Job summary
Are you looking for a challenge and an opportunity to develop your knowledge and skills within the speciality of Infectious Disease under IDAR clinic.

LNWH is looking for one enthusiastic and motivated band 6 nurses to join our Infectious Diseases Assessment Service

1x Band 6 IDAR Nurse

The successful candidate will join an experienced multidisciplinary team, and contribute to the provision of specialised care within the department of Infectious Diseases.

The successful applicants will require post registration experience ideally within infectious diseases, however this is a great opportunity for individuals coming from an acute care background to develop new skills.

We are looking for individuals who have excellent interpersonal, communication and organisational skills, and a genuine passion for delivering quality healthcare within the arena of Infectious Diseases.

Main duties of the job
To provide specialist clinical practice skills in the management, diagnosis and treatment of individuals with infectious and tropical diseases.

To identify patient care pathways and to work closely with the Clinical Nurse Specialist to ensure appropriate nursing support for patients with infectious diseases.

To provide specialist knowledge and to act as a resource for the generic nursing workforce.

To work both under supervision and autonomously and foster effective relationships with others across and within professional boundaries.

in addition, other key responsibilities include:

• Establish and maintain effective communication with all members of the MDT including consultants and outside agencies.
• Ensure good communication verbally and via formal documentation and electronic sources with all members of the nursing, multidisciplinary team. This to be within the trust, PCT, patients, relatives, external agencies such as immigration department, public health, social services, GPs, practice nurses, nursing homes, community nurse specialists.
• To be responsible for the management of own case load and work within an MDT across all directorates and departments within the trust
• To be responsible for the assessment and case management of individual patients and to provide their care needs, implement and evaluate care plans and ensuring high standard of evidence-based care.

About us
London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWUH) is one of the integrated NHS Trusts in the country. Our team of more than 8,000 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of approximately one million people providing hospital services to the people of Brent, Harrow and beyond.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

To find out more about our Trust, why not view our video we are London North West University Healthcare

LNWUH is a flexible working friendly organisation; we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Details
Date posted: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £45,953 to £54,254 a year
per annum inclusive of HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 337-NP-9877SM
Job locations: Northwick Park Hospital, Watford road, Harrow, HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom

Job description
Job responsibilities
To view the main responsibility, please see the attached the Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Registered nurse
• Mentorship

Desirable

• Specific qualification in ID

Experience
Essential

• Post registration experience in ID or acute medicine
• IT Skills- Cerner

Desirable

• Management skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

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 (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicants must have current UK professional registration.