Vascular Access nurse

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Oxford is seeking a Vascular Access Nurse to act as the clinical expert within the Vascular Access team, assessing patients and selecting and inserting suitable venous access devices for intermediate and long-term treatments. You will support follow-up care and education.

The role requires advanced practice, autonomous decision-making, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams; you will maintain documentation to NMC standards and, where

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with UK NMC registration.
• Experience with vascular access devices is preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Commitment to patient-centred care and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Insert vascular access devices within competence.
• Plan and manage complete episodes of care, coordinating with others.
• Maintain patient documentation to NMC requirements.
• Provide expert care on all OUH sites on a rotational basis.
• Educate patients and staff on vascular access care.

Skills

Autonomous practice

Clinical assessment

Vascular access devices

Team collaboration

Communication skills

Education

NMC registration

Tools

Non-Medical Prescribing (NMC)

Job description

The Vascular Access nurse will act as the clinical expert and professional resource for the OUH Trust, working alongside senior specialist nurses in the Vascular Access team. The Vascular Access nurse will be responsible for the clinical examination and assessment of patients in order to select and insert appropriate venous access devices for patients requiring intermediate and long term treatments. This role includes the follow up of vascular access device insertions, provision of device care when appropriate, trouble‑shooting and education. The Vascular Access nurse will be expected to provide expert care on all four of the OUH trust site on a rotational basis., The Specialist Nurse Practitioner will be able to; Insert Vascular Access Devices within the practitioners competence

Key Responsibilities

• Work at an advanced level practice autonomously as well as within a multi-disciplinary team and are self directed.
• Work clinically to optimize health and wellbeing, demonstrate autonomous decision making related to comprehensive history taking and physical assessment of patients.
• Work at an advanced level drawing on a diverse range of knowledge in complex decision making.
• Plan and manage complete episodes of care, working in partnership with others, delegating and referring as appropriate to optimize health outcomes and resource use, providing direct support to patients and clients.
• Use professional judgement in managing complete and unpredictable care events.
• Appropriately define boundaries in practice.
• Promote a high standard of advanced specialist nursing by initiating and co‑ordinating the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of the holistic needs of patients/families through evidence based practice following agreed policies, protocols and guidelines.
• Practice a high standard of communication including highly sensitive and complex information to develop and sustain partnership working with individuals, groups, communities and agencies.
• Maintain adequate patient documentation to NMC requirements for all patients seen and advice given in any practice setting and contribute to clinical activity/data collection as required., Practice in compliance with their respective code of professional conduct, being responsible and accountable for their decisions, actions, or omissions at this level of practice
• Work towards demonstrating a critical understanding of their broadened level of responsibility and autonomy, recognising the limits of their own competence and scope of practice, to include when working with complexity, risk or uncertainty - Develops own professional judgment skills identifying when to
• Learn to work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. may include history-taking and physical assessments, holistic assessments, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, requesting/undertaking and/or interpreting speciality‑specific diagnostic tests or procedures, and conducting health needs assessments).
• Develops effective communication skills, supporting people in making decisions, planning care or seeking to make positive health changes, promoting person‑centred approaches in health and care.
• Develops effective communication skills with colleagues both internally and/or externally, in verbal, non‑verbal and written communication methods, adapting to changing parameters as required; this includes thorough accurate documentation in patient records as required.
• Provides and receives sensitive, complex or contentious information relating to patient care, and communicates information to patients, families or carers with respect, compassion and empathy.
• Begins to develop proficiency and clinical acumen in relation to decision‑making skills, to inform clinical reasoning approaches when dealing with specialty‑specific presentations; synthesising information from multiple sources to make appropriate, evidence‑based judgements within own scope, knowing when to refer or elevate care.
• Works towards increasing knowledge and skills, in order to initiate, evaluate and modify a range of interventions, which may include the prescribing of medications, therapies, lifestyle advice and care.
• Develops professional judgement to manage risk appropriately with support and clinical supervision, especially where there may be complex and unpredictable events, promoting the safety and wellbeing of individuals, families and carers.
• Begins to act as a clinical role model/advocate for developing and delivering care that is responsive to changing requirements, informed by local service and local population health needs, external agencies and/or wider networks, acting as a key worker for own case‑loads or service as required.
• Demonstrates evidence underpinning vascular access speciality‑specific knowledge and role capabilities and competencies, relevant to the clinical setting and own scope of practice, through the development of a professional portfolio, and in line with any relevant service specific curriculum/frameworks for training.
• For registered professionals authorised to prescribe, in roles requiring therapeutic medications and treatments, and after approval from the Trust's respective Non‑Medical Prescribing Lead, the Practitioner will prescribe medications safely and effectively in line with their scope of practice and registration, utilising local or organisation guidelines, national guidelines, and adhering to the Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) Prescribing Standards, and those of their professional regulatory body (e.g. NMC/HCPC).
• Evidence of managing vascular access devices, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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