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Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options.
Job summaryAre you passionate about Intravenous (IV) therapy and ready to take your career to the next level? The West Sussex IV Service is expanding, and we're seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated registered nurse to join our innovative team.
If you have a keen interest in IV therapy and are eager to develop your management and leadership skills while being fully supported, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Why Join Our Team?
Innovative Care Delivery:
Play a vital role in facilitating hospital discharge and preventing admissions by delivering IV therapy treatments at home or in a clinic setting.
Supportive Team:
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals that offer a supportive work environment.
Flexible working Hours:
The Service operating hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm daily. Flexible working hours can be considered to better fit your lifestyle.
Professional Growth:
Enhance your management and leadership skills within a supportive and collaborative environment.
Community Impact:
Make a real difference in patients' lives by ensuring they receive high-quality care in clinics or in the comfort of their own homes.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership:
Act as a clinical resource in IV therapies, demonstrating expertise in IV medication administration and vascular access devices.
Policy Development:
Contribute to the development and review of clinical guidelines and policies to ensure safe and consistent practice.
Mentorship and Training:
Provide mentorship within the specialised area of IV therapy, supporting and supervising the practice of nurses.-
Patient Care:
Deliver IV therapy treatments in patients' homes & clinical settings, managing and coordinating daily and weekly treatments, and support patients in self-administration of IV therapy. -
Collaboration:
Work with acute trusts to identify patients suitable for early discharge, reducing hospital readmissions and enhancing patient independence.
Problem-Solving:
Offer support and advice on issues related to vascular access devices, ensuring effective patient care.
Communication:
Communicate effectively with patients, their carer's, the primary healthcare team, and other key stakeholders on a range of complex healthcare matters
What We're Looking For:
-
Experience & Skills:
Expertise in IV administration, cannulation, venepuncture, and vascular access device care. Proficient in planning, organisation, and communication. -
Personal Attributes:
A reliable, motivated, and flexible team player with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
Requirements:
a full UK driving license and have access to a car for work purposes.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job responsibilities
- Deliver elements of the IV therapy education programmes (both practical and theoretical knowledge and skills).
- Work with staff and managers to support training needs, participating in the one-to-one teaching, supervision and monitoring of staff competency in IV administration.
- Participate in the support, training, and education of patients inself-administration of IV therapy if appropriate.
- Deliver IV therapy treatments to patients in their own homes and clinical settings manage and co-ordinate daily/weekly treatments in the allocated IV clinics.
- Provide support and problem-solving advice regarding issues with vascular access devices to reduce the potential re-admission of patients to hospital.
- Integrate IV therapy care across all the care settings to ensure cohesive and timely delivery for patients.
- Support community nursing teams with hospital/GP referrals for IV therapy.
- Provide active clinical leadership and mentorship where appropriate.
- Support the IV Therapy Nurse Specialist in the development of new services to meet the current commissioning agenda.
- Participate in the development and implementation of care pathways and standard operating procedures
Job responsibilities
- Deliver elements of the IV therapy education programmes (both practical and theoretical knowledge and skills).
- Work with staff and managers to support training needs, participating in the one-to-one teaching, supervision and monitoring of staff competency in IV administration.
- Participate in the support, training, and education of patients inself-administration of IV therapy if appropriate.
- Deliver IV therapy treatments to patients in their own homes and clinical settings manage and co-ordinate daily/weekly treatments in the allocated IV clinics.
- Provide support and problem-solving advice regarding issues with vascular access devices to reduce the potential re-admission of patients to hospital.
- Integrate IV therapy care across all the care settings to ensure cohesive and timely delivery for patients.
- Support community nursing teams with hospital/GP referrals for IV therapy.
- Provide active clinical leadership and mentorship where appropriate.
- Support the IV Therapy Nurse Specialist in the development of new services to meet the current commissioning agenda.
- Participate in the development and implementation of care pathways and standard operating procedures
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse qualification/degree or diploma
- Evidence of post graduation continuing education
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
- Infection control module
- Chemotherapy module
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration relevant clinical experience Band 5 or above
- Clinical experience of the management of vascular access devices
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery and management
- Teaching/assessing in the clinical setting
- Experience of project/service development
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Formal/classroom teaching experience
Essential
- Holds UK driving license and has use of car
- Evidence of IT skills
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills including: cannulation, venepuncture, accessing vascular access devices
- Understanding of IV therapy services and strategies (national and local)
- Ability to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate with all disciplines
- IT skills including email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Auditing knowledge
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse qualification/degree or diploma
- Evidence of post graduation continuing education
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
- Infection control module
- Chemotherapy module
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration relevant clinical experience Band 5 or above
- Clinical experience of the management of vascular access devices
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery and management
- Teaching/assessing in the clinical setting
- Experience of project/service development
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Formal/classroom teaching experience
Essential
- Holds UK driving license and has use of car
- Evidence of IT skills
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills including: cannulation, venepuncture, accessing vascular access devices
- Understanding of IV therapy services and strategies (national and local)
- Ability to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate with all disciplines
- IT skills including email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Auditing knowledge
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and surrounding area
Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and surrounding area
RH11 7DH
Employer's website
Job summary
Are you passionate about Intravenous (IV) therapy and ready to take your career to the next level? The West Sussex IV Service is expanding, and we're seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated registered nurse to join our innovative team.
If you have a keen interest in IV therapy and are eager to develop your management and leadership skills while being fully supported, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Why Join Our Team?
Main duties of the job
What We're Looking For:
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
Job responsibilities
Job responsibilities
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Essential
Essential
Essential
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and surrounding area
Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and surrounding area
RH11 7DH
Employer's website
Are you passionate about Intravenous (IV) therapy and ready to take your career to the next level? The West Sussex IV Service is expanding, and we're seeking a dynamic, enthusiastic, and motivated registered nurse to join our innovative team.
