University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
TB Community Healthcare Support Worker
The closing date is 20 October 2025
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic person looking for a diverse role to join our established community TB service. You will be working alongside our specialised TB nurses as part of the multi-disciplinary team providing high quality TB care in collaboration with other services to provide a seamless service for people receiving TB treatment, their contacts and the wider community in accordance with nationally and locally agreed guidelines.
The post holder will be trained in phlebotomy and participate in large incident TB screening and screening of New Entrant to the UK. The post holder will support patients with their treatment through directly observed therapy and will assist in locating and encouraging patients to engage with the TB service. The post holder will become knowledgeable about TB signs and symptoms and participate in activities to raise awareness of TB locally.
A car driver with a full UK license and access to a car with business insurance is essential for this role. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for someone with good interpersonal and communication skills, good organisational ability, enthusiasm and the ability to work on your own initiative. You will need to enjoy working in a small team and be able to prioritise your own workload and be confident in working with patients with complex and challenging needs. You must have reasonable PC skills, including using Microsoft Office packages, e-mail, Outlook and use of databases.
The post holder will predominantly provide specialised, comprehensive & confidential clinical support for the Coventry & Warwickshire Community TB Service working closely with the TB specialist nurses and act as a source of advice and guidance regarding the TB Service.
Job responsibilities
* Support the community TB team with outbreak management, liaising with the case manager for individual patients and wider TB team members.
* Support TB nurse specialists in collecting prescriptions and liaising with pharmacies, informing patients when to collect medicines or delivering them as part of the agreed care package.
* Have a basic level of knowledge about TB and the standard medication/treatment programme to recognise deviation from this and inform the TB case manager as soon as possible.
* Provide on-going support to patients to encourage effective adherence and completion of treatment as directed by the TB Nurse Specialists and in line with agreed protocols.
* Observe patient taking medicines and record this observation in the patients notes and report concerns.
* Work with the patient to understand the reasons for treatment non-compliance and to work to overcome the barriers to treatment non-compliance.
* Ensure accurate and up to date documentation made in a timely fashion in patient records and problems communicated to the TB Nurse Specialists at the next available opportunity.
* Visit non-compliant patients at home or in a location they frequent following discussion and risk assessment with case manager and encourage the patient to comply with treatment.
* Plan and organise own work including planning home visits, clinics and DOTs.
About us
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence designated organisation.
Person Specification
Please see supporting documents for qualifications, experience, knowledge, skills and commitment to Trust Values and Behaviours.
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 to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Salary: £24,937 to £26,598 a year per annum pro rata
Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
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