Community Staff Nurse (OPAT)

Hampshire And Isle Of Wight Healthcare Nhs Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Community OPAT and IV Nurse (Band 5) to deliver specialist intravenous therapy in patients’ homes and community settings.

You will work with OPAT and Community response teams, consultants, pharmacists and microbiologists to provide high-quality care. A full driving licence and current NMC registration are required to join a growing, multidisciplinary service.

Qualifications

• Must be a Band 5 Registered Nurse with current NMC registration.
• At least 1 year post-registration experience with IV skills preferred.
• Excellent communication and clinical assessment skills.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe OPAT and IV treatment in community settings.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care.
• Administer intravenous antimicrobial therapy and IV therapy.
• Monitor patient progress and respond to clinical concerns.
• Support patients and carers to manage treatment safely at home.
• Work collaboratively with hospital and community multidisciplinary teams.
• Participate in service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Clinical assessment

Independent working

Multidisciplinary teamwork

OPAT/IV skills

Driving licence

Education

NMC registered Nurse (Adult)

Job description

As a Community OPAT and IV Nurse, you will work closely with specialist OPAT and Community response teams, consultants, pharmacists, microbiologists, and community healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care. You will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills in intravenous therapy, vascular access management, antimicrobial stewardship, and community-based care.

What you'll do

• Deliver safe and effective OPAT and IV treatment in community settings
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Administer intravenous antimicrobial therapy and IV therapy
• Monitor patient progress and respond to clinical concerns
• Support patients and carers to manage treatment safely at home
• Work collaboratively with hospital and community multidisciplinary teams
• Participate in service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives
  We are recruiting enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Registered Nurses to join our newly established Community Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) and IV Service, delivered in partnership between Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. This innovative service will enable patients requiring intravenous antimicrobial therapy to receive treatment safely in their own homes and community settings, reducing hospital stays and improving patient experience., Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
• At least 1 year post registration experience with preferably IV skills and competencies
• Excellent communication and clinical assessment skills
• Passion for delivering outstanding patient-centred care
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to learning and developing specialist OPAT and IV skills
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes
  Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care. We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support. Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence