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OPAT Staff Nurse | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 18 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £29,970 - £36,483 per annum |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 18 October 2024 |
| Location: | Hull, HU32JZ |
| Company: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6629019/356-24-6629019 |
Summary
As a registered nurse within the defined sphere of practice the post holder is responsible, with support and guidance for providing specialist knowledge and care to all OPAT patients.
They will act as one of the first points of contact for patients and members of the multi professional OPAT team. They will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care and with support they will undertake specialist procedures, provide advice and ongoing support to the patients.
There will be times when you will be expected work autonomously and make decisions on patient care. This is a unique opportunity to specialise
in an interesting area of medicine with lots of scope for learning.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. You can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship for the post by assessing your circumstances against criteria specified on the gov.uk website.
An exciting opportunity for a band 5 registered nurse to work in the OPAT team at HRI. As an OPAT staff nurse you will be specially trained in complex infections and will be the first point of contact for patient and their relatives attending the clinics.
You will work as part of a multi disciplinary team treating patients in an out patient setting who would otherwise be in patients.
To deliver IV antibiotics in an out patient clinic. Monitor response to both IV and oral antibiotics. Undertake cannulation and phlebotomy. Deliver nursing care to patients attending the clinics. Support the specialist nurses delivering the specialist clinics
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team working in accordance with the trust values
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
This advert closes on Wednesday 2 Oct 2024