Job summary
- Main area
- Medicine
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 153-ME03937
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Poole and Bournemouth
- Town
- Poole
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pro rota
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/12/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse for OPAT
Band 5
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 5's to join the the acute out-patient parental antimicrobial therapy service as part of UHD’s Virtual Ward/Hospital at Home Project. The post requires flexible working between the acute sites and eventually patients’ homes to administer intravenous antimicrobials. Providing a high-quality service that is patient-centred is important to us; the successful candidate will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with a flexible, dynamic approach to patient care.
This project is still in developmental stages and continuing the development and expansion of patient pathways will be a major part of your role.
This team is currently based on the treatment and investigation unit (TIU) and the role will also involve working alongside the TIU team
This role requires and active UK NMC Registration
Base Locations: Poole and Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
Responsible for providing direct nursing care to a varied group of patients often with complex medical and social needs
Responsible for ensuring the nursing care plan is followed and updated each shift
Assisting patients to meet their goals of treatment
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a registered nurse within the defined sphere of practice the post holder is responsible, with support and guidance for providing specialist knowledge and care to all OPAT patients. They will act as one of the first points of contact for patients and members of the multi professional OPAT team. They will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of provide advice and ongoing support to the patients. As part of a multidisciplinary team the post holder will be involved in the assessment of care needs, the development of programmes of care and/or the implementation and evaluation of these programmes ensuring the delivery of high-quality care to patients and their families/carer with the hospital and the patient’s own community setting.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Advanced Diploma/Degree in adult health nursing studies
- NMC registered Nurse
Desirable criteria
- Teaching Qualification
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
- IV medication administration
- Venepuncture
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working with PICC’s and midlines
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Ability to demonstrate fundamental skills and knowledge base in all aspects of nursing including infection control and IV therapy
- Understanding of OPAT function
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of role in relation to patient experience, quality and safety agenda’s that support Governance Frameworks
Other requirements specific ot the role
Essential criteria
- Use of own care for transportation, with a valid UK driving license
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable clinical experience in an acute setting
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Emma Bell
- Job title
- OPAT Nurse Practitioner
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 8267
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