OPAT - Specialist Nurse | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 pa/pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 May 2024 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG5 1PB |
| Company: | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6181210/164-6181210 |
Summary
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.
As a OPAT Treatment nurse /OPAT health and safety nurse you will be responsible for
Administering intravenous antibiotics in the community and at home
Administering OPAT treatment in the OPAT infusion Centre
Managing your own workload
You should be interested in holistic care with a keen interest in infection. You should be affective communicator and want to deliver high standards of care.
Lone working out in the community is a large part of this role so autonomous decision making will be key component . out in the community.
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.
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.
This advert closes on Sunday 28 Apr 2024