Job summary
This is a two-part role comprising of both Vascular Access (VA) and Hospital @Home (H@H) Services. The role sits in the Nurse-led Vascular Access (NLVAS) & OPAT service.
The main purpose of this role is:
- Providing a responsive and comprehensive H@H service facilitating safe discharges into the community for patients requiring intravenous (IV) therapy and maintaining Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) in the Organisation.
- Providing a reactive and comprehensive patient centred VA.
Main duties of the job
The H@H is a new comprehensive elective service to adult in-patients and outpatients at The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. The base site for the post is the Royal Free Hampstead Site and the post is expected to cover across sites.
The post holder will be dynamic practitioner with an intense passion for Intravenous Therapy, patient training and facilitating Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) discharges. Proficiency in OPAT modalities and processes is essential, and the post holder must have experience of working in OPAT. The post holder will have responsibility for complication management and ensuring best practice is adhered to throughout the organisation.
The post holder will support the Lead Nurse in the day-to-day management of a complex cohort of patients requiring H@H and Vascular Access and assist the Lead Nurse in implementing strategies:
to reduce clinical risk
for informal and formal training & education
Clinical audit.
The post holder will work in collaboration with the H@H case finder to facilitate continuing care and safe discharges.
This is a 12-month fixed-term contract, with secondment opportunities available for internal NHS candidates.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across four main hospitals, our dedicated team of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please visit
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration
- First level degree in nursing
- Evidence of post-registration education/qualification relevant to specialty
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Non-Medical/Supplemental Prescriber
- Evidence of ANP qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
- Experience in using ultrasound guidance to insert Vascular Access Devices
- Experience in working within an OPAT MDT
- Experience in training patients for Home IV Therapy
- Evidence of experience in participating/conducting audits
- Evidence of skills in managing junior staff
- Experience of teaching pre- and post-registration students, colleagues and members of the multiprofessional disciplines
- Experience in working autonomously in managing complex caseloads
- Experience in handling difficult scenarios with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the trust values
Person Specification
Education & Professional Qualifications
Essential
- First level registration
- First level degree in nursing
- Evidence of post-registration education/qualification relevant to specialty
- Mentorship qualification
Desirable
- Non-Medical/Supplemental Prescriber
- Evidence of ANP qualification or working towards
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience of working in an acute hospital setting.
- Experience in using ultrasound guidance to insert Vascular Access Devices
- Experience in working within an OPAT MDT
- Experience in training patients for Home IV Therapy
- Evidence of experience in participating/conducting audits
- Evidence of skills in managing junior staff
- Experience of teaching pre- and post-registration students, colleagues and members of the multiprofessional disciplines
- Experience in working autonomously in managing complex caseloads
- Experience in handling difficult scenarios with patients, relatives and members of the multidisciplinary team
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the trust values
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
