Senior Community IV Therapy Nurse

Job responsibilities

Clinical

The post holder will need to:

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, enabling the safe administration of IV medication in peoples own homes.
• Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
• Assess patients holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
• Monitor and review blood reporting, escalating and implementing relevant actions
• Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
• Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patients co-operation in their care management plan.
• Liaise with the Clinical Lead and Norfolk and Norwich University Trust clinicians when clinical concerns are raised.
• Liaise with Homeward, Supportive Care, GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
• Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
• Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
• Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
• Be skilled at intravenous cannulation, IV line management and general phlebotomy, following local policy and guidance
• Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
• Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
• Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
• Become competent in numerous nursing skills to provide urgent and unplanned response to patients to prevent avoidable admissions to hospital.

Professional

• The post holder will:
• Actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.

• Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
• Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies.
• Provide advice / training to less experienced staff and supervise / support band 3 and 4 staff and students where appropriate: contributing to the induction process for new staff/students.
• Comment on draft policies.
• Maintain own continuous professional development
• Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised
• Be accountable for work delegated to others within the team, ensuring staff are competent to undertake delegated work.
• Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role.
• Demonstrate leadership skills within own competence.

Organisational

• The post holder will:

• Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
• Undertake mandatory training as required.
• Participate in a Personal Development Review process.
• Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members.
• Be aware of Trusts behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.
• Ensure Trusts behaviour framework is utilised when managing and supervising staff, and that behaviours are embraced and embedded within the team.
• Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
• May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff.
• Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course.
• Contribute to clinical audit as required.
• Complete the staff survey as required.
• Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required
• Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by NCH&C trust policy

Qualifications

Essential

• Diploma or 1st level degree in Nursing or equivalent
• Current NMC Registration
• Mentorship/Assessor Preparation
• Post graduate level qualification or evidence of experience and continuing professional development to post graduate level

Desirable

• Independent prescribing qualification
• Long term conditions module
• Consultation and clinical assessment skills

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of working at relevant level within the community or acute setting
• Cannulation/ IV Therapy administration
• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

• Highly motivated
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
• Ability to use own initiative
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Good observational and reporting skills
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting data/patient records
• Good interpersonal skills
• A Team player
• Work flexibly to accommodate patient/service needs
• The ability to safely move and handle a variety of patient equipment is a pre-requisite for the role

Desirable

• Experience supervising junior staff

Communication

Essential

• Able to demonstrate empathy and sensitivity in potentially stressful situations
• Communicate effectively in written and verbal English language
• Able to communicate effectively with a range of Health and Social Care Colleagues
• Possesses a good level of literacy

Personal and people development

Essential

• Able to provide support, development opportunities and basic training to Social Care staff to facilitate integrated working
• No direct line management is currently needed within the team but there may be a requirement for this as the service develops

Desirable

• Experience supervising junior staff

Other

Essential

• The post holder will be required to work over seven days a week
• Must hold a valid UK driving license
• The role requires additional levels of checks as part of the employment process as there will be contact with vulnerable adults
• The post holder will need to be passed fit to perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary

Personal Attributes

Essential

• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).