Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Specialist Nurse
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 26 Mehefin 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £37,338.00 i £44,962.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 03 Gorffennaf 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9249-25-0283 |
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1. To support, by demonstrating exemplar nursing practice and the implementation of evidence-based care, the provision of a high standard of individualised patient care and experience, upholding the Trust Nursing Strategy which includes the 6Cs. 2. Be a responsible autonomous specialist nurse and role model in the specialty of OPAT and a resource for medical, nursing personnel and patients requiring advice on the administration of IV Antimicrobials 3. Responsible for ensuring own knowledge and compliance of appropriate NMC standards and Trust professional guidelines and that these are applied to practice, including NMC Revalidation. 4. To liaise with other members of management and clinical staff both within the Trust and other healthcare providers to ensure good communication lines and seamless patient care 5. Undertake and be involved in the coordination, management, development and smooth operation of the OPAT service within the Trust and to Trust staff. 6. Exercise responsibility and accountability for the assessment of patients in order to select potential OPAT patients, demonstrating a senior level of autonomy as a practitioner and clinical expert. 7. Assess, potentially highly complex patients, planning, implementing and reviewing care within the hospital environment, both in-patient and out-patient, community or other settings. Assess and refer patients for venous catheterisation as appropriate. 8. Assesses, plans and implements specialist care packages through shared decision making with patient and carer. 9. Provide and receive highly complex and/or highly sensitive patient/staff related information and ensure this is interpreted and shared, where required, in order to ensure seamless and effective care, in line with rules of information governance. 10. Refers to other practitioners when health outcomes or risks and needs are beyond own competence and scope of practice. Please see attached Job description/personal specification