Staff Nurse, Band 5- Medical Day Unit

NHS Jobs; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 39,000; Part time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Staff Nurse for the Medical Day Unit in Cheltenham. The role is 22.5 hours per week, part-time, operating shifts 07:00–17:00 Monday to Saturday, with training and support to develop clinical skills in a busy outpatient setting.

As a nurse-led unit, the MDU handles intravenous infusions, endocrine tests and blood transfusions. You will work with the multidisciplinary team, ensure patient safety, complete documentation, and expand

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active NMC registration.
• Experience with intravenous therapy and cannulation (desirable).
• Evidence of continued professional development.

Responsibilities

• Hold current NMC registration and work within Trust policies.
• Assess patients before treatment, including observations and clinical assessment.
• Safely administer intravenous medicines and monitor for infusion reactions.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and use Trak Care.
• Work with multidisciplinary team to ensure patient safety.

Skills

Cannulation

Venepuncture

IV therapy

Observations & assessments

Clinical reasoning

Teamwork

Education

NMC registration (Adult)

Tools

Trak Care

Job description

Staff Nurse, Band 5- Medical Day Unit

Go back Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 30 September 2026

Staff Nurse, Band 5- Medical Day Unit (22.5 hours a week)

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Day Unit (MDU), a busy and friendly outpatient service currently based at Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH).MDU is a nurse-led unit providing a wide range of planned treatments and procedures, including intravenous infusions, diagnostic endocrine tests and blood transfusions. We provide care to patients with a variety of medical conditions and work closely with medical teams, Pharmacy and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver safe, effective and patient-centred care.

We are looking to recruit a Staff Nurse for 22.5 hours per week. The current service operates Monday to Saturday, 07:00-17:00, with shifts planned according to the needs of the service.

We are a supportive and welcoming team and are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, compassionate and keen to develop their skills within a specialist outpatient environment. We value teamwork, kindness, professionalism and a positive approach to patient care.

Previous experience in cannulation and venepuncture would be beneficial, but this is not essential. Full training, support and opportunities to develop your clinical skills will be provided.

Main duties of the job

During a normal working day staff cannulate patients on arrival, carry out observations and assessments to ensure patients are well enough for the infusion. Following assessment for the infusion, we often have discussions with specialist nurses or consultants in regards to issues relating to the treatment, therefore; putting our assessment skills into practice. The drugs are mostly mixed on the unit, so an IV qualification would be essential. Infusions run over differing times and observations are recorded as per protocol for each specific infusion. Ideally we would like someone who can cannulate, but this is not essential as training and support will be given. It is essential to have a relevant NMC ~ Sub-Part 1 RNA (Adult) registration.

About us

We are a nurse led department, but a supportive team to work with. Our days can be very busy, but we all work together to make a great environment for our patients. We use a lot of different intravenous drugs and are always keen to expand the services we can offer to both patients and specialities. Our patients can be returning patients for treatment on a regular basis or patients who attend for a one off treatment. Our aim is to put patients in a relaxed environment and ensure an explanation is given to them of what will happen during their visit, especially if they are with us just for one treatment. Shadowing opportunities with Specialist Nursing teams can be arranged. Along with regular in house training on new and changing treatments will be provided. We work closely with the drug brand reps that visit the unit and inform us of changes and also offer support. We also have a designated co-ordinator per shift that will support and guide the staff on the unit each day.

Job responsibilities

• Hold currentNMC registration as an Adult Registered Nurse and work within the NMC Code and Trust policies.
• Assess patients before treatment, including observations and clinical assessment, to ensure they are fit to proceed.
• Recognise when treatment should be delayed or withheld and elate concerns appropriately to specialist nurses, consultants or the medical team.
• Safely administer intravenous medicines and specialist treatments in accordance with prescriptions and treatment protocols.
• Demonstrate goodclinical skills, dexterity, accuracy and attention to detail, including cannulation and venepuncture.
• Monitor patients during treatment and recognise and respond promptly toinfusion reactions, adverse drug reactions and clinical deterioration.
• Provide clear information, reassurance and compassionate care to patients throughout their visit.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and electronic records, includingTrak Care.
• Follow infection prevention, ANTT, medicines management and patient safety procedures.
• Work effectively with consultants, specialist nurses, Pharmacy and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Participate in emergency procedures and maintain relevant resuscitation and mandatory training.
• Once established in the department, act as aclinical resource for colleagues, sharing knowledge and supporting staff development.
• Participate inaudit, research-informed practice, quality improvement and clinical governance.
• Contribute to the development of new treatments and services within MDU.
• Maintain professional competence through ongoing learning and development.
• Contribute positively to teamwork, patient flow and the smooth running of the unit.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active NMC registration
• Evidence of relevant continued professional development
• Relevant IV therapy, venepuncture or cannulation training.

Experience

• Good knowledge of safe medicines management and intravenous therapy.
• Ability to recognise and respond appropriately to patient deterioration and emergency situations
• Good clinical assessment, observation and decision-making skills.
• Knowledge and understanding of infection prevention and control, including ANTT and hand hygiene.
• Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment
• Previous experience in a relevant speciality
• Cannulation and venepuncture experience.
• Experience administering biological therapies, IVIG, iron infusions or other specialist infusions.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
• Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
• Excellent presentational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan
• Acts as a role model and are able to lead by example to ensure the Trust's values and behaviours are reinforced throughout their area of practice
• Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery
• Able to effectively and appropriately escalation concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
• Show commitment to developing competencies to include specialist skills
• Understanding of professional accountability, confidentiality, safeguarding and patient dignity.
• Ability to prioritise. and organise workload effectively within a busy, fast-paced clinical environment
• Understand and be committed to good record keeping using the Trusts electronic and paper methods
• Experience supporting students, new starters or junior colleagues.
• Experience caring for patients receiving complex or specialist treatments.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

£32,073 to £39,043 a year(pa, pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

318-26-T0626