OPAT Staff Nurse

Locala Health and Wellbeing; Liversedge; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

A community health provider in Liversedge is seeking a Staff Nurse for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT). This role involves providing IV antibiotic therapy to patients in their homes, working collaboratively with a dedicated team. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and IV skills, supported by continuous professional development opportunities. A generous benefits package includes flexible working and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Flexible working

Generous pension

Refer a Friend Scheme

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with experience in IV therapy.
• Ability to work independently and within a team.
• Commitment to continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Provide IV antibiotic therapy to patients in their homes.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for patient care.
• Utilize IT skills for patient management.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

IV skills

IT skills (SystmOne)

Education

Nursing qualification

Job description

Job Role

Staff Nurse for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

Band 5: £31,049 - £37,796

37.5 hours per week

Service operating hours: 7-day service, 08:00-21:00

Permanent

Responsibilities

Be part of our success story and contribute to our bright future, Locala Community Partnerships is a Community Interest Company (CIC), an independent, not-for-profit social enterprise, providing NHS services to over 400,000 people, in and around Kirklees.

Our OPAT service, part of Locala’s Integrated Community Services, is comprised of our Clinical Lead, Band 6 Clinical Coordinator and a team of band 5 Nurses working across the Kirklees area, with supporting clinicians from the acute trusts and other community partners. An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, caring nurse to join our team who is also able to work independently / mobile and as a team. The team currently works a mixture of 7.5 hour early and late shifts.

The service covers the Kirklees community and offers a 7-day service, from 8am until 9pm. The team’s aim is to prevent unnecessary lengthy admission to hospital by providing IV antibiotic therapy and NMAB therapy to medically stable patients in their own homes.

The post holder will require excellent communication skills and clinical skills including IV skills to deliver treatment and build relationships and network with key stakeholders to enable service delivery. As a digital enterprise, we are thinking forward in the use of IT skills including SystmOne. Using initiative is essential, as is skill sharing with colleagues within the team, and the wider organisation. It is essential that all the team members work closely together, to truly integrate an MDT and provide a comprehensive service whilst working closely with the acute trusts.

We are committed to supporting CPD through our robust appraisal system. This is delivered by in-service training, access to external courses and clinical supervision. Locala is committed to helping employees achieve a positive work-life balance and promotes mobile working. Staff are provided with mobile technology.

Contact and application information

For more information please contact: Elkie Moffatt – Team Leader for Unplanned Care – [e-mail] or 0330 165 9839; Vicki Watson – Clinical Nurse Lead for OPAT - [e-mail] or 03033309349.

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For more information please refer to job description and Person specification.

Closing date – 6 Oct 2025

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications.

About us

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”

Benefits

• Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.


• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%


• Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.