TB Nurse Specialist

Job responsibilities

JOB SUMMARY

The post holder will be a member of South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (SWYPFT) TB Team. The post holder will work with and deputise for the Team Leader in the management of Tuberculosisin collaboration with the Consultant Respiratory Physician and Paediatrician and co-ordinate the care of TB patients.

To manage a defined clinical caseload, providing specialist support, education and complex case management to people with active or latent Tuberculosis.

Liaise with primary and secondary care colleagues, providing education and support, thus developing and maintaining high quality evidence-based Tuberculosis care across Barnsley.

KEY RESULT AREAS:

Duties and responsibilities of the post

The postholder will:

Clinical Duties

• Provide specialist advice and on-going support to patients with suspected or confirmed Tuberculosis and their families, including home visits.
• Provide specialist advice and guidance to other health professionals and external agencies concerning TB.
• Participate in health promotion activities on all aspects of TB.
• Supervise core and non-core staff and/or students.
• Actively contribute to the development and improvement of the service with the TB team and TB service users.

• Deliver TB screening of new entrants when required.
• Carry out and interpret the results of specific tests relating to TB.
• Recognise, investigate and take the necessary action to resolve problems in relation to noncompliance of TB treatment.
• Provide phlebotomy skills for Quantiferon testing in contact screening settings.

The post holder is a key member of the TB team whose overarching goal is deliver quality clinical and nursing care and TB prevention and control. This includes undertaking any activity deemed to be within the expectations of this role.

Professional Duties

To be aware of and act in accordance with Trust Clinical Standards and Guidelines and the NMC Code of Conduct and Guidelines maintaining competency and attending training as appropriate

Maintain a high personal standard of work, observing strict confidence at all times.

Prioritise own workload as appropriate to the service.

Maintain and update own clinical specialist knowledge.

Ensure that all other SWYP NHS Foundation Trust policies and other regulations are applied as appropriate including Health and Safety for their own and others health and safety in the working environment and diversity.

Participate, through individual performance review, in matching organisational aims with personal objectives.

Communicate with patients and colleagues on TB transmission, prevention and management

Communicate information to those people who have the right, and need to know, consistent with legislation, policies and procedures.

Communicate at a level and a language (interpreting / advocacy) appropriate to the patient and their family/carers.

Keep accurate and complete records consistent with legislation, policies, and procedures.

Managerial duties

• On occasion deputises Team Leader when they are not available

Partnership and Cross Boundary Working

Work with health, social and voluntary sector organisations, and staff with an interest in TB where necessary

Liaise with other professional services involved in the care of the patient, and where appropriate encourage the patients engagement with these services.

Attend and where appropriate, contribute to meetings, forums and case conferences including Cohort review and local TB network meetings.

Communication

Promote awareness of TB among local health and social care professionals and encourage them to rapidly refer all suspected cases for investigation.

Have collaborative relationship with Public Health England understanding their roles and responsibilities.

Communicate with people in a form and manner:

- Is consistent with their level and understanding, culture, background and preferred ways of communicating

- Is appropriate to the purpose of the communication and the context in which it is taking place

- Encourage the effective participation of all involved

Information Management

Has sound knowledge of all documentation and reporting requirements for effective case management.

Ensure notification of new cases and records outcomes of all assigned patients started on treatment.

Ensure all information on assigned patients required for cohort review is collected and entered correctly.

Undertake complex and detailed information analysis as required.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The post holder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the role as directed.

Trust Values:

The Trust is committed to ensuring the highest standards of care and treatment and expects that all staff treat people e.g, service users, their carers, relatives, friends, colleagues, visitors etc, with dignity and respectat all time. The post holder must all time act in accordance with the Trusts Values:

Honest, open, transparent

Respectful

Person first and in the centre

Improve and be outstanding

Relevant today, ready for tomorrow

Families and carers matter

Safeguarding:

Report any concerns regarding the safety or wellbeing of children, adults service users, members of their families etc, in accordance with Trust Policy.

Prevent and respond appropriately to abuse and understand own role in this by undertaking Safeguarding training.

