Job summary
- Main area
- Community Health Services
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-7641-B
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £47,951 - £56,863 Per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/04/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Inclusion Health Clinical Nurse Specialist
NHS AfC: Band 6
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Job overview
Clinical Nurse Specialist – Vaccination & Inclusion Health Outreach Band 6
We are seeking an experienced registered nurse to join the Find&Treat Inclusion Health outreach service, leading the clinical delivery of vaccination programmes while working as a generalist inclusion health outreach nurse.
This role focuses on improving uptake of hepatitis B, influenza, COVID-19 and other indicated vaccinations among people experiencing homelessness, substance use, migration-related vulnerability and prison-experience. The post holder will deliver vaccination under PGDs or appropriate clinical frameworks and ensure safe cold-chain and governance compliance in community settings.
Main duties of the job
As part of a multidisciplinary team, the Clinical Nurse Specialist will:
· Deliver vaccination in outreach and community environments
· Undertake BBV and infection screening where appropriate
· Provide clinical assessment and brief intervention
· Support individuals into wider healthcare pathways including HIV, TB and hepatology services
· Work collaboratively with peer practitioners to improve engagement and uptake
· Contribute to audit, performance monitoring and service improvement
While vaccination is a core focus, this is a generalist inclusion health nursing role requiring flexibility across BBV and infectious disease pathways. The successful candidate will be NMC registered with experience in vaccination, infectious diseases, sexual health or inclusion health. Experience working in outreach or community-based services is highly desirable. The role involves travel across London and working in varied community environments.
About Find&Treat
Find&Treat is a specialist NHS outreach service working alongside over 200 NHS and third-sector services to tackle tuberculosis (TB), HIV and blood-borne viruses among people experiencing homelessness and other forms of social exclusion. We take infection control into the community — finding cases early, preventing onward transmission and supporting individuals to complete treatment and achieve sustained health outcomes.
Working for our organisation
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (UCLH) is one of the most complex NHS trusts in the UK, serving a large and diverse population. We provide academically led acute and specialist services, to people from the local area, from throughout the United Kingdom and overseas. Our vision is to deliver top-quality patient care, excellent education, and world-class research.
We provide first-class acute and specialist services across eight sites:
• University College Hospital (incorporating the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Wing)
• National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery
• Royal National ENT and Eastman Dental Hospitals
• University College Hospital Grafton Way Building
• Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
• University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
• The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
• University College Hospital at Westmoreland Street
We are dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of many complex illnesses. UCLH specialises in women’s health and the treatment of cancer, infection, neurological, gastrointestinal and oral disease. It has world class support services including critical care, imaging, nuclear medicine and pathology.
We are committed to sustainability and have pledged to become a carbon net zero health service, embedding sustainable practice throughout UCLH. We have set an ambitious target of net zero for our direct emissions by 2031 and indirect emissions by 2040.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.
Come and be a part of the best NHS trust in England to work for, according to our staff*
* UCLH top trust to work at in England - In the most recent NHS staff survey UCLH had the highest percentage of staff who said they would recommend us as a place to work, out of all general acute or acute/community NHS trusts in England – for the third year in a row.
UCLH recognises the benefits of flexible working for staff – To find out more, visit: Flexible working.
To discover more about what makes UCLH a great place to work, visit: Why Choose UCLH?
Person specification
Qualifications/Experience
Essential criteria
- • Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration.
- • Evidence of post-registration experience in community, infectious diseases, Inclusion Health, or related clinical settings.
- • Competence to practise under Patient Group Directions (PGDs).
- • Knowledge of tuberculosis (TB), blood borne viruses (BBVs), and infectious disease management.
- • Knowledge of seasonal influenza vaccination protocols and immunisation standards
- • Understanding of safeguarding legislation and escalation procedures.
- • Knowledge of clinical governance, risk management, and quality improvement processes.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience working within Inclusion Health or outreach settings.
- • Evidence of leadership or supervision training.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Experience delivering autonomous clinical assessment and care planning.
- • Experience working with socially excluded or marginalised populations
- • Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
- • Experience participating in audit or quality improvement activity.
- • Experience managing competing priorities within outreach or community settings.
Desirable criteria
- • Experience coordinating vaccination programmes or clinics.
- • Experience supervising or mentoring junior staff or students.
- • Experience contributing to service development initiatives.
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to exercise clinical judgement and make autonomous decisions within scope of practice.
- • Ability to plan and coordinate clinical activity across multiple outreach settings.
- • Strong communication skills for engaging marginalised populations.
- • Ability to identify and manage clinical risk.
- • Ability to support and supervise other staff delivering clinical interventions.
- • Ability to analyse clinical information and contribute to service improvement.
- • Effective organisational and time-management skills.
Communication
Essential criteria
- • Ability to communicate complex clinical information clearly to patients and multidisciplinary teams.
- • Ability to build collaborative working relationships across NHS and third sector partners.
- • Ability to support patients with varying levels of health literacy.
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- • Commitment to continuing professional development and NMC revalidation.
- • Willingness to undertake further training relevant to Inclusion Health and vaccination practice.
- • Ability to provide mentorship and support to junior staff.
Responsibilities towards promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusion
Essential criteria
- • Demonstrable understanding of health inequalities and structural barriers to care
- • Ability to advocate for equitable access to healthcare services.
- • Commitment to promoting inclusive practice within outreach settings.
Ensure the risk of infection to self, colleagues, patients, relatives and visitors is minimised by:
Essential criteria
- Being familiar with, and adhering to Trust policies and guidance on infection prevention and control.
- Completing all required training and education (both via e-learning and face to face) on infection prevention and control.
- Including infection prevention and control as an integral part of your continuous personal/professional development and included in your annual appraisal
- Taking personal responsibility so far as is reasonably practicable, in helping ensure that effective prevention and control of health care associated infections is embedded into everyday practice and applied consistently.
Specific Requirements
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work flexibly across multiple London outreach locations.
- • Willingness to work in non-traditional clinical environments.
- • Ability to undertake community-based and home visit work.
- • Commitment to safe and sustainable working practices.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Julian Surey
- Job title
- Nurse Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
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