Nurse Specialist - Tuberculosis Service


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Oxford, OX3 7LE
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	9 Nov 2026
Closing date:	23 Nov 2026

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Summary

Clinical Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions at this level of practice Work towards demonstrating a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognising the limits of their own competence and scope of practice, to include when working with complexity, risk or uncertainty Develops own professional judgment skills identifying when to escalate and seek help/guidance, critically reflecting on practice, self-awareness, emotional intelligence and their willingness to change or challenge thought processes. Develops effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make positive health changes, promoting person-centred approaches in health and care. Provides and receives sensitive, complex or contentious information relating to patient care, and communicates information to patients, families or carers with respect, compassion and empathy. Leadership and Management Initiate and develop effective relationships, fostering clarity of the role within teams, to encourage productive and efficient working. Role-model the values of the OUH, demonstrating a person-centred approach to service delivery and improvement. Upholds own individual scope of practice, within legal, ethical, professional and organisational policies, governance frameworks and procedures; with a focus on managing risk, upholding safety and delivering high quality care. Will actively engage in peer review to inform own and others practice, working towards formulating and implementing strategies to act on learning and making improvements, with support from peers and clinical supervisors. Actively seeks feedback and involvement from individuals, families, carers and colleagues to inform own development and/or service developments in practice. Participates in clinical governance reviews and the investigation of clinical incidents and serious incidents; leads and facilitates others to share lessons learned adapt systems and processes accordingly. Recognises the critical importance of wellbeing in self and others, seeking to identify and manage stressors or pressures to promote health and wellbeing. Network locally, regionally, nationally and internationally (as required) and seek opportunities to develop the specialist role or service within scope. Education Critically assess and address own learning needs, working to a personal development plan that reflects the breadth of professional development across the four pillars of practice, relevant to the practitioners own clinical service and scope. Critically reflect to maximise own clinical skills and knowledge development, with evidence demonstrated in own professional portfolio of evidence. Advocate for, and contribute to, a culture of departmental, service, and organisational learning, to inspire future and existing staff. Where appropriate act as an advisor or educator within own scope of capability and competence, to develop teaching skills (with supervision or support where required) and seeking to instil confidence in others and share best practices. Research Develop and support a knowledge rich enquiry culture where research values are fostered, promoted and encouraged. With support as required, engages in research activities, upholding good research practice guidelines, in order to develop evidence-based strategies that can be applied to enhance quality, safety, productivity, value or wellbeing. Evaluate and audit own clinical practice, selecting and applying valid, reliable methods, then acting on the findings as appropriate with support as required. Begin to identify gaps in knowledge or evidence bases and explore how these may be addressed via safe and pragmatic solutions, seeking to understand needs for further research to strengthen evidence. Links professional capabilities in clinical practice to relevant, robust and valid research, evidenced in own professional portfolio of practice (relevant to level of practice). Participate in ongoing service review and evaluation, including seeking and monitoring patient experience and quality outcomes, addressing any opportunities or concerns identified Support collaborative links between clinical practice and research, through proactive engagement, and networking with academic, clinical and other active researchers. Disseminate best practice research findings and quality improvement projects.

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