Job summary
- Main area
- Tropical Medicine
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent: vacant post
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 309-UCLH-6333
- Employer
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- University College London Hospital
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £54,320 - £60,981 per anum of inclusive HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Clinical Nurse Specialist – Lead Travel Nurse
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic Band 7 Specialist Nurse to join our Travel Medicine team at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases. This is a unique opportunity to lead and shape the delivery of high-quality, patient-centred care in a fast-paced, multidisciplinary environment. The successful candidate will play a key role in the clinical leadership, development, and operational management of the nursing team, contributing to service growth, governance, education, and collaborative partnerships with NHS and private sectors.
Main duties of the job
Experience with PGDs
Experience in leading governance processes including vaccine management
Travel medicine qualification such as ISTM certificate or diploma or SCTM or working towards
The map to all the RCN travel competencies
Leadership and Governance over travel service based within HTD
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 Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital
· Eastman Dental Hospital
· Royal London Hospital for Integrated Medicine
· University College Hospital Macmillan Cancer Centre
· The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
· University College Hospitals 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.
At UCLH, we have a real ‘One Team’ ethos, and our values – safety, kindness, teamwork and improving, are central to the way we work. This is supported by our staff, who voted us as the #1 NHS Acute Trust to work for in the whole of England.
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
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse (Adult)
- Relevant post-registration experience
- Teaching/Assessment programme
Desirable criteria
- Completed/completing Masters Degree
- Leadership/Management Qualification or Experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years’ relevant post registration experience
- Demonstrates up to date knowledge and expertise in the specialty – Travel Medicine
- Evidence of ability to work collaboratively and autonomously.
Desirable criteria
- Completing/Completed Masters Degree
Requirements
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of key professional issues and NMC guidelines relating to professional practice
- Able to respond appropriately to accident or untoward clinical incidents.
- Participate in and comply with UCLH, and Divisional clinical governance frameworks
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Previous experience of formal & informal teaching of patients & staff
- Understanding of relevant national strategy / policy and how this relates to the service
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of developing standards, guidelines and policies
- Previous experience in budgetary management
- Innovative approach to service Delivery and change
Personal and People Development
Essential criteria
- Commitment to maintaining own fitness for practice through maintaining a personal portfolio of competencies
- Experience as a preceptor/facilitator/mentor
- Reflective in practice
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
- Adam Cureton-Griffths
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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