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Specialist Nurse - Wakefield TB
| Posting date: | 04 February 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 February 2025 |
| Location: | Wakefield, WF1 5BB |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9378-W1235 |
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 Tuberculosis in 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 Wakefield. 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. For full job description, please see attached supporting documents. We are aware that an increasing number of applicants are using AI technology to generate responses on NHS Job application forms. Over reliance on AI-generated content in application forms is strongly discouraged and we will conduct a thorough screening process before selecting candidates to progress to the next stage. If you are using AI to enhance your application, please disclose this in your NHS Jobs application form.