TB Specialist Nurse

Job summary

JOB ADVERT

TB NURSE SPECIALIST Band 6

37.5 HOURS PER WEEK - PERMANENT POSITION

Description of Post

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our 'small but perfectly formed' TB team as a full time, band 6, TB Nurse Specialist.

The post is based within the Thoracic medicine team and includes working within the hospital, in patient's homes and at Bolton One clinic. The work will be both virtual and face to face. You will join a dynamic and friendly team of experienced Respiratory Nurse Specialists where no two days are the same.

We offer a flexible approach to encourage a good work life balance and cover a five -day week.

In return, we expect you to be proactive in your approach to learning and to be willing to work dynamically in order to care for our patients who cope daily with TB within our local community.

We really would encourage anyone interested in this post to arrange an informal visit prior to application. For further details please contact:

Sr. Cheryl Stott - Lead TB Specialist Nurse 07467 353596

cheryl.stott2@boltonft.nhs.uk

or

Sr. Tracey Holliday - Departmental Manager 01204 390390 ext 144307

tracey.holliday@boltonft.nhs.uk

Interview date TBA

Main duties of the job

Working within the TB team would encompass screening, treatment and contact tracing for TB , alongside health education, incident management and public health responsibilities.

Our patient age group is from 0 -99 years, people of any age can be affected by TB. We treat whole families so good communication will be a key skill. You will be expected to carry a shared workload of patients and run your own nurse led clinics regularly, inputting the relevant data into the national databases as required.

Our clinic workload is delivered off site from the hospital at this time. We provide home visits for our patients to ensure adherence to medication and to assess for contact screening opportunities.

Due to working across multiple sites within the same working day, being a car driver is an essential requirement for this post.

About us

Acute Adult Division

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated provider of acute, intermediate and community health care serving the population of Bolton. This provides us with an opportunity for our services to work closely with our partners in primary care and the local authority to ensure a seamless service for our patients.

Here at Bolton our patients are at the heart of everything we do.

The aims of this Trust are to improve the health of and provide the best possible care to the population in which we serve and ensure that our staff has joy and pride in their work. We are striving to recruit a workforce that reflects the communities in which we serve. We value our staff and can offer excellent opportunities for further training and development. We are keen to reflect our local population and therefore applications from all sectors of the community are welcomed.

The Acute Adult Care Division is one of four Clinical Divisions in the Trust that includes Emergency Care, Complex Care and Specialist Medicine. The Division contains the busiest single site Emergency Department in Greater Manchester and has inpatient wards providing acute medicine, rehabilitation and specialist medicine services. It provides a range of specialist out-patient and community services and is committed to providing excellent clinical performance and patient care.

Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bolton NHS foundation trust

Minerva road, Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Bolton NHS foundation trust

Minerva road, Farnworth

Bolton

BL4 0JR

Employer's website

http://www.boltonft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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