Job summary
An opportunity has risen, for a Nurse, who has an intrest in Tuberculosis to join the multi-disciplinary team (Birmingham & Solihull TB Service).
The successfull candidate will case manage a caseload of patients and associated outbreaks, part of a geographic patch of the region.
Full support and training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
This post is open to either adult or paediatric trained nurse. Transferrable skills such as working in the coomunity, or managing hospitalised patients with respiratory and/or infectious diseases are useful for transferrable skills.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Professional Registration with NMC (E)
- *Degree or equivalent (E)
- *Teaching & Mentoring qualification (E)
Desirable
- *Non-Medical Prescribing Course (D)
Experience
Essential
- *Minimum of 3 years' relevant post registration experience (E)
- *Evidence of on-going CPD (E)
- *Evidence of teaching in a variety of environments (E)
Desirable
- *Experience in community and management of TB cases
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality (E)
- *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding in relation to the role applied for ( E )
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance (E)
- *You will need to be able to meet the travel
- *requirements of the post and be independently mobile and as such it is essential for you to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points (E)
Desirable
- *Awareness of current research related to the speciality ( D )
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- *Professional Registration with NMC (E)
- *Degree or equivalent (E)
- *Teaching & Mentoring qualification (E)
Desirable
- *Non-Medical Prescribing Course (D)
Experience
Essential
- *Minimum of 3 years' relevant post registration experience (E)
- *Evidence of on-going CPD (E)
- *Evidence of teaching in a variety of environments (E)
Desirable
- *Experience in community and management of TB cases
Additional Criteria
Essential
- *Awareness of current relevant NHS policy context relating to the speciality (E)
- *Has understanding / experience of the principles of Safeguarding in relation to the role applied for ( E )
- *Knowledge of corporate and clinical governance (E)
- *You will need to be able to meet the travel
- *requirements of the post and be independently mobile and as such it is essential for you to possess a full category B car driving licence preferably clean or with no more than a maximum of 3 points (E)
Desirable
- *Awareness of current research related to the speciality ( D )
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
