Nurse Specialist IV Therapy - Homecare Nottingham, England
Job description
Our clinical homecare nursing team really love what they do! Working in partnership with our NHS colleagues to provide individualised quality nursing care to patients requiring Parenteral Nutrition and other IV therapies in their home.
We currently have a vacancy for a field based Registered Nurse to join our team!
Location: Working with trusts and patients in Nottingham and the surrounding areas.
Working hours: Monday to Sunday, 40 hours over 5 days per week on a rolling rota. We work split shifts due to disconnecting the patients in the morning and connecting them in the evening. Therefore, our nurses work 4 hours in the morning and 4 hours in the evening with a break in the middle.
The main activities of the role include:
- To actively engage in the discharge planning of patients to provide a seamless nursing service.
- To undertake patient home assessments as and when required.
- To administer prescribed IV therapies and associated care and support to patients who are unable to be trained to independence.
- To provide training and education to support patients/carers in the connection and disconnection of Parenteral Nutrition and any other prescribed therapies to independence.
- To provide training and education to support patients/carers to use infusion devices to deliver their therapy/therapies independently.
- To support the provision of a phlebotomy/cannulation service for patients
The ideal candidate will be:
- A Registered General Nurse with current NMC qualifications
- Excellent communication skills, time management skills and the ability to work well against strict timescales.
- The ability to make correct clinical decisions in a clinical emergency situation.
- Flexibility to travel to support Homecare patients and/or carers is essential.
In return we will provide the following benefits:
- 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Company Car
- Training and validation support
- Potential annual bonus scheme
- Free onsite parking, tea and coffee
- Company Pension scheme - employer contribution match up to 7%
- Life assurance 3 x annual salary
- Group Income Protection Scheme
- NMC Registration paid for
- Private Medical Insurance option
- Occupational Sick Pay
- Assistance with further study
- Learning and development opportunities
- Enhanced family friendly payments
- Aviva Employee Assistance Programme which includes access to digital wellbeing programmes
- Aviva DigiCare Workplace App which includes access to a free digital GP and a health check
- Recognition and long service awards
- Health and wellbeing activities
- Financial education support
- Access to our benefits app with fantastic discounts from hundreds of retailers and instant access to your digital payslip
Optional benefits:
- Westfield Health Cash Plan
- Blue Light Card
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to The Company Shop
- Costco wholesale membership
- WSL – 40% off Will writing service
- Taste Card
Become part of a corporate culture that actively promotes constructive exchanges between colleagues, customers and partners. Work with us to improve people's lives in the long term. We can offer you interesting, varied tasks and excellent opportunities for advancement, as well as an attractive salary with extensive benefits, all within a dynamic family-owned company.
