Tuberculosis Nurse - #1738694

The Sirona Tuberculosis (TB) Nurse Team work collaboratively with patients and a wide range of colleagues to provide high quality care for people affected by TB across the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire localities. We are proud of our high treatment completion rates and the feedback we receive from patients.

The role is primarily based in the community and includes patient centred case management for those on TB treatment, supporting diagnosis of TB, LTBI screening programmes, running clinics, professional education, and contact tracing. The job involves some lone-working, amongst diverse and disadvantaged population groups.

In return you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills in this fascinating, important and rewarding area of work.

The Tuberculosis Nurses are based at Lawrence Hill Health Centre in Bristol but you will need to have a car to visit patients across the wide geographical area of Bristol, North Somerset & South Gloucestershire.

• Takes lead responsibility for the case-management of TB cases, assessing need and implementing and evaluating individual programmes of care and support for people being treated for TB
• Work in community and hospital clinics and patients’ own homes
• Maintaining close liaison with GPs and hospital TB Consultants.
• Responsible for collating accurate data and meeting performance targets, contributing to research and audit
• Recognise patient perspectives, seek their views and feed those into service development
• Provide education programmes and presentations on TB and related issues within Sirona and the wider health/social community as required
• Attend TB clinics in the acute trusts alongside own patient list
• Communicate effectively with GPs, patients and use IT systems effectively to enable care
  
  

Ever dreamt about a career that sparks excitement and fosters your professional growth? Picture yourself waking up eager to make a real difference in our community, surrounded by teams who value your unique ideas.

We are Sirona care & health – England’s largest provider of Adult’s and Children’s Community Services and we’d love for you to join us in Bristol, North Somerset or South Gloucestershire.

Agenda for Change Salary, full NHS benefits, 27+ days’ annual leave, and participation in the NHS Pension Scheme – just a glimpse of the benefits you’ll receive.

We welcome and encourage all applicants. We are committed to having a workforce that reflects the communities we support and are proactively seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce. We know diversity fosters creativity and innovation.

We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We aim to draw upon the widest possible range of views and experiences to meet the changing needs of our colleagues, partners and communities we serve.

Whether you're starting your journey in healthcare, looking for a fresh challenge within the NHS, or contemplating a career change, don't be daunted by the prospect of something different – we create development opportunities for all our colleagues and apprentices.

Interested? View our benefits leaflet which you can find attached to this vacancy.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Liz Jones Job title: TB Specialist Nurse and Team Lead Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 07979507638

You can also contact the team on 01179 543066.