Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly team at The Royal Wolverhampton Trust as the CMDU Specialist Nurse - IV@Home Services. The CMDU supports patients across the Black Country ICB providing clinical triage, assessment, prescribing and treatment for vulnerable COVID-19 Positive Patients .
This post offers an outstanding opportunity to be part of the on the delivery of a Black Country wide service that will develop your skills and specialist knowledge in this clinical area. You will utilise your skills and experience of delivering excellent patient-centred care to deliver a gold standard service.
The successful candidate will be an integral member of our well-established CMDU team, supporting clinical excellence and operational efficiencies. We are looking for an enthusiastic, dynamic and committed nurse with excellent clinical and communication skills to join the CMDU IV@home treatment service providing IV treatments in the homes of our CMDU patients across the Black Country ICB.
The successful candidate with be based within Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust and will provide COVID-19 IV treatments in the patients' home.
Do you think you are the right person for this post?What are you waiting for, join us on this journey at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the CMDU team to provide the following services:
Co-ordinate and deliver the administration of time sensitive COVID-19 IV treatments for our CMDU patients in their home
Participate in service improvement projects
Support safe administration and Medication Governance
Review and develop treatment guidelines, policies and procedures
Participate in the training of the wider clinical teams
Provide support to other CMDU functions or IV services across the Trust during times of reduced CMDU IV@Home demand
Applicants must be a registered clinical professional, have the ability to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in a broad range of medical and/or surgical specialties.
About us
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Main duties above and attached Job description and person specification attached to this advert.
Please complete your application form in full outlining and providing examples of how you meet each of the criteria listed below. This includes both essential and desirable criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Main duties above and attached Job description and person specification attached to this advert.
Please complete your application form in full outlining and providing examples of how you meet each of the criteria listed below. This includes both essential and desirable criteria.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinical Professional (e.g. NMC)
- IV treatment administration certification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in supervising, training and assessing staff.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in a broad range of medical and/or surgical specialties relevant to post.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical experience in IV administration.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a CMDU
- Previous experience in an IV treatment service
- Previous experience of a home visiting service
- Experience of line management
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate excellent organisational, time management, prioritisation and leadership skills
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
- Commitment to and evidence of formal continuous professional development (CPD)
- Experience of implementing or delivering the objectives of cost/service improvement programmes
Desirable
- Ability to effectively work in multi-disciplinary teams
- Evidence of undertaking audits and participating in clinical research
- Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge of COVID-19 Treatments
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Clinical Professional (e.g. NMC)
- IV treatment administration certification
Experience
Essential
- Experience in supervising, training and assessing staff.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical experience and competence in a broad range of medical and/or surgical specialties relevant to post.
- Ability to demonstrate clinical experience in IV administration.
Desirable
- Experience of working in a CMDU
- Previous experience in an IV treatment service
- Previous experience of a home visiting service
- Experience of line management
Skills
Essential
- Ability to demonstrate excellent organisational, time management, prioritisation and leadership skills
- Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
- Commitment to and evidence of formal continuous professional development (CPD)
- Experience of implementing or delivering the objectives of cost/service improvement programmes
Desirable
- Ability to effectively work in multi-disciplinary teams
- Evidence of undertaking audits and participating in clinical research
- Ability to demonstrate specialist knowledge of COVID-19 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.
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
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).
