Casual Community IV Nurse - Truro

The Methodist Church in Britain; Truro; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bank working flexibility

CPD and training

Clinical support

Job summary

Inizio's Clinical Homecare Nursing Team is recruiting bank Community IV Nurses to deliver specialist IV therapies and clinical care to patients in their own homes. The role involves administering infusions, assessing patients, escalating changes, and teaching patients and carers to manage treatment at home.

Shifts are offered as patient needs arise, with travel between visits and close collaboration with NHS colleagues, pharmacists and multidisciplinary teams to support continuity of care.

Qualifications

• Registration as a Registered Nurse with a professional body.
• Minimum of one year's post-registration nursing experience.
• Experience in clinical assessments and recognising changes in a patient's condition.

Responsibilities

• Administer prescribed IV therapies and clinical interventions in line with treatment plans and professional standards
• Carry out patient assessments and clinical monitoring throughout treatment
• Recognise changes in patients' condition and elevate clinical concerns
• Make home and community visits for treatment initiation, administration, ongoing care and follow-up
• Care for and manage vascular access devices to clinical and infection prevention standards
• Train, educate and support patients, families and carers to manage treatment safely
• Give clinical advice and build professional relationships with patients and healthcare professionals
• Identify, document and report adverse events and incidents
• Keep accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records
• Handle medicines, clinical equipment and supplies safely
• Work with NHS colleagues, pharmacists, consultants, specialist nurses and multidisciplinary teams to support continuity of care
• Organise and prioritise allocated patient visits

Skills

Nursing care

Clinical assessment

Education

Registered Nurse registration

Tools

IV therapy equipment

Vascular access devices

Job description

Inizio's Clinical Homecare Nursing Team is recruiting bank Community IV Nurses to deliver specialist IV therapies and clinical care to patients in their own homes. The work involves administering prescribed infusions, assessing and monitoring patients, escalating changes in condition and teaching patients and carers to manage treatment at home. Shifts are offered as patient need arises, with regular travel between visits and close working alongside NHS teams and pharmacists. Applicants need at least one year of post-registration nursing experience.

What the job involves

• Administer prescribed IV therapies and clinical interventions in line with treatment plans and professional standards
• Carry out patient assessments and clinical monitoring throughout treatment
• Recognise changes in patients' condition and elevate clinical concerns
• Make home and community visits for treatment initiation, administration, ongoing care and follow-up
• Care for and manage vascular access devices to clinical and infection prevention standards
• Train, educate and support patients, families and carers to manage treatment safely
• Give clinical advice and build professional relationships with patients and healthcare professionals
• Identify, document and report adverse events and incidents
• Keep accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records
• Handle medicines, clinical equipment and supplies safely
• Work with NHS colleagues, pharmacists, consultants, specialist nurses and multidisciplinary teams to support continuity of care
• Organise and prioritise allocated patient visits

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Registration as a Registered Nurse

Experience

• Minimum of one year's post-registration nursing experience
• Experience undertaking clinical assessments and recognising changes in a patient's condition

Nice to have

• Experience in IV therapy, infusion services or community nursing
• Experience with vascular access devices and IV medication administration
• Experience in parenteral nutrition services
• Experience in oncology, gastroenterology, infectious diseases, nutrition support, homecare or other specialist therapies

What’s offered

• Flexibility of bank working
• Opportunity to maintain and develop clinical skills
• Training and continuing professional development
• Reflective practice and evidence-based care support
• Support from an experienced wider clinical team