Lead Nurse TB

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The closing date is 03 July 2025

An opportunity has arisen to co-lead the TB services at St Georges Hospital you will work in partnership with the nurse clinical lead to support in the daily running of the TB service with a focus on operational and people management. 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 to treatment completion. Whilst TB patients will be the focus of the role you will also work to develop patient pathways for our complex non-tuberculous mycobacterium patients. The role is integral to the prevention, detection of TB in Southwest London.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the job are to manage the TB service supporting the TB Clinical Nurse Specialists and Outreach Worker to provide high quality care for patients at all stages of their TB journey, you will identify service development needs, support in education and awareness raising on TB in the trust and in the community and you will contribute to service development through audit and contribute to education and awareness raising activities

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting document which contains more and person specification information about the role.

Person Specification Professional/ Clinical Qualifications and Experienc

• MSC in advanced nursing practice or equivalent experience
• Recognised TB specialist course.
• Experience of leadership role. Management qualification or equivalent experience.
• Clinical reasoning and physical assessment
• Teaching/Mentoring
• Competent and able unsupervised to undertake specific procedures and tasks relevant to specialist area of practice.
• Non-medical prescribing course or working towards.
• Professional leadership skills including leadership development programme
• Knowledge of HIV disease.
• Formal qualification in health promotion

Specialist Knowledge and Skills

• Competent and able unsupervised to undertake specific procedures and tasks relevant to specialist area of practice.
• in ordering X-Rays, scans and blood tests relevant to specialist area of practice. IRMER trained
• Experience in working with vulnerable groups e.g. refugees and asylum seekers, homeless people, the elderly and families with young children.
• Significant experience of working in a community setting/ public health role/ paediatrics / adults / home visiting.
• Research qualification. Published material

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.

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£61,927 to £68,676 a yearper annum on pro rata