Job summary
- Main area
- Respiratory Medicine
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 384-SB-EMF16325
- Employer
- Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Surrey County Hospital
- Town
- Guildford
- Salary
- £26,405 - £28,976 Per annum (pro rata) inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
TB Support worker - Band 4
Band 4
Job overview
- To provide robust support to TB service and working closely with TB nurse specialist
- To deliver a high quality, individually tailored empathetic advisory support to patients/ relatives and staff.
- To work closely as part of the TB service to deliver ongoing work to support the NHS Long term plan requirement
Main duties of the job
· To work closely with the TB services to develop and establish a robust, accessible and flexible support team for Staff and Patients.
· To be an integral part of the TB services to provide support to the team and to members of the public suspected or diagnosed with TB in Guildford and its catchment areas
· To be responsible for maintaining skills, knowledge levels and competencies required of a TB support worker and seek advice and support as and when necessary
· To ensure all information is fed back to your colleagues for auditing and monitoring purposes
· High level of interpersonal skills including well-developed abilities in client centred, non-judgemental confidential communication, negotiation, persuasion, motivational, empathetic, and able to provide advice around TB screening.
· Promote good relationships with patients, public and staff in verbal and written communication.
· Any other task commensurate with the role as required
Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
There is an exciting opportunity arising within our respiratory division for a band 4 support worker role in TB service. The post holder will be working closely with the TB clinical nurse specialist and the Consultant.
We are looking for someone who has previous experience in an administrative role and has excellent IT skills. The role requires networking with other health care providers & involve patient advisory service. We expect the candidate to be an effective communicator.
This role will include answering telephones, contacting clients to make/change appointments, support clinic letters & audits.
This is an onsite working role and the working hours can be flexible. If you would like to have an informal chat then please contact Matron Sreeja Sukumaran (ext 6870) Or Speciality Manager Jayne Reynolds (ext 6486).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Accredited smoking cessation qualification with the NCSCT at least 6 months experience in delivering smoking cessation support
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience of supporting smokers through the NHS quit programme
- Knowledge of smoking cessation theories and practice
- Ability to be able to support and communicate with people in an appropriate manner
Desirable criteria
- Motivational interviewing skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Long
- Email address
- [email protected]
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