Intravenous Therapy Nurse

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced nurse to work within a innovative, dynamic countywide specialist service providing intravenous therapy in Gloucestershire.

As a community-based service the post holder will also work closely with the wider multi-disciplinary team in order to provide high quality, evidenced-based care.

Experience of delivering training to other health professionals would be desirable.

As a countywide service, access to transport is essential. This band 5 post will have a requirement to participate in a shared rota to allow countywide service provision 7 days per week.

The successful applicants will have current registration with the NMC.

For informal enquires please contact Valerie Dobson, Intravenous Therapy Team Lead on 07816064075.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be part of the IV team providing expert advice and support to service users and members of the multidisciplinary team.

This will include:

• Supporting the development of the service
• Facilitating the provision of high quality care for patients treated within community hospital in-patient and out-patient settings as well as within their own home, clinic or other care facility
• Ensuring evidence based practice and innovative models of care are delivered at all times
• Assisting with the evaluation of clinical pathways, policies and procedures for managing IV Therapy in the community.
• Promoting a multi professional approach to care delivery within GHC and across organisational boundaries.
• Providing support and advice for nurses, other professionals, patients and their carer's.
• Developing close working partnerships with secondary care providers; local and regional specialists; other health professionals and voluntary services involved in the patients care will be paramount
• Assisting in the development and delivery of competency based training and education within the specialist field of IV therapy
• Actively participates in clinical audits and research within this specialist area
• Participate in the shared rota to enable 7 day per week service delivery.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.

The annual NHS Staff Survey gives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views (58.5%). It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:

• 89.7% believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users;
• 73.3% would recommend the organisation as a place to work;
• 82.4% agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority;
• 76.7% would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relative

Our results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.

Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court

1010 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park

Brockworth, Gloucester

GL3 4AW

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Edward Jenner Court

1010 Pioneer Avenue, Gloucester Business Park

Brockworth, Gloucester

GL3 4AW

Employer's website

https://www.ghc.nhs.uk/who-we-are/jobs/ (Opens in a new tab)

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