Job summary
This is an development opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, NMC registered nurse preferably with knowledge, skills and expertise in TB nursing to provide Leadership and management to the TB Team . The Team provides comprehensive Pan Mersey TB service encompassing disease control, care and prevention.
The team adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, maintaining close links to all relevant hospitals, community agencies and United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA) The Team will coordinate contract tracing on behalf of UKHSA in line with TB control board guidelines.
The successful applicant will be required to assess adults and children for TB, screen with Mantoux or IGRA, administer BCG vaccine, promote and undertake HIV testing, undertake holistic assessments applying national and local guidelines, caseload manage, identify close contacts of index cases and facilitate appropriate screening. There is a requirement to visit adults, children and families with active TB at home across the pan Mersey region during their treatment, including those with MDR/XDR TB, HIV and other co morbidities. There is a requirement to teach, undertake service audit, and maintain IT literacy.
The successful candidate will be a highly motivated enthusiastic practitioner who strives to deliver person centred care underpinned by excellent clinical skills and knowledge and Leadership is able to work autonomously .
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of the clinical service in the defined area. The post holder will be required to provide team leadership and management to a team. The primary function of the role is to provide leadership, management, and communication to and for the team, ensuring the delivery of efficient, effective, co-ordinated and responsive high quality care to patients/clients.
Community Home visits required
About us
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and management to the clinical team.
Be responsible for the delivery of the service within the area.
Work in partnership with other services/stakeholders etc., to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.
Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.
Have full line management responsibility for the team ensuring appropriate delegation and delivery of patients/client care.
Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients/clients with both planned and unplanned care needs.
Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting members of the team within the clinical environment.
Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.
Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.
Acts as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.
Implement plans for the team including rotas and schedules/working patterns to ensure business continuity.
Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.
Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to the team when managing complex and highly complex situations.
Assess patient/client conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex clinical care.
Work in collaboration with other stakeholders to deliver services to patients/clients.
Following holistic assessment of health needs, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients/clients and carers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and management to the clinical team.
Be responsible for the delivery of the service within the area.
Work in partnership with other services/stakeholders etc., to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.
Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.
Have full line management responsibility for the team ensuring appropriate delegation and delivery of patients/client care.
Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients/clients with both planned and unplanned care needs.
Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting members of the team within the clinical environment.
Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.
Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.
Acts as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.
Implement plans for the team including rotas and schedules/working patterns to ensure business continuity.
Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.
Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to the team when managing complex and highly complex situations.
Assess patient/client conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex clinical care.
Work in collaboration with other stakeholders to deliver services to patients/clients.
Following holistic assessment of health needs, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients/clients and carers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Appropriate prescriber - if required within the role.
- Evidence of CPD/Short courses.
- Registration with relevant professional body.
Desirable
- First line management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration/qualification experience.
- Experience of management and clinical leadership.
- Experience of successful multi-agency working.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care.
- Awareness of current national and local agenda in NHS and Social Care.
- Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers and colleagues.
- Understanding how other agencies work.
- IT literate.
- Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage a diverse workload.
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to understand and analyse complex data.
- Risk assessment skills.
- Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Self-management and motivation skills.
- Report writing skills.
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues.
- Ability to travel to work across boundaries.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or equivalent qualification.
- Appropriate prescriber - if required within the role.
- Evidence of CPD/Short courses.
- Registration with relevant professional body.
Desirable
- First line management qualification.
Experience
Essential
- Demonstrable post registration/qualification experience.
- Experience of management and clinical leadership.
- Experience of successful multi-agency working.
Knowledge
Essential
- Evidence of influencing, motivating and negotiating with others to achieve change in relation to care.
- Awareness of current national and local agenda in NHS and Social Care.
- Evidence of being able to communicate complex, sensitive information and advice on healthcare to patients/clients, carers and colleagues.
- Understanding how other agencies work.
- IT literate.
- Awareness of factors that contribute to good health and the importance of promoting these in line with organisational public health policy.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work to deadlines and manage a diverse workload.
- Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to understand and analyse complex data.
- Risk assessment skills.
- Ability to network with multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Self-management and motivation skills.
- Report writing skills.
Desirable
Other
Essential
- Confidence to challenge poor practice and ability to address difficult issues.
- Ability to travel to work across boundaries.
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).
