Management and Leadership Identifies need for change and supports management of change, including service development. Negotiation and influencing skills. Provide direct management for band 5 and administration colleagues. Coordinate clinical work with colleagues demonstrating effective time management skills and participates in the monitoring and reviewing of team performance. To commit to continuous personal development/lifelong learning by attending mandatory training, use of eLearning and adhere to all trust policies and procedures. To understand owns role within the wider multi-disciplinary team and articulate own develop needs through attending clinical supervision, 1:1 sessions, undertaking appraisal preparation and contributing to objective setting and personal development planning. Possess effective leadership skills by directly managing junior staff within the team. Perform risk assessments and compile action plans for the service. Be an active part in the recruitment process including short listing and interviewing. Participate in and provide clinical supervision. Promote service development, improvements and quality expansion and efficiencies. Clinical Responsibilities NMC nursing registration. To case manage patients with potential or a TB diagnosis within a community setting without direct supervision, reporting to the TB specialist nurse lead, as appropriate, utilising specialist history taking and examination skills. Holistically assess patient need and develop a plan of care that is individualised and meets the needs of patients and carers through physical assessment skills. Identify, manage and review adjustments in optimising TB therapies within agreed service protocols, through non-medical prescribing. Notify UKHSA of all new active cases of TB Develop, implement and evaluate patient treatment plans and concordance through clinical checks, tablet counting, and, providing directly observed therapy (DOT). Communicate patient treatment plans Eligible BCG vaccination administration for neonates, children and adults. Phlebotomy Review clinical results New entrant screening and contact tracing for all eligible patients Assist patients to identify and manage risk factors using behavioural change to self-manage their condition. Provide specialist advice to patients/carers in relation to programmes of care which may be complex. Provide sensitive information to patients, where there may be barriers. Decision making/clinical judgment and problem solving. Liase with multi-disciplinary teams, referring as appropriate. To contribute to the development of service specific guidelines and protocols that are evidence based. Work closely with key members of the team from primary and secondary care to alter the management plan as appropriate. Communicate and accurately document any changes in a timely manner. Support service provision within the local area and wider foundation trust. Adhere to trust clinical governance, equality and diversity policy through ethical decision-making. Assess and manage risk. Service user/public involvement. Supervise the work of others; clinical supervision of staff, students; provides training to others. Work within codes of practice and professional guidelines. Attend mandatory training and maintain evidence based practice. Be accountable for maintaining skills and revalidation. Promote and support effective implementation of all Organisational Policies and Procedures, and practice in accordance with them. Support and promote a team culture which actively encourages empowerment thereby supporting and facilitating change. Support the provision of a high quality, value for money and effective service within available resources. Educational Responsibilities Provide and support training for the multidisciplinary team in the management of TB disease. Be a role model providing mentorship and coaching to the team. Provide positive well-being support to the team. To regularly attend and participate in training, peer support and clinical supervision. Supporting others to develop knowledge and skills. Promotion of learning/creation of learning environment. Service user/carer teaching and information giving. Support local patient groups. Developing service user/carer education materials. Acts as a resource for improving health. Teaching and mentorship. Research Involvement in any research and service development. Involvement in audit and service evaluation. Implements policies and proposed changes to working practices or procedures in own work area.