Paediatric IV Therapy Nurse

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Part time

Job summary

As a Band 5 IV Therapy Practitioner at a leading NHS Trust, you will support the delivery of high-quality care in a paediatric setting. This part-time position allows you to develop clinically and enhance your skills while working in an innovative healthcare environment. With excellent training and support, you will contribute to improving patient outcomes and team collaboration.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a registered nurse.
• Experience of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working.
• Experience of clinical audit and research activities.

Responsibilities

• Work with the IV Team to maintain high quality standards of care.
• Manage your own workload while being team-oriented.
• Improve quality of care and patient experience.

Skills

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Evidence of teaching and assessing skills

Clinically competent in IV therapy

Education

Registered Paediatric Nurse (RN Child)

Evidence of Level 6 studies

Job description

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Band 5 IV Therapy Practitioner - Royal Manchester Children's Hospital and Managed Clinical Services (RMCH/MCS)

Are you passionate about developing your clinical skills and supporting education and development of staff?

This is an exciting opportunity for a paediatric registered nurse to apply for a part-time (34.5hrs) post as a Band 5 IV Therapy Practitioner in RMCH/MCS.

Main duties of the job

You should be an experienced Paediatric healthcare professional with a previous experience as a registered nurse and be competent in IV Therapy. Experience of venepuncture and cannulation would be desirable but not essential as full training will be given to the successful candidate.

The post holder will work with the IV Team to ensure that high quality standards of care are maintained. You will be team orientated but posses the ability to work autonomously and manage your own workload.

You will be committed to improving quality of care and the patient experience. The role is challenging and interesting with the opportunity to expand and develop your own knowledge and skills.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered Paediatric Nurse (RN Child)
• Evidence of Level 6 studies

Experience

• Previous experience as a registered nurse
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary/multi-agency working
• Experience of clinical audit
• Experience of research activities
• Experience of paediatric venepuncture and cannulation

SKILLS, ABILITIES AND KNOWLEDGE

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of teaching and assessing skills/ability.
• Clinically competent in IV therapy.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Positive approach to work/teamwork
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
• Enthusiasm and knowledge of the role

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.