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TB Clinical Nurse Specialist (paediatric/outreach)
The closing date is 10 June 2026
This is an exciting new role at our service, and the successful applicant will be working closely with both the TB nursing team and the Paediatric TB doctors managing children with latent TB infection and active TB disease. They will also do some outreach work in the community, finding hard-to-reach patients and helping to do home visits.
Provide specialist nurse led Tuberculosis (TB) services Trust wide to minimise/reduce the impact of TB
Provide specialist nursing advice to support and facilitate high quality, individualised care to patients/clients and relatives/carers without supervision in collaboration with the multi-disciplinary team in line with local and national targets.
The post holder will provide specialist nursing care and support and deputise for their line manager in the management of their clinical speciality. This will involve dealing with complex situations and having to take appropriate action in a variety of settings.
In particular, the post holder will provide specialist nursing care and support in the management of children with latent TB infection (LTBI) and active TB disease, and will deputise for their line manager in the management of their clinical speciality.
To be flexible in the approach to the clinical area and to provide cover for any area specified acting as professional role model providing direct and indirect clinical care, teaching and research.
Main duties of the job
To provide sound clinical leadership and develop support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the clinical setting and Trust wide.
Co-ordinate and contribute to complex case conferences and incident meetings.
Maintain and promote effective communication both verbally and in writing with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and other Wards or Departments, including formal and informal presentation of information relating to your service.
To demonstrate politeness, courtesy and sensitivity in dealing with patients/clients, visitors/relatives and colleagues, maintaining good customer relations.
Participate in LNWUH’s organisational development plans to transform the hospital to meet the needs of future; upholding LNWUH Healthcare NHS Trust’s shared values.
Promote the corporate image of London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust to all individuals, groups and organisations both within the Trust and to the community at large.
About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.
Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.
- Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country’s top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
- St Mark’s Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
- Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
- Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.
We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.
Person Specification
Education and qualification
- Current registration with NMC
- Educated to degree level or higher
- Valid UK driving licence and access to a car
- Non-medical prescribing (or willing to achieve within 12 months)
Knowledge and experience
- Previous TB/ID experience at band 6 level
- Effective IT and communication skills
- Previous outpatient experience in TB/ID care
- Ability to prepare, teach, and deliver educational presentations
- Commitment to providing high quality care
- Ability to work within the MDT
- Self-motivated and able to work autonomously
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.
Address
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (cross-site working)
£55,524 to £62,652 a year Per Annum Including High Cost Area Supplement
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
337-NP-9651SM
Job locations
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (cross-site working)
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