Community IV Nurse
Job Description
Job summary
Community IV Nurse - 12-Month Fixed Term Contract - 37.5 hours per week
Are you an experienced nurse? Are you motivated, adaptable and keen to embrace a new challenge? If the answer is yes, we want to hear from you today!
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our community IV nursing team for experienced nurses to join the team and work across our unique Integrated Acute, and Community Care service to help us make a difference to our patients. We have a flexible approach to working and offer a variety of flexible working opportunities that can be considered to fit around your family and lifestyle.
Main duties of the job
To provide effective caseload management and care to those patients over the age of 18 requiring nursing care in their own homes and other community settings working autonomously and independently.
The post holder will provide holistic care, assessment of the new patient , clinical advice, treatment and support to those people who require additional support to remain in their own homes.
The post holder will be required to work with the multidisciplinary team, gaining support and advice in the management of care. This post is subject to lone working so experience of working alone is desirable.
About us
Our STAR values - Service, Teamwork, Ambition and Respect - are a golden thread running through everything we do. These values serve as a guiding principle, driving us towards our vision of delivering great joined up services to our local community. Whether at home, in the community, or within the hospital, our goal is to empower individuals to lead independent and healthier lives.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description / person spec.
This job description is not intended to be exhaustive, and it is likely that duties may be altered from time to time in the light of changing circumstances, in discussion with the post holder. This role profile is intended to provide a broad outline of the main responsibilities only. The post holder will need to be flexible in developing the role with initial and on-going discussions with the designated manager.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- RN (Adult) registered with NMC
- Specialist Practitioner Qualification (DN) OR Have any of the following modules ? Current issues in community nursing ? Leadership and innovation ? Research in health and social care
- V100/V300
- Any of the relevant optional modules (PACR, EOL, Long term conditions, older persons and dementia
- Community specialist practice
Desirable
- Evidence of leadership or relevant experience
Experience
Essential
- Systematic approach to assessment, planning and evaluation of needs led care. ? Significant post registration experience in IV therapy. ? Able to work autonomously. ? Previous community nurse experience and lone working advantageous. ? Use of an electronic patient record system (SystmOne) ? Experience in supporting junior staff and students through supervision and opportunity to achieve learning outcomes
Desirable
- Life experiences that have enhanced professional development. ? Experience in leading practice developments ? Experience in caseload management
Knowledge
Essential
- Good written and oral communication skills. ? Knowledge of legislation affecting professional practice. ? Good IT skills. ? Present their application and supporting information in a clear reflective manner. ? To be able to work flexibly and sensitively. ? Be able to work well in a team as well as the ability to work on your own. ? Excellent organisational skills To be adaptable to a combination of roles which include visiting patients in their own homes and using a patient record database system to review physiological signs and symptoms. ? Competent the care of central lines ? Competent in venepuncture and cannulation
Desirable
- Awareness of current changes in the NHS. ? Up to date professional knowledge in their current area of practice. ? Ability to make decisions and judgments within a community setting. ? Communication skills, which facilitate effective interaction with people from a wide range of social, economic, cultural and ethnic/racial backgrounds To be able to communicate with a wide range of colleagues in different disciplines and agencies. ? The ability to respond to the demands of working in a complex and diverse environment. ? Approachable, personable, emotional intelligence & flexible
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Western Hospital
Marlborough Rd
Swindon
SN3 6BB
