Staff Nurse
Accepting applications until: 17-Jul-2024 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 17-Jul-2024 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- Iv Therapy Team, South Shore primary Care Centre
- Address
- Lytham Road
- Town
- Blackpool
- Postcode
- FY4 1JT
- Major / Minor Region
- Lancashire
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
Salary
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 PA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Grade
- (NHS AfC: Band 5)
Specialty
- Main area
- Intravenous Therapy
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a two band 5 staff nurses to join the IV Therapy team at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. This post is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for intravenous therapies and line care. The successful applicant must demonstrate a passion for nursing and share the team’s commitment to deliver services that are reliable, of high quality and safe in an area of work that brings challenges yet is extremely rewarding. The post holder will work closely with clinicians to provide evidence-based, holistic care to patients referred to the intravenous therapy service. The intravenous therapy team is a relatively small team with room for growth and expansion with further engagement with hospital services to support patients requiring intravenous therapies. We are based at South Shore primary Care Centre in Blackpool.
We are looking to recruit a staff nurse with clinical experience, motivation and enthusiasm who is able to work autonomously and as a team player.
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Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the main duties of the job.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to IV Service. In the absence of the Senior Nursing team, take responsibility for appropriate delegation & organisation of staff & patient caseload ensuring effective delivery of the service. Responsible for assessing referrals to ensure they meet criteria for IV therapy.
2.Provide a high standard of evidence based nursing care to patients in the community setting.
- Support the Team Leader in the supervision of other team members, delegation of work, by providing support, guidance and clinical expertise as required. Responsible in ensuring the smooth and efficient running of the Community IV Therapy Service and reporting any shortfalls.
4. Use a high level of communication skills with both patients and their families. Including those where English as a second language or the patient has learning disabilities, to communicate condition-related information.
5. Actively seek to promote health both individually and to patients and carers.
6. Administer medications within NMC guidelines. Collect and transport prescriptions (which may include controlled drugs), when no other alternative is available. Ensure safe disposal of CD's & clinical waste.
Working for our organisation
Working for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust will provide you with lots of opportunity to develop your skills and further your career. The Trust provides services to the 440,000 residents of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre and North Lancashire.
As a Trust we are committed to:
- Developing new roles and ways of working to ensure a flexible and innovative approach to staff.
- Real equality of opportunity.
- Continual development and learning for staff.
- Achieving a work life balance.
We are committed to the effective recruitment, retention and development for our employees, which is why we offer a great working environment, an attractive range of benefits and excellent opportunities for training and development.
The Trust is accredited as a disability Confident employer. That means we recognise our obligations to ensure people with disabilities are afforded equal opportunity to enter employment and progress if and where possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team supporting the team in the delivery of the Community Intravenous Therapy Services (COMMIT) in line with national and local service priorities. The aim of the intravenous therapy service is either to prevent hospital admission or facilitate early discharge from hospital by providing Intravenous therapy in a clinic or home setting. Patients must be registered to GP surgeries within Blackpool, Fylde, and Wyre ICB.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the main duties of the job.
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Any invitation to interview will be sent to the email account stated on your application form.
If the role you have applied for requires a Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check we will administer this as part of your pre-employment checks. Please note, you will be required to repay the cost on appointment. This will be collected via a salary deduction. You can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months from your salary or as a one-off payment on commencement in post. The level of check required depends on the role that you have been offered. Currently the charges are - Basic DBS check £22.00, Standard DBS check £22.00 and Enhanced DBS check £42.00.
You are encouraged where possible, to register for the DBS update service. This is an annual registration fee of £13. By registering for the update service you will not have the additional cost of repeated disclosures.
Should you withdraw your application, you may be required to reimburse the cost of the DBS check.
DBS checks remain free of charge for volunteer positions.
By submitting an application for this vacancy you are confirming your agreement to the above in the event you are successfully appointed.
The DBS Code of Practice can be accessed here.
Please ensure that you read the Person Specification attached below as your application will be judged against this.
Please note that every effort will be made to keep the vacancy live until published closing date, though there may be instances where such interest is generated, that for administrative reasons the post may close earlier.
Please note that in line with national NHS guidelines this Trust operates a strict non-smoking policy. Members of staff are not permitted to smoke on Trust premises or grounds at any time nor take breaks during working hours for the purposes of smoking.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert.
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.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- Registered General Nurse (2 years experience)
- Mentorship ENB 998 or equivalent
- Non-Medical prescribing
- Vascular access & line insertion qualification
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Post registration experience working in a clinical setting
- Clinical supervision & reflective practice
- Experience in the administration of blood products
- Experience in line care
- Experience in intravenous therapy administration
- Experience in venepuncture & cannulation
- Evidence of professional development
- Experience of working in community setting
- Awareness of current trends in the Primary Care/ Community Services Agenda
- Experience in Midline & PICC line insertion
Skills & ability
Essential criteria
- Good interpersonal skills
- Critical thinker
- IT literate, able to use EMIS
- Good time management
- Clinical decision making skills
- Team player
- Pro-active
- Ability to work under pressure
- Excellent communication skills
- Organisational skills
- Willingness to develop competencies in a range of skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lesley Howard
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 951223
- Additional information
You are more than welcome to come to the IV Therapy team and speak with the clinic team and have a look around at any point.
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