Community Nurse: Community Intravenous (IV) Service

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

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Job summary

This is a new and exciting service for Norfolk Community Health and Care. As a Community Intravenous Nurse you will be delivering a bespoke and intricate service in peoples own dwellings, allowing them to continue hospital prescribed treatment at home, thus shortening their time in hospital.We are looking for dynamic and patient focused nurses who want to advance their clinical skills.

You will liaise directly with team members across the acute and community services and be responsible for monitoring all aspects of the patients response to their treatment and feeding back to senior nurses and clinical leads for support when needed.Extensive training and supervision will be provided prior to starting which will include a bespoke clinical skills workshop thus recent IV experience is not essential.

We are looking for nurses from a variety of backgrounds, acute and community.

Main duties of the job

Your work in the community involves visiting each patient at the scheduled time, assessment of their IV access and safe delivery of the IV therapy. You will also be responsible for replacing IV access (within your competency skill-set) and performing routine investigations such as blood tests and observations/NEWS scoring.You will be expected to discuss any concerns with senior clinical staff and clear lines of escalation will give you easy access to clinical advice and a management plan as and when needed.

About us

Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an 'Outstanding' rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Date posted

14 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year Pro Rata Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

839-4569889-GP

Job locations

Norfolk Community Health and Care.

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TU


Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

  • The post holder will need to:
  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, enabling the safe administration of IV medication in peoples own homes.
  • Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
  • Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
  • Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
  • Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients co-operation in their care management plan.
  • Liaise with the Clinical Lead and Norfolk and Norwich University Trust clinicians when clinical concerns are raised.
  • Liaise with Homeward, Supportive Care, GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
  • Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
  • To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
  • Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
  • Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
  • Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
  • Be skilled at intravenous cannulation, IV line management and general phlebotomy, following local policy and guidance
  • Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
  • Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
  • Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
  • Become competent in numerous nursing skills to provide urgent and unplanned response to patients to prevent avoidable admissions to hospital.

Professional

  • The post holder will:
  • Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.
  • Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
  • Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
  • Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies.
  • Provide advice / training to less experienced staff and supervise / support band 3 and 4 staff and students where appropriate: contributing to the induction process for new staff/students.
  • Comment on draft policies.
  • Maintain own continuous professional development
  • Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised
  • Be accountable for work delegated to others within the team, ensuring staff are competent to undertake delegated work.
  • Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role.
  • Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence.

Organisational

  • The post holder will:
  • Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
  • Undertake mandatory training as required.
  • Participate in a Personal Development Review process.
  • Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members.
  • Be aware of Trusts behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.
  • Ensure Trusts behaviour framework is utilised when managing and supervising staff, and that behaviours are embraced and embedded within the team.
  • Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
  • May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff.
  • Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course.
  • Contribute to clinical audit as required.
  • Complete the staff survey as required.
  • Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required
  • Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by NCH&C trust policy

Job description

Job responsibilities

Clinical

  • The post holder will need to:
  • Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, enabling the safe administration of IV medication in peoples own homes.
  • Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
  • Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
  • Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
  • Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients co-operation in their care management plan.
  • Liaise with the Clinical Lead and Norfolk and Norwich University Trust clinicians when clinical concerns are raised.
  • Liaise with Homeward, Supportive Care, GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
  • Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
  • To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
  • Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
  • Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
  • Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
  • Be skilled at intravenous cannulation, IV line management and general phlebotomy, following local policy and guidance
  • Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
  • Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
  • Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
  • Become competent in numerous nursing skills to provide urgent and unplanned response to patients to prevent avoidable admissions to hospital.

Professional

  • The post holder will:
  • Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.
  • Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
  • Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
  • Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies.
  • Provide advice / training to less experienced staff and supervise / support band 3 and 4 staff and students where appropriate: contributing to the induction process for new staff/students.
  • Comment on draft policies.
  • Maintain own continuous professional development
  • Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised
  • Be accountable for work delegated to others within the team, ensuring staff are competent to undertake delegated work.
  • Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role.
  • Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence.

Organisational

  • The post holder will:
  • Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
  • Undertake mandatory training as required.
  • Participate in a Personal Development Review process.
  • Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members.
  • Be aware of Trusts behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.
  • Ensure Trusts behaviour framework is utilised when managing and supervising staff, and that behaviours are embraced and embedded within the team.
  • Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
  • May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff.
  • Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course.
  • Contribute to clinical audit as required.
  • Complete the staff survey as required.
  • Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required
  • Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by NCH&C trust policy

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma or 1st level degree in Nursing or equivalent
  • RN Qualification
  • Current NMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working at relevant level within the community or acute setting
  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses
  • Cannulation / IV Therapy administration

Desirable

  • Experience in acute setting

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Highly motivated
  • Able to provide high standards of care
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Good observational & reporting skills
  • Ability to manage stressful situations
  • Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
  • Good time management skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • A team player
  • Flexible approach to work to accommodate patient/service needs
  • Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills.
  • Able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • Able to make own travel arrangements to patients' homes, clinics, base and meetings etc, as required by the service

Desirable

  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses, including: oPalliative care oLong term conditions oDiabetes management oBe aware of Assistive Technology

Communication

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Tact & diplomacy
  • Ability to report and escalate issues.
  • Able to communicate effectively in written verbal English language.

Personal and people development

Desirable

  • Experience supervising junior staff

Other

Essential

  • The post holder will be required to work over seven days a week
  • The post holder will need to be passed fit to be perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary.
  • Must hold full and valid driving license and have access to a vehicle

Personal attributes/Behaviours

Essential

  • Professional appearance
  • Be reliable
  • Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma or 1st level degree in Nursing or equivalent
  • RN Qualification
  • Current NMC registration

Experience

Essential

  • Evidence of working at relevant level within the community or acute setting
  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses
  • Cannulation / IV Therapy administration

Desirable

  • Experience in acute setting

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

  • Highly motivated
  • Able to provide high standards of care
  • Ability to use own initiative
  • Good observational & reporting skills
  • Ability to manage stressful situations
  • Concentrate when undertaking patient care & inputting data/patient records
  • Good time management skills
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • A team player
  • Flexible approach to work to accommodate patient/service needs
  • Have basic IT and standard keyboard skills.
  • Able to kneel, bend & stoop, and work in cramped environments
  • Able to manoeuvre limbs of around 5-6 kg
  • Able to manoeuvre patients using handling aids
  • Able to make own travel arrangements to patients' homes, clinics, base and meetings etc, as required by the service

Desirable

  • Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training & short courses, including: oPalliative care oLong term conditions oDiabetes management oBe aware of Assistive Technology

Communication

Essential

  • Good communication skills
  • Tact & diplomacy
  • Ability to report and escalate issues.
  • Able to communicate effectively in written verbal English language.

Personal and people development

Desirable

  • Experience supervising junior staff

Other

Essential

  • The post holder will be required to work over seven days a week
  • The post holder will need to be passed fit to be perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary.
  • Must hold full and valid driving license and have access to a vehicle

Personal attributes/Behaviours

Essential

  • Professional appearance
  • Be reliable
  • Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults

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

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

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Norfolk Community Health and Care.

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TU


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

Address

Norfolk Community Health and Care.

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TU


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Service Lead

Andrew Karrouze

andrew.karrouze@nchc.nhs.uk

07891878555

Date posted

14 September 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£27,055 to £32,934 a year Pro Rata Per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time, Job share

Reference number

839-4569889-GP

Job locations

Norfolk Community Health and Care.

Bowthorpe Road

Norwich

NR2 3TU


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