Job summary
Wirral University Teaching Hospital (WUTH) working in partnership with Wirral Integrated Care System and Wirral Community Health and Care Trust (WCHC) are committed to provide a high quality service to patients on Wirral who require the administration of IV antibiotics in the home or community clinic setting.
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated individual to join the multi-disciplinary OPAT IV Access team as an OPAT/IV access specialist nurse.
The post holders will work in close liaison with secondary care and community services to deliver care along agreed clinical pathways supporting early discharge and admission avoidance.
Main duties of the job
The role will include providing specialised, highly skilled care to patients and will provide support for both community nursing teams and GP's including training, education and advice.
In addition to the ward based clinical skills, the practitioner will be required to develop a range of additional skills or techniques including line placement, working on rotation to support the WUTH IV access service.
The post holder will be based at WUTH, but will also work in the community. The post holder must be able to drive and have access to a car which can be used for work purposes.
The core working hours are Mon-Fri (9am-5pm) plus the requirement to participate on a weekend on-call rota from home.
About us
All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.
Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.
We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.
We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.
The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the OPAT IV Access Specialist Nurse position available at WUTH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for further information about the OPAT IV Access Specialist Nurse position available at WUTH.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Current NMC registration with significant post registration experience.
- Previous experience within IV Access.
- Post registration recognised mentor and teaching/assessing qualification (or equivalent experience).
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent level of specialist clinical training and experience within relevant field.
Desirable
- Master's level qualification within the relevant field of study or evidence.
- Clinical Examination at level 7.
- Clinical champion within the IV Access role.
- Post registration Infection Control Module at degree level.
- ANTT assessors' level 2.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Needs to be able to drive and have full driving licence due to community aspects of the role.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience of working with electronic health records, including Word and Excel spreadsheets.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Needs to be able to drive and hold a full UK driving licence due to the community aspects of the role.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Speciality knowledge and experience.
- Experience with administration of IV antibiotics.
- General nursing skills, including excellent cannulation, venepuncture, and Infection Control practice.
- Ability to recognise the deteriorating patient.
- Evidence of working collaboratively in a Multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of understanding of Quality Governance.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload when under pressure.
- Good interpersonal/communication and listening skills.
Desirable
- Competent to insert PICC lines, Midline and Deep Access Cannulas.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- To always provide a high standard of professional conduct and care in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Disciplined and able to prioritise workload to meet the needs of the service.
- Persistent and determined when completing objectives, managing change and show tenacity when faced with difficulties.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, self-motivation, and empowerment of others.
- Sensitive and understanding of others and intuitive of their needs and pressure in a confidential manner.
- Be flexible, dynamic and adaptable to change.
- To work independently, with the added ability to work as a member of an MDT.
- Respond and react to situations and have an awareness and ability to remedy problems.
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Clinical supervision experience.
Person Specification
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Current NMC registration with significant post registration experience.
- Previous experience within IV Access.
- Post registration recognised mentor and teaching/assessing qualification (or equivalent experience).
- Post graduate qualification or equivalent level of specialist clinical training and experience within relevant field.
Desirable
- Master's level qualification within the relevant field of study or evidence.
- Clinical Examination at level 7.
- Clinical champion within the IV Access role.
- Post registration Infection Control Module at degree level.
- ANTT assessors' level 2.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Needs to be able to drive and have full driving licence due to community aspects of the role.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Experience of working with electronic health records, including Word and Excel spreadsheets.
Other Requirements
Essential
- Needs to be able to drive and hold a full UK driving licence due to the community aspects of the role.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential
- Speciality knowledge and experience.
- Experience with administration of IV antibiotics.
- General nursing skills, including excellent cannulation, venepuncture, and Infection Control practice.
- Ability to recognise the deteriorating patient.
- Evidence of working collaboratively in a Multidisciplinary team.
- Evidence of understanding of Quality Governance.
- Ability to plan and prioritise own and others workload when under pressure.
- Good interpersonal/communication and listening skills.
Desirable
- Competent to insert PICC lines, Midline and Deep Access Cannulas.
Personal Attributes
Essential
- To always provide a high standard of professional conduct and care in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct.
- Disciplined and able to prioritise workload to meet the needs of the service.
- Persistent and determined when completing objectives, managing change and show tenacity when faced with difficulties.
- Ability to demonstrate initiative, self-motivation, and empowerment of others.
- Sensitive and understanding of others and intuitive of their needs and pressure in a confidential manner.
- Be flexible, dynamic and adaptable to change.
- To work independently, with the added ability to work as a member of an MDT.
- Respond and react to situations and have an awareness and ability to remedy problems.
Qualifications, Specific Experience & Training
Essential
- Clinical supervision experience.
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).
