Job summary
Our clinical homecare nursing team really love what they do! Working in partnership with our NHS colleagues to provide individualised quality nursing care to patients requiring Parenteral Nutrition and other IV therapies in their home.
We currently have a vacancy for a field based Registered Nurse (Band 5) to join our team!
Location: Working with trusts and patients in Hull and the surrounding areas.
Working hours:Monday to Sunday, 40 hours over 5 days per week on a rolling rota. We work split shifts due to disconnecting the patients in the morning and connecting them in the evening. Therefore, our nurses work 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening with a break in the middle.
Main duties of the job
- To administer prescribed IV therapies and associated care and support to patients who are unable to be trained to independence.
- To provide training and education to support patients/carers in the connection and disconnection of Parenteral Nutrition and any other prescribed therapies to independence.
- To provide training and education to support patients/carers to use infusion devices to deliver their therapy/therapies independently.
- To support the provision of a phlebotomy/cannulation service for patients
About us
B. Braun is one of the world's leading providers and manufacturers of healthcare solutions today. We focus on delivering exceptional value to our customers. Our wide range of products and services, as well as a long history in the healthcare sector, places us in the unique position of being able to provide expertise as well as solutions to our challenges.
Our aim is to support the healthcare sector to address the challenges it currently faces. From workforce and bed shortage to infection rates, we have a range of partnership models which focus on reducing system costs and improving both patient outcomes and hospital provider efficiency.
We employ over 1300 people across the UK with our Central Operations being based at our Head Office in Sheffield.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the
TransCare clinical home care service in the provision of a high quality nursing
care.
Please see job description attached for full list.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To support the
TransCare clinical home care service in the provision of a high quality nursing
care.
Please see job description attached for full list.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - RN with current NMC registration (adult)
- - Current clinical experience minimum of least 1 year
- - Competent in the management and delivery of IV Therapies
- - Flexibility
- - Ability to work alone
- - Make decisions in a clinical emergency situation
- - Ability to manage conflict
- - Excellent Communication skills
- - Competent in IT systems eg email, Excel, Word, mobile applications
- - Good time management
- - Current Valid driving License
- - Ability to travel and visit patients outside local area
Desirable
- - Mentoring/Teaching Certificate or equivalent
- - Competent in the care and management of CVADs
- - Blood samples from CVADs
- - Cannulation/Venipuncture - peripheral
- - Knowledge of supporting patients requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition and IV Therapies
- - Understanding of national standards and guidelines for IV infusions/CVADs
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - RN with current NMC registration (adult)
- - Current clinical experience minimum of least 1 year
- - Competent in the management and delivery of IV Therapies
- - Flexibility
- - Ability to work alone
- - Make decisions in a clinical emergency situation
- - Ability to manage conflict
- - Excellent Communication skills
- - Competent in IT systems eg email, Excel, Word, mobile applications
- - Good time management
- - Current Valid driving License
- - Ability to travel and visit patients outside local area
Desirable
- - Mentoring/Teaching Certificate or equivalent
- - Competent in the care and management of CVADs
- - Blood samples from CVADs
- - Cannulation/Venipuncture - peripheral
- - Knowledge of supporting patients requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition and IV Therapies
- - Understanding of national standards and guidelines for IV infusions/CVADs
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).