OPAT and IV Therapy Nurse

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

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Job summary

Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS) are working in partnership with the acute trust to provide a new and exciting opportunity for any registered qualified practitioner interested in delivering an IV service to patients in their own homes or community settings.

This job is open to all registered practitioners who are able to deliver or train to deliver IV Therapy, including nurses, paramedics both newly qualified and experienced.

A bespoke training package has been developed where you will work closely with members of the IV team as well as the outpatients and day theatre teams

The job will cover 7 days working, full and part time posts will be considered.

This teams aim will be to provide care to the patients within their own homes or community settings to help ease bed capacity within the acute hospitals and to deliver a care closer to home for their patients.

The new adventure is due to start as soon as possible and will involve a small team of registered practitioners working closely together to deliver patients IV Therapy, mainly antibiotics, to the patient within the comfort of their own homes or communities.

Teams will be based in three community hospital sites across the county, Gainsborough, Skegness and Spalding.

Teams will be line managed by a band 6 and over seen by the Outpatients and Day Theatres Clinical Team Lead.

Main duties of the job

You will be accountable for the daily delivery of IV Therapy through a CVAD device; interventions will include assessment, treatment, and evaluate your patients care, observations, drug calculations, blood taking, dressing, and recording visits and care delivered in a patient electronic record.

About us

The role will involve working in a small community team delivering care to patients in their own home or community settings. You will work in partnership with patients, carers and other health professionals to promote health and social wellbeing developing individualised care plans for each patient.

Date posted

20 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

818-OUT006

Job locations

John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough; Skegness Community Hospital, Skegness; Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding.

Gainsborough, Skegness, Spalding

DN21 2TJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description attached.

Main responsibilities

To deliver IV Therapy to patient within their own home or community setting

To be bale to assess and mange CVAD lines

To be able to record electronic patient records

To be up to date with safeguarding and life support training

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description attached.

Main responsibilities

To deliver IV Therapy to patient within their own home or community setting

To be bale to assess and mange CVAD lines

To be able to record electronic patient records

To be up to date with safeguarding and life support training

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional qualification to degree level
  • IV experience
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal
  • NHS Experience
  • Ability to work alone and manage own work load

Desirable

  • IV and CVAD competent
  • ILS Trained
  • Safeguarding knowledge and skills
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional qualification to degree level
  • IV experience
  • Good communication skills both written and verbal
  • NHS Experience
  • Ability to work alone and manage own work load

Desirable

  • IV and CVAD competent
  • ILS Trained
  • Safeguarding knowledge and 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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough; Skegness Community Hospital, Skegness; Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding.

Gainsborough, Skegness, Spalding

DN21 2TJ


Employer's website

https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Lincolnshire Community Health Service NHS Trust

Address

John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough; Skegness Community Hospital, Skegness; Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding.

Gainsborough, Skegness, Spalding

DN21 2TJ


Employer's website

https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Team Lead

Tracey Andrew

tracey.andrew1@nhs.net

07789755092

Date posted

20 January 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

818-OUT006

Job locations

John Coupland Hospital, Gainsborough; Skegness Community Hospital, Skegness; Johnson Community Hospital, Spalding.

Gainsborough, Skegness, Spalding

DN21 2TJ


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