Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
As a registered nurse within the defined sphere of practice, the post holder is responsible, with support and guidance, