OPAT Staff Nurse

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust; Scunthorpe; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a band 5 registered nurse to join our OPAT team. The role involves administering prescribed intravenous antibiotics in home or clinic settings in line with trust policy, and supporting early discharge and admission avoidance where possible.

You will develop and maintain OPAT skills, monitor patients, collect blood tests as required, and liaise with hospital and community teams to ensure antimicrobials are available and to escalate

Qualifications

• Must be a Band 5 registered nurse with current registration.
• Experience in IV therapies or OPAT is desirable.
• Ability to work in community and clinic settings with clinical safety awareness.

Responsibilities

• Administer prescribed intravenous antibiotics as per trust policy.
• Acquire and maintain skills to manage OPAT clinical care and vascular access.
• Ensure any blood tests are collected as required.
• Liaise with relevant teams to ensure antimicrobials are available to meet patient needs.
• Assess and monitor patient condition and feedback to MDT.
• Recognise and escalate issues with specialist community support when necessary.

Skills

Registered nurse Band 5

Education

Nursing degree

NMC registration

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 registered nurse to join our Dynamic Team to support the IV antibiotic service. Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) is a flexible service model that enables early discharge and / or admission avoidance for patients that require an intravenous (IV) therapy in their own home or clinic., To administer prescribed intravenous antibiotics as per trust policy, including inspection of the venous access site prior to administration.

Acquire and maintain the skills and competencies to manage patient's OPAT clinical care and vascular access.

Ensure any blood tests are collected as and when required.

Liaise with relevant teams to ensure adequate supply of antimicrobials are available to meet patient requirements.

Assess and monitor patient's condition and feedback to MDT.

Recognise and upscale any issues or concerns around the patient's condition within the community, utilising specialist support from specialist clinicians in community services where necessary (i.e. Unscheduled care team, CRT GP, Frailty ACPs)

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.