Community IV Nurse

The Methodist Church in Britain; West of England; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Company car and fuel card

Pension scheme

Training and revalidation support

Life assurance

Private medical insurance

Pay assistance with further study

Learning and development opportunities

Job summary

Inizio’s Clinical Homecare Nursing Team is recruiting a registered nurse to deliver specialist care in patients’ own homes, focusing on IV therapies and parenteral nutrition. You will work with NHS teams, assess patients, escalate concerns and educate patients and carers to manage treatment, with autonomy over your visits.

The role is community-based, travel between visits counted as working time, and requires a minimum of one year’s post-registration experience and a full UK driving licence.

Qualifications

• Current NMC registration as a registered nurse.
• Minimum of one year's post-registration nursing experience.
• Current valid full UK driving licence.
• Able to travel regularly and independently between patients' homes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver IV therapies and parenteral nutrition to patients at home.
• Assess patients, monitor progress and identify changes in condition.
• Recognise and escalate clinical concerns appropriately.
• Support initiation of treatment and ongoing care, including hospital-to-home transfer.
• Educate patients, families and carers to manage treatment safely.
• Provide ongoing clinical advice and support throughout the homecare journey.
• Manage your own day and patient visits.

Skills

NMC registration

UK driving licence

Post-registration nursing experience

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Inizio's Clinical Homecare Nursing Team needs a registered nurse to deliver specialist care in patients' own homes, working alongside NHS teams. The work centres on giving IV therapies and parenteral nutrition, assessing patients, escalating concerns and teaching patients and carers to manage their treatment. The role is community-based, with travel between visits counted as working time, and the nurse manages their own day with autonomy over their visits. A minimum of one year's post-registration experience and a full UK driving licence are needed.

What the job involves

• Deliver prescribed IV therapies and parenteral nutrition to patients in their own homes
• Assess patients, monitor progress and identify changes in their condition
• Recognise and escalate clinical concerns appropriately
• Support the start of treatment, ongoing care and the transfer of patients from hospital to home
• Educate and train patients, families and carers to manage treatment safely
• Give ongoing clinical advice, guidance and support throughout the homecare journey
• Manage your own working day and patient visits
• Work with NHS colleagues, Senior Homecare Nurses, Clinical Nurse Managers and the wider team for continuity of care
• Keep accurate, timely, confidential clinical records and work to Clinical Governance, NMC and Inizio policies
• Contribute to patient safety, quality improvement and service performance measures
• Maintain clinical competence through mandatory training, CPD and reflective practice
• Maintain NMC registration and practise in line with the NMC Code

What’s required

Registration & licences

• Current NMC registration as a registered nurse

Experience

• Minimum of one year's post-registration nursing experience

Checks & eligibility

• Current valid full UK driving licence

Other

• Able to travel regularly and independently between patients' homes

Nice to have

• Experience in CVAD and/or parenteral nutrition services
• Experience in community homecare, acute or NHS healthcare settings
• Experience delivering patient education and support programmes
• Pharmaceutical or healthcare industry experience

What’s offered

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Company car and fuel card
• Pension scheme
• Training and revalidation support
• Life assurance
• Private medical insurance
• Pay assistance with further study
• Learning and development opportunities