OPAT Staff Nurse

Job summary

Staff Nurse for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Band 5: £31,049 - £37,796

37.5 hours per week

Service operating hours: 7-day service, 08:00-21:00

Main duties of the job

Our OPAT service, part of Locala's Integrated Community Services, is comprised of our Clinical Lead, Band 6 Clinical Coordinator and a team of band 5 Nurses working across the Kirklees area, with supporting clinicians from the acute trusts and other community partners. An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, caring nurse to join our team who is also able to work independently / mobile and as a team.

The team currently works a mixture of 7.5 hour early and late shifts. The service covers the Kirklees community and offers a 7-day service, from 8am until 9pm. The team's aim is to prevent unnecessary lengthy admission to hospital by providing IV antibiotic therapy and NMAB therapy to medically stable patients in their own homes. The post holder will require excellent communication skills and clinical skills including IV skills to deliver treatment and build relationships and network with key stakeholders to enable service delivery. As a digital enterprise, we are thinking forward in the use of IT skills including SystmOne. Using initiative is essential, as is skill sharing with colleagues within the team, and the wider organisation.

It is essential that all the team members work closely together, to truly integrate an MDT and provide a comprehensive service whilst working closely with the acute trusts. We are committed to supporting CPD through our robust appraisal system. This is delivered by in-service training, access to external courses and clinical supervision.

About us

About us

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala is a Disability Confident employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working-We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Refer a Friend Scheme -If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.