Job summary
- Main area
- TB service
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 153-ME03341
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £50,952 - £57,349 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
TB Advanced Clinical Practitioner
Band 8a
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced TB Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) or highly experienced TB Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) to join our dynamic nurse-led TB team based on the beautiful South Coast at University Hospitals Dorset.
We are looking for a highly experienced TB ACP/CNS who demonstrates advanced levels of clinical competence and confidence. You will have a proven ability to work automatously and within a multi-disciplinary team in both primary and secondary care settings where you will develop, deliver and coordinate comprehensive TB services across East Dorset.
Under the supervision of the TB Consultant Nurse, you will manage the TB Service’s daily operations which includes line-managing junior colleagues, triage and actioning referrals, providing nurse led outpatient and telephone clinics and performing ward as well as community outreach and home visits. You must be a confident teacher, a strong advocate and computer literate. You must have excellent communication abilities with clear spoken and written English language and ability to facilitate and chair interdisciplinary meetings at both local and regional levels. Candidates are advised to provide evidence of clinical and service development and innovation.
Base Location: Bournemouth & Poole
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Clinically, you will investigate and diagnose TB, LTBI and NTM diseases; synthesising results and information from multiple sources to develop highly complex plans of care. You will prescribe and supervise treatments, risk assess and deliver contact tracing and TB incident management, demonstrating high levels of competence. You will support the development of new-entrant TB screening programmes and deliver BCG vaccinations as and when needed.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information on this post please refer to the detailed person specification and job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master's level Advanced Clinical Practice or relevant master's degree
- Evidence of completing recognised TB education Modules
- Non-medical prescriber (evidenced within professional body registration)
- Full UK driving licence
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of teaching and mentoring education
- Health Assessment and Physical examination
- Public Health qualifications/course attendance
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience of working independently at band 7 in a clinical role managing TB/NTM patients
- Line management/Team leadership
- Primary and secondary care experience
- Experience in active participation in MDT meetings
- Teaching staff from other professions
Desirable criteria
- Publication as first author
- Conference presentation experience
- Experience of business case development
Technical Skills and competencies
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical skills - such as assessing patient's physical status, demonstrate precision, accuracy and dexterity
- Administration of Tuberculin skin testing / assessing result and administration of BCG vaccination
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates theoretical and practical knowledge of TB/NTM presentations
- Conversant in relevant speciality advanced practice developments at national/local levels
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- David Thomas
- Job title
- TB Nurse consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 6585
- Additional information
Susie Barret 0300 019 4570
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