Community Nurse: Community Intravenous (IV) Service

at  Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 registered nurse to join our team of IV therapy community nurses. We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the achievement of excellent standards of quality care for our patients. In return for this commitment, we will support and aid development in fulfilling this role within our friendly Trust. We provide a 7-day service which consists of visiting patients in their own home, administering intravenous medications whilst carrying out holistic assessments as part of the nursing process.
Key Areas of Responsibility
To work within the community setting, managing patients at home undergoing intravenous therapy
To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of a patient’s ability to stay at home, whilst receiving intravenous therapy and to escalate through the established pathways when clinically necessary.
To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on ‘best practice’ in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice.
To provide in-reach to inpatient units and step-up beds where required
To act as the patient’s advocate, facilitating choice, patient empowerment and independence.
To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title
Follow Trust policies, and local procedures, and use discretion in interpreting them according to the setting and circumstances.
Undertake mandatory training as required.
Participate in a Personal Development Review process.
Undertake Personal Development Plans for more junior staff members.
Be aware of Trust’s behaviour framework and ensure behaviours are embedded in role.
Ensure Trust’s behaviour framework is utilised when managing and supervising staff, and that behaviours are embraced and embedded within the team.
Take part in clinical supervision as per Trust Policy.
May be required to demonstrate own duties to students, new starters and/or less experienced staff.
Provide mentorship for students undertaking pre/post registration course.
Contribute to clinical audit as required.
Complete the staff survey as required.
Complete risk assessments and incident forms as required
Ensure absence reporting is undertaken as determined by NCH&C trust policy
Clinical
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, enabling the safe administration of IV medication in peoples own homes.
Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
Assess patients’ holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patient’s co-operation in their care management plan.
Liaise with the Clinical Lead and Norfolk and Norwich University Trust clinicians when clinical concerns are raised.
Liaise with UCR, Supportive Care, GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
Be skilled at intravenous cannulation, IV line management and general phlebotomy, following local policy and guidance
Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
Become competent in numerous nursing skills to provide urgent and unplanned response to patients to prevent avoidable admissions to hospital.
Professional

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