TB Nurse Specialist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Tuberculosis (TB) Nurse to work within our respiratory nursing team at Gateshead Health Foundation Trust.

The TB nurse will be leading the management, supervision and care delivery for patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB), contact tracing, new entry screening and outbreak management, along side running their clinics.

The TB nurse role will consist of providing expert clinical knowledge to patients with TB and supporting those patients through treatment pathways. They will be a requirement to contribute to the ongoing development and delivery of nurse lead service for patients. They will also work as part of the multi disciplinary team along side the TB Respiratory Consultant Lead.

Main duties of the job

The extremely motivated post holder will hold well-developed interpersonal and communication skills and should also possess good facilitation and IT skills. You must be able to demonstrate the ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team, having excellent clinical skills to deliver exceptional standards of care for all patients and their families.

The candidate must be well organised and enthusiastic in participating with service development through audit and peer review. Helping to drive and sustain new initiatives to meet national standards.

About us

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the Global Ethnic Majority (GEM) network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our Armed Forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.