TB Specialist Nurse

Main area TB Specialist Nurse Band 6 Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract 9 months (fixed term or secondment) Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8-4) Job
-ME06887

Department name 01. UHD - General Recruitment Site Poole Hospital Town Poole Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pa/pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 27/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 03/11/2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a TB Clinical Nurse Specialist join our nurse-led TB team at the University Hospitals Dorset based at Poole hospital on the beautiful South coast.

Working alongside the TB ACP, CNS' and Nurse consultant, you will help to provide comprehensive TB services across East Dorset.

Previous TB experience is advantageous but not essential. Post holders will be expected to develop their TB clinical skills, experience and knowledge. Persons already possessing ECP / ACP qualifications and skills are also welcome to applybut the post is capped at a band 6.

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a desire to work with and develop their TB clinical skills and knowledge as well as an ability to practice both automatously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team working within both primary and secondary care settings.

The successful applicants will ultimately operate nurse led clinics, providing LTBI diagnosis and treatment, assistance in the diagnosis, treatment and follow up of people with latent and active TB and NTM diseases, supervision of treatment, TB contact tracing, new entrant TB screening and BCG vaccination. Care is delivered under the supervision of the ACP and TB Nurse Consultant.

Interview date: 3rd November 2026

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a desire to work with and develop their TB clinical skills and knowledge as well as an ability to practice both automatously and as part of a multi-disciplinary team working within both primary and secondary care settings.

The successful applicants will ultimately operate nurse led clinics, providing LTBI diagnosis and treatment, assistance in the diagnosis, treatment and follow up of people with latent and active TB and NTM diseases, supervision of treatment, TB contact tracing, new entrant TB screening and BCG vaccination. Care is delivered under the supervision of the ACP and TB Nurse Consultant.

UHD are investing, developing and transforming Trust services in line with the New Hospital Programme. As part of this, some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or permanently. Recruiting Managers will be happy to answer any service-specific questions at interview.

If a role or service relocates as part of a planned move, excess mileage will not be reimbursed. Travel from home to the new work base will be classed as a normal commute. Any other changes will be managed under Trust or national terms and conditions.

UHD has active networks including Women’s, BAME, Pride, EU, Pro Ability, and Armed Forces. We support Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant interview schemes.

AI tools may be used, but applications must honestly reflect your own skills and experience. Integrity is key to our recruitment process

Please see the Job description and person specification attached to this advert for details of the role.

• Registration with UK professional body
• Evidence of degree level study
• GCSE grade 4 or above/equivalent
• Evidence with continuing professional development
• Recognised mentoring qualification

• Knowledge of best practice within TB
• Managing change
• Applying research based practice
• Implementing and changing policy
• Working on own initiative
• Effective team working
• Plan and implement care
• Experien…