If you have a keen interest in IV therapy and are eager to develop your management and leadership skills while being fully supported, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Why Join Our Team?
Innovative Care Delivery:
Play a vital role in facilitating hospital discharge and preventing admissions by delivering IV therapy treatments at home or in a clinic setting.
Supportive Team:
Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals that offer a supportive work environment.
Flexible working Hours:
The Service operating hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm daily. Flexible working hours can be considered to better fit your lifestyle.
Professional Growth:
Enhance your management and leadership skills within a supportive and collaborative environment.
Community Impact:
Make a real difference in patients' lives by ensuring they receive high-quality care in clinics or in the comfort of their own homes.
Main duties of the job
Clinical Leadership:
Act as a clinical resource in IV therapies, demonstrating expertise in IV medication administration and vascular access devices.
Policy Development:
Contribute to the development and review of clinical guidelines and policies to ensure safe and consistent practice.
Mentorship and Training:
Provide mentorship within the specialised area of IV therapy, supporting and supervising the practice of nurses.-
Patient Care:
Deliver IV therapy treatments in patients' homes & clinical settings, managing and coordinating daily and weekly treatments, and support patients in self-administration of IV therapy. -
Collaboration:
Work with acute trusts to identify patients suitable for early discharge, reducing hospital readmissions and enhancing patient independence.
Problem-Solving:
Offer support and advice on issues related to vascular access devices, ensuring effective patient care.
Communication:
Communicate effectively with patients, their carer's, the primary healthcare team, and other key stakeholders on a range of complex healthcare matters
What We're Looking For:
-
Experience & Skills:
Expertise in IV administration, cannulation, venepuncture, and vascular access device care. Proficient in planning, organisation, and communication. -
Personal Attributes:
A reliable, motivated, and flexible team player with a passion for delivering outstanding care.
Requirements:
a full UK driving license and have access to a car for work purposes.
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?
- Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
- Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
- Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
- Excellent training and development opportunities
- Research opportunities
- Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
- Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
- Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
- Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
- Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
- Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff
Job responsibilities
- Deliver elements of the IV therapy education programmes (both practical and theoretical knowledge and skills).
- Work with staff and managers to support training needs, participating in the one-to-one teaching, supervision and monitoring of staff competency in IV administration.
- Participate in the support, training, and education of patients inself-administration of IV therapy if appropriate.
- Deliver IV therapy treatments to patients in their own homes and clinical settings manage and co-ordinate daily/weekly treatments in the allocated IV clinics.
- Provide support and problem-solving advice regarding issues with vascular access devices to reduce the potential re-admission of patients to hospital.
- Integrate IV therapy care across all the care settings to ensure cohesive and timely delivery for patients.
- Support community nursing teams with hospital/GP referrals for IV therapy.
- Provide active clinical leadership and mentorship where appropriate.
- Support the IV Therapy Nurse Specialist in the development of new services to meet the current commissioning agenda.
- Participate in the development and implementation of care pathways and standard operating procedures
Job responsibilities
- Deliver elements of the IV therapy education programmes (both practical and theoretical knowledge and skills).
- Work with staff and managers to support training needs, participating in the one-to-one teaching, supervision and monitoring of staff competency in IV administration.
- Participate in the support, training, and education of patients inself-administration of IV therapy if appropriate.
- Deliver IV therapy treatments to patients in their own homes and clinical settings manage and co-ordinate daily/weekly treatments in the allocated IV clinics.
- Provide support and problem-solving advice regarding issues with vascular access devices to reduce the potential re-admission of patients to hospital.
- Integrate IV therapy care across all the care settings to ensure cohesive and timely delivery for patients.
- Support community nursing teams with hospital/GP referrals for IV therapy.
- Provide active clinical leadership and mentorship where appropriate.
- Support the IV Therapy Nurse Specialist in the development of new services to meet the current commissioning agenda.
- Participate in the development and implementation of care pathways and standard operating procedures
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse qualification/degree or diploma
- Evidence of post graduation continuing education
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
- Infection control module
- Chemotherapy module
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration relevant clinical experience Band 5 or above
- Clinical experience of the management of vascular access devices
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery and management
- Teaching/assessing in the clinical setting
- Experience of project/service development
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Formal/classroom teaching experience
Essential
- Holds UK driving license and has use of car
- Evidence of IT skills
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills including: cannulation, venepuncture, accessing vascular access devices
- Understanding of IV therapy services and strategies (national and local)
- Ability to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate with all disciplines
- IT skills including email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Auditing knowledge
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered nurse qualification/degree or diploma
- Evidence of post graduation continuing education
- Evidence of a range of clinical competencies appropriate to the role
- Infection control module
- Chemotherapy module
Essential
- Minimum 3 years post registration relevant clinical experience Band 5 or above
- Clinical experience of the management of vascular access devices
- Clinical experience of IV therapy delivery and management
- Teaching/assessing in the clinical setting
- Experience of project/service development
- Evidence of recent professional development
- Formal/classroom teaching experience
Essential
- Holds UK driving license and has use of car
- Evidence of IT skills
Essential
- Up to date clinical skills including: cannulation, venepuncture, accessing vascular access devices
- Understanding of IV therapy services and strategies (national and local)
- Ability to demonstrate good written and oral communication skills to effectively communicate with all disciplines
- IT skills including email, Word, Excel, Powerpoint
- Auditing knowledge
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Additional information
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
Employer details
Employer name
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and surrounding area
Crawley, Horsham, Mid Sussex and surrounding area
RH11 7DH
Employer's website
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