Job summary
You will be highly motivated, conscientious and an organised nurse with the ability to be efficient in a busy clinical environment. An individual who is enthusiastic about improving patient care and is willing to go the extra mile to ensure our patients' receive the highest quality care. You will be joining a proactive and supportive team who work closely with the lead TB Consultants and pride themselves on their high quality care. Our job would provide predictable weekday hours and could be tailored to provide flexibility within the week if required.
You will be expected to travel and engage with our local community and support the management of our patients within their homes, clinics and also offering specialist support at our acute hospital New Cross Hospital.
Main duties of the job
Case management for TB Cases.
Conduct TB Nurse Led Clinic's : Mantoux/BCG, TB contact screening Active and latent TB and new entrant screening
Attend MDT and complex meetings.
Provide specialist advise to patients carer's and health professionals.
Practice within scope of personal professional competence.
Day to day supervision/training of staff/students.
Support the TB Lead Nurse in innovative and proactive approaches to the redesign of clinical services, linked to organisational priorities and in support of improved outcome.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice.
- Enhancing the patients experience.
- Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives.
- Efficient and effective use of resources.
- To provide high quality nursing care and participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs for the patient group.
- To deliver compassionate person-centred care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.
- To play an active part in the continuing development of the department and contribute to the maintenance of an environment conducive to the delivery of high standards of patient care, by promoting good communication and relationships between staff, patients and carers.
- To contribute to the implementation of high quality patient care within the community and acute setting.
- To support patients in successfully completing their course of TB medication.
- To manage the risk of transmission. To lead on management of TB incidents and outbreaks.
- To develop the service in line with local and government initiatives.
- To supervise junior staff, to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including students.
- To contribute to service development, business planning and the clinical governance agenda
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Ensuring safe and effective clinical practice.
- Enhancing the patients experience.
- Ensuring effective contribution to the delivery of the organisations objectives.
- Efficient and effective use of resources.
- To provide high quality nursing care and participate in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the care needs for the patient group.
- To deliver compassionate person-centred care, and treat patients, service users, their families and their carers with consideration, dignity and the respect you would want for yourself or your family.
- To play an active part in the continuing development of the department and contribute to the maintenance of an environment conducive to the delivery of high standards of patient care, by promoting good communication and relationships between staff, patients and carers.
- To contribute to the implementation of high quality patient care within the community and acute setting.
- To support patients in successfully completing their course of TB medication.
- To manage the risk of transmission. To lead on management of TB incidents and outbreaks.
- To develop the service in line with local and government initiatives.
- To supervise junior staff, to teach qualified and unqualified staff, including students.
- To contribute to service development, business planning and the clinical governance agenda
Person Specification
Essesntial
Essential
- registered Nurse min of 12months
- Critical thinking, reflection and analysis to inform clinical assessments.
- Flexible approach to meet the demands of the service
Desirable
- Presentation skills to small and large groups
- respiratory Knowledge
Person Specification
Essesntial
Essential
- registered Nurse min of 12months
- Critical thinking, reflection and analysis to inform clinical assessments.
- Flexible approach to meet the demands of the service
Desirable
- Presentation skills to small and large groups
- respiratory Knowledge
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).
