About this role
Job summary
Join Our Team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust!Band 6 Tuberculosis (TB) Nurse - Part Time (22.5 hours per week)
Are you a compassionate, proactive nurse who is passionate about improving public health? Do you want to play a vital role in tackling TB across London? We are looking for an enthusiastic NMC-registered nurse to join our friendly and highly skilled TB nursing team.
As a valued member of our tri-site TB service across Charing Cross Hospital, Hammersmith Hospital, and St Mary's Hospital, you will provide high-quality care to both adults and children, in inpatient and outpatient settings. Our service also delivers TB healthcare at HMP Wormwood Scrubs, offering you a truly varied and impactful role.
Why Join Us?
Collaborative Culture: Join a supportive multi-disciplinary team committed to delivering excellent patient outcomes.
Career Development: Gain experience across diverse clinical environments with opportunities to further specialise in TB nursing.
Work-Life Balance: Part-time hours with flexible shifts (typically between 8am-6pm) based on clinic and service needs.
Opportunity to Make a Real Impact: Help drive TB elimination efforts and improve the health of vulnerable communities
If you are motivated, eager to learn, and passionate about delivering high-quality care, we would love to hear from you.
Apply now and help us shape the future of TB services at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust!
Main duties of the job
Manage a designated caseload of adult and paediatric patients. Collaborate with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), pan London Find & Treat services, and other TB services across London. Deliver safe, effective, and compassionate care aligned with NICE guidelines and the National Collaborative TB Strategy. Promote public health and raise TB awareness within both clinical settings and the wider community. You will provide specialist nursing expertise to ensure the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care for patients with suspected or confirmed TB, whilst supporting their families and carers. Working both autonomously and as an integral member of a multi-disciplinary team, you will contribute to achieving local and national TB targets through effective case management. Your role will involve overseeing the care of a designated caseload, including contact tracing, screening, and participation in Cohort Review This is a varied role requiring flexibility, including community-based work such as home, school, or workplace visits to carry out assessments, phlebotomy, and Directly Observed Therapy (DOT). You will also play an active part in staff education and service improvement, contributing to audits, supporting team development, and delivering ward-based teaching. In collaboration with senior nursing colleagues, you will be involved in initiatives that enhance the TB service and improve outcomes across our diverse patient population.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.
Environmental sustainabilityClimate change and poor air quality is a health emergency that harms people's health and wellbeing and widens health inequalities. The Trust is also committed to reducing its impact on the environment by reducing our greenhouse gas emissions to Net Zero by 2045. All our employees have a role to play, and we have an active green network that supports staff to act in ways that ensures that our services are efficient, sustainable and reduce our impact on the environment www.imperial.nhs.uk/about-us/our-strategy/green-plan.
Job description Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ qualifications Essential
Registered nurse Diploma / first level degree in nursing or related subject SLICE or equivalent
Desirable
Degree level learning or willingness to work towards Evidence of recent continuing professional development
Experience Essential
Post registration experience, at senior Band 5 level in the community, medicine, respiratory, HIV, Infectious Diseases or TB Experience working with vulnerable adults and children including those experiencing homelessness, substance misuse, mental health and immigration problems Experience of multi professional working
Desirable
Teaching and presentation skills
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Address Trust wide
London
W2 1NY
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.imperial.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)