Tuberculosis Specialist Nurse-Fixed Term | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
2 days ago
Responsibilities The role of TB Nurse Specialist is to provide high quality care to all patients (adults and children) with Tuberculosis. You will work as part of a multi-professional team to ensure that patients with TB receive a high standard of care from initial investigations through to treatment completion. You will manage a caseload of patients providing clinical and social support to adults and children affected by TB. This includes looking after individuals with TB disease and TB infection. The role is integral to the prevention, detection of TB in Southwest London. To establish and develop skilled practice in the multidisciplinary management and nursing care of all patients with TB. To identify specific needs in education of patients, relatives, and staff and facilitate meeting these requirements. To offer an individualised service respecting the many diverse cultural and spiritual backgrounds of each family, offering confidentiality, and maintaining trust. To assist in the prevention and control of spread of TB. To provide support and follow-up to complex patients including paediatrics. This will involve visiting patients in their homes and providing directly observed therapy (DOT) in a variety of community settings including homeless hostels. To link with primary care, local authority, voluntary and other agencies to provide access to support and facilities needed for TB treatment. To participate in raising the profile of the disease to local health care workers and others. Candidates please note Interviews will be on Friday 20th September 2024 The TB service at St Georges Hospital provides specialist inpatient and outpatient services and care for the clinical diagnosis and management of TB patients. We are the tertiary referral centre for multi-drug resistant TB and provide specialist care for patients with TB meningitis and co-infection across South- West London. The specialist nursing team consists of specialist nurses, an outreach worker and administrator and they deliver a number of services for TB patients; nurse led clinics for patients receiving treatment for active and latent TB, screening clinics for contacts of TB (adult and paediatric), occupational health contacts, new entrant screening clinics and screening for patients prior to receiving biologic treatments. We have a rapid access clinic for patients with symptoms of active TB who are referred from the community or other tertiary services. We work with inpatient teams to support the care of inpatients on TB treatment. We are the local TB team for HMP Wandsworth to whom we provide specialist advice. St George’s Hospital in Tooting – one of the country’s principal teaching hospitals. It is a large organisation – with more than 9,000 staff – but retains a strong sense of community. We have strong links with the local populations we serve but are also recognised nationally and internationally for being a leader in research and innovation. Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role. This advert closes on Tuesday 2 Dec 2025 #J-18808-Ljbffr
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