Team Leader Community TB

Job overview

This is an development opportunity for an enthusiastic, motivated, NMC registered nurse preferably with knowledge, skills and expertise in TB nursing to provide Leadership and management to the TB Team . The Team provides  comprehensive Pan Mersey TB service encompassing disease control, care and prevention.

The team adopts a multi-disciplinary approach, maintaining close links to all relevant hospitals, community agencies and United Kingdom Health Security Agency (UKHSA)   The Team will coordinate contract tracing on behalf of UKHSA  in line with TB control board guidelines.

The successful applicant will be required to assess adults and children for TB, screen with Mantoux or IGRA, administer BCG vaccine,  promote and undertake HIV testing, undertake holistic assessments applying national and local guidelines, caseload manage, identify close contacts of index cases and facilitate appropriate screening. There is a requirement to visit adults, children and families with active TB at home across the pan Mersey region during their treatment, including those with MDR/XDR TB, HIV and other co morbidities. There is a requirement to teach, undertake service audit, and maintain IT literacy.

The successful candidate will be a highly motivated  enthusiastic practitioner who strives to deliver person centred care underpinned by excellent clinical skills and knowledge and Leadership  is able to work autonomously .

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of the clinical service in the defined area. The post holder will be required to provide team leadership and management to a team. The primary function of the role is to provide leadership, management, and communication to and for the team, ensuring the delivery of efficient, effective, co-ordinated and responsive high quality care to patients/clients. Community Home visits required

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Provide clinical leadership and management to the clinical team.

Be responsible for the delivery of the service within the area.

Work in partnership with other services/stakeholders etc., to enable patients/clients to be treated in the appropriate setting.

Ensure that the team provides a high quality service to its clients by providing caseload and clinical supervision.

Have full line management responsibility for the team ensuring appropriate delegation and delivery of patients/client care.

Ensure that teams work proactively in order to deliver anticipatory and maintenance care, providing a responsive service to patients/clients with both planned and unplanned care needs.

Maintain clinical credibility by providing clinical care and supporting members of the team within the clinical environment.

Participate in the development of caseload management across the local health economy.

Provide leadership and mentoring to those staff developing into a caseload management role.

Acts as an advocate and champion for patients/clients in a variety of forums and professional groups and challenge attitudes and behaviour.

Implement plans for the team including rotas and schedules/working patterns to ensure business continuity.

Practice autonomously and demonstrate evidence based clinical decision making.

Provide clinical expertise and knowledge to the team when managing complex and highly complex situations.

Assess patient/client conditions and consider a range of options when delivering complex and highly complex clinical care.

Work in collaboration with other stakeholders to deliver services to patients/clients.

Following holistic assessment of health needs, develop individualised care plans to fulfil those needs, with the involvement of patients/clients and carers.