specialist assessments, and providing advice to patients, carers, GPs, and healthcare professionals.

- Promoting treatment adherence, supporting safe discharge planning, preventing avoidable admissions, and ensuring patients receive holistic, culturally sensitive care.

- Presenting cases at cohort reviews and contributing to service improvement, audit, governance, and quality initiatives.

- Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams, contributing to complex case discussions, and sharing best practice.

- Maintaining accurate clinical records, managing risks, and ensuring compliance with Trust policies and professional standards.

- Supporting 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.

The salary for this post is £55,524 to £62,652 per annum.

## Skills

### Required
- 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
- Extensive post registration experience at Band 6 in TB/Infectious diseases
- Leadership and staff management experience at Band 6

### Nice to have
- Experiential training to demonstrate highly specialist clinical skills
- Experience working with vulnerable adults and children including those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, mental health and immigration problems

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