Trust policies and commitments to be read in line with the relevant Trust Policy:

All staff employed by the Trust must comply with the Trusts policies and procedures, undertake appropriate training required for their role and commit to:

ensure they are aware of the Whistleblowing Policy and how they raise concerns;

maintain confidentiality, in line with the Trusts Confidentiality Policy and Code of Conduct;

understand their personal responsibilities with regards to data quality for any information which they create, use or process in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and Trust Data Protection policy;

comply with the provisions of The Trusts Health and Safety Policy and Protocol. Ensuring their own safety and that of colleagues, service users and visitors. Know the action to be taken in the event of a fire and must undertake fire training annually;

receive supervision in line with the Trusts Supervision Policy and an annual Appraisal in line with the Trusts Appraisal Policy, during which mandatory, role specific and personal development needs should be identified and agreed;

understand their responsibilities under the Trusts Equal Opportunities in Employment Policy and ensure that they adhere to the provisions of the policy;

recognise, respect and support the equality diversity of staff, colleagues, service users, carers and the public. Contribute to a working environment which promotes and responds positively to difference and diversity;

ensure they carry out their duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people under the age of 18 years, as issued under Section 11 of The Children Act 2004, by being familiar with and adhering to Trust safeguarding policies and participatingin relevanttraining;

comply with their professional responsibilities to develop their practice and deliver care through a Clinical Governance framework (i.e. CPD, Audit, Supervision);

demonstrate, through practice and practical understanding, the importance of the continual development of individual, team and service wide quality improvement;

abide by relevant codes of professional practice, with the organisation taking action when codes of conduct are breached;

work flexibly to meet the needs of the service/organisation, whilst working within a culture of progressive employment practices and commitment to the Investors in People (IiP) Standards.

adhere to the Trusts smoke free policies, which prohibits smoking anywhere on Trust grounds;

being socially responsible by complying with measures that support the Trust in reducing or offsetting our environmental impact;

Identify and report risks, hazards, incidents, accidents and near misses promply;

In addition to the Trusts own responsibilities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, Code of Practice on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance, for your safety, ALL staff (and contractors) are responsible for ensuring their work adheres to this Code in the delivery of safe patient care.

This job description is an outline of the main duties of the post. The postholder will be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the band as directed. The content of this post will be reviewed in consultation with the postholder when necessary and in line with the service developments.

For full details of the role please see the supporting documents attached.

PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• Ability to undertake the duties and demands of the post. A satisfactory sickness record over the previous 2 years (subject to the need to act with fairness and equality of opportunity, particularly where the sickness is related to a disability and/or pregnancy).

Qualifications

Essential

• Registered General Adult Nurse (with current NMC registration).

Experience

Essential

• Substantial post qualification experience working in a clinical setting (acute or community).
• Possess effective communication both written and verbal is essential.
• Good standard of literacy, ability to write reports.
• Motivation and enthusiasm.
• Good time management and prioritising workload.
• Ability to work without supervision. Able to work on own initiative, organising and prioritising own and others workloads to changing and often tight deadlines.
• Demonstrate a high degree of reliability.

Desirable

• Evidence of IT skills.
• Evidence of teaching skills.
• Evidence of further training or significant experience in TB or infection control or Public Health.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Essential

• A current driving licence and access to a car during the working day is essential (reasonable adjustments will be considered for any applicants who are unable to drive due to a disability).
• Ability to work in various clinical and community settings throughout the network of services provided by South West Yorkshire Partnership Trust.
• Skills for nurturing key relationships and maintaining networks.
• Ability to engender trust and confidence and demonstrate integrity in the provision of advice and support.

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS

Essential

• Understanding of national policies and guidance relating to TB including awareness of Diverse and Cultural issues relating to TB.
• Background in TB.
• Evidence of Health Promotion skills.

TRAINING

Essential

• Evidence of continued professional development.
• Willingness to undertake TB caseload management course.
• Nurse prescriber or willingness to undertake Independent V300 prescribing course within a given timescale.

Desirable

• Immunisation skills.
• Phlebotomy skills.
• T.B testing, Mantoux, IGRA.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).