Job summary
- Main area
- Infectious Diseases
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (internal rotation)
- Job ref
- 164-6181210-A
- Employer
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- City
- Town
- Nottingham
- Salary
- £35,392 - £42,618 pa/pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
OPAT - Specialist Nurse
Band 6
Job overview
The band 6 OPAT Specialist nurse will care for many patients on the OPAT program, many of whom have differing healthcare needs. They will utilise their clinical expertise and specialist knowledge to deliver high quality evidence/research based care to the OPAT patient.
This care will take place in the infusion centre, our clinics and in the community setting.
There is an element of lone working.
The post holder will be expected to use their experience to support the implementation of clinical governance to improve patient services.
They will be required to work flexibly as a member of the OPAT team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved .In addition to the obligatory clinical skills, the practitioner may be required to develop a range of additional skills or techniques that fall outside the usual scope of nursing practice, including line placement.
Main duties of the job
You will be an effective leader and role model, providing regular direct clinical care, in addition to ensuring effective use of non-clinical time to support the implementation of both clinical and non-clinical governance, facilitating the modernisation of patient services.
Ensure high quality, evidence – based care is offered to all patients. In collaboration with the Matron and Ward Manger, identify the common issues which affect the quality of care, developing clear action plans to address any areas for improvement and ensure agreed actions are undertaken.
This role will cover days, weekends as an OPAT deputy, you will be responsible for administering intravenous antibiotics in the community and at home, administering OPAT treatment in the OPAT infusion Centre too which will require you in Managing your own workload Lone working out in the community.
Working for our organisation
Our organisation is driven by our strategic objectives and organisational values and we look for people who are strongly aligned with them.
.This vacancy would suit an experienced Nurse who is looking for a change and would like the opportunity to work between hospital and community.
We are an experienced team of nurses who look after and nurture each other.
We are all driven to make the patient experience the best it can be in often difficult circumstances.
We have a strong sense of team, We believe in developing our service and all the nursing team are involved in active changes within the team including shift pattern changes and ways of working to develop a better service for the patients and staff.
We have a new shared governance council which is helping to embed our value of the team leading the service.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The band 6 OPAT treatment nurse /OPAT specialist Health and safety nurse will care for many patients on the OPAT program, many of whom have differing healthcare needs. They will utilize their clinical expertise and specialist knowledge to deliver high quality evidence/research based care to the OPAT patient. This care will take place in the infusion Centre, our clinics and in the community setting. There is an element of lone working.
The post holder will be expected to use their experience to support the implementation of clinical governance to improve patient services.
The post holder will need to take charge of the clinical case load/centre in the absence of the OPAT manager/Specialist Nurses.
They will be required to work flexibly as a member of the OPAT team to ensure standards are being maintained, evaluated and where necessary improved .In addition to the obligatory clinical skills, the practitioner may be required to develop a range of additional skills or techniques that fall outside the usual scope of nursing practice, including line placement.
The post holder will be based within NUH and in the community. The post holder must be able to drive and have access to a car which can be used and is insured for work purposes.
The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
The post holder will be based within NUH and in the community. The post holder must be able to drive and have access to a car which can be used and is insured for work purposes.
The post holder is required to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The post holder will need to take charge of the clinical case load/centre in the absence of the OPAT manager/Specialist Nurses.
Person specification
Essential
Essential criteria
- Current level one NMC registration
- OPAT Experience
- Datix Experience
- Health & Safety Experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in the NHS health and safety role
Essential Other
Essential criteria
- must hold driving license and have access to a care for work purposes
Desirable criteria
- Good organisational skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lisa Hayes
- Job title
- Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07812269952
- Additional information
Informal visits are welcome
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