Opportunities for Travel Health Nurses and Specialist Advisors in the United Kingdom
A National Travel Health Network and Centre is being established in the United Kingdom in order to provide a source of specialist information on travel health for the country. The aim is to form a multi-disciplinary team consisting of doctors, nurses, scientists and administration and clerical personnel, with additional input from information technology specialists and technical staff. There will also be close links with Public Health Laboratory Services -Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre ((PHLS-CDSC), Colindale, the Malaria Reference Laboratory, and the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.
We are seeking a number of Travel Health Nurse and Specialist Advisors for a period of three years. Three posts will initially be based at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London and one post will be based at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine. Travel between the two centers will be necessary and overnight stays may be required. The main responsibilities of the nursing/specialist advisors team will be to provide advice and training to health professionals on issues relating to travel health.
Essential requirements for all posts are:
- Between 2 and 4 years practical experience in working on travel health issues
- Experience of training/teaching/running courses
- Computer literacy
- An interest and enthusiasm for travel health
Closing date for applications: Friday 6th September 2002.
Interviews for all posts will be held on Thursday 3rd October 2002, at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London. Informal visits to find out more about the posts are available. For an application form and job description, please call: 0870-442-4529.
Dr Gil Lea, Consultant Medical Adviser in Travel Health, Public Health Laboratory Service, PHLS-CDSC 61 Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5EQ UK Tel: +44-208-200-6868 x 3412. Fax: +44-208-200-7868. Email: glea@phls.org.uk
