Enhanced Clinical Practitioner for OPAT | University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 23 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 pa |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 23 July 2025 |
| Location: | Poole, BH15 2JB |
| Company: | Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7282182/153-ME04720 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for Band 7 ECP’s to join the the acute out-patient parental antimicrobial therapy service as part of UHD’s Virtual Ward/Hospital at Home Project. This position is for 9months to cover Maternity leave. The post requires flexible working between the acute sites and eventually patients’ homes to administer intravenous antimicrobials. Providing a high-quality service that is patient-centred is important to us; the successful candidate will be a highly motivated and enthusiastic nurse with a flexible, dynamic approach to patient care.
This project is still in developmental stages and continuing the development and expansion of patient pathways will be a major part of your role.
You will be responsible for the screening of patients onto the pathway, have your own clinical caseload of patients and work closely with the lead Consultant Microbiologist as well as engaging with clinical teams from a variety of specialities and community teams including patients GPs.
Your role will also be vital for management of the service, service improvement and governance.
This team is currently based on the treatment and investigation unit (TIU) and the role will also involve working alongside the TIU team
The aim of this role is to help continue to develop the OPAT pathway. As a band 7 ECP you will help co-ordinate and organise patients suitable for the IV OPAT service, ensuring timely and effective assessment for suitability, recruitment to and oversight of the delivery of IV antibiotics to appropriate patients, including admission avoidance, and early supported discharge. There will be a degree of flexibility around how this role is delivered to support best practice for individual patients initially this service with be based on the treatment investigation unit. The delivery of high quality, effective, integrated and compassionate care is central to this role
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
The aim of this role is to help continue to develop the OPAT pathway. As a band 7 ECP you will help co-ordinate and organise patients suitable for the IV OPAT service, ensuring timely and effective assessment for suitability, recruitment to and oversight of the delivery of IV antibiotics to appropriate patients, including admission avoidance, and early supported discharge. There will be a degree of flexibility around how this role is delivered to support best practice for individual patients initially this service with be based on the treatment investigation unit. The delivery of high quality, effective, integrated and compassionate care is central to this role
This advert closes on Monday 7 Jul 2025
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