Job summary
Are you a dedicated and compassionate nurse seeking a role that offers flexibility and a supportive work environment?
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust invites you to apply for our vacant Intravenous (IV) Therapy Nursing position, where you can make a meaningful impact on patient care while enjoying a work-life balance that suits your needs.
What We Can Offer
- Flexible Working Hours: The service operating hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm. Flexible working hours can be considered to better fit your lifestyle.
- Professional Development: Continuous opportunities for learning and career advancement.
- Supportive Environment:Work with a team that value collaboration and excellence in patient care.
- Work-Life Balance: Manage your caseload with flexibility and autonomy
Why Join Us?
At Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, we prioritise the well-being of our staff and patients. We offer a flexible and supportive work environment where your contributions are valued. Join us in providing compassionate care and making a difference in our community.
If you are ready to take the next step in your nursing career with a team that cares, we would love to hear from you. Apply today to become a part of our dedicated team, where you can make a real impact on patient care and well-being.
Main duties of the job
The IV Service cares for patients in both clinic settings and their own homes throughout the West Sussex area.
The successful candidate will deliver high-quality care within a community setting, working towards patient rehabilitation, self-management, and independence. This role involves managing the day-to-day clinical needs of an identified caseload, undertaking initial assessments, and ongoing management of IV therapy.
About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.
Why work for us?o Positive 2024 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeingo Varied environments: community hospitals, patients' homes, and bases across Sussexo Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retiremento Excellent training, development, and research opportunitieso Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brightono Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networkso Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trusto Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
Our values--Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence--guide everything we do.
We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.
This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality care within the community setting, focusing on intravenous therapy.
- Manage day-to-day clinical needs of an identified caseload under the guidance of the IV Nurse.
- Conduct holistic assessments, develop care plans, and evaluate patient progress.
- Act as an information resource for patients, their families, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Empower patients to participate in their care, encouraging self-management and independence.
- Ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures, maintaining high standards of clinical documentation and data protection.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Deliver high-quality care within the community setting, focusing on intravenous therapy.
- Manage day-to-day clinical needs of an identified caseload under the guidance of the IV Nurse.
- Conduct holistic assessments, develop care plans, and evaluate patient progress.
- Act as an information resource for patients, their families, and multidisciplinary colleagues.
- Empower patients to participate in their care, encouraging self-management and independence.
- Ensure compliance with Trust policies and procedures, maintaining high standards of clinical documentation and data protection.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) qualification/degree or diploma
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
Desirable
- ENB 998/Mentorship or equivalent or work towards
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery and management of vascular access devices
Desirable
- Experience in a community setting is desirable
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good numeracy and literacy skills
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills including: IV administration, cannulation and venepuncture.
- IT literate or willing to achieve competency
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse within the IV Service
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of boundaries of role
Other requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment of life-long learning and development
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Ability to travel between sites, car owner/driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse (RN) qualification/degree or diploma
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
Desirable
- ENB 998/Mentorship or equivalent or work towards
Experience
Essential
- Post registration experience
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery and management of vascular access devices
Desirable
- Experience in a community setting is desirable
Skills
Essential
- Evidence of good numeracy and literacy skills
- Demonstrates competency in a range of clinical skills including: IV administration, cannulation and venepuncture.
- IT literate or willing to achieve competency
- Good communication and negotiation skills
- Knowledge of current local policies informing community health and social care services
- A clear understanding of the role of the Community Staff Nurse within the IV Service
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge/understanding of boundaries of role
Other requirements
Essential
- Demonstrate a commitment of life-long learning and development
- Identifies difficulties as challenges and works with others to identify solutions
- Ability to travel between sites, car owner/driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes, unless under the Equality Act
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.
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).
Additional information
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.
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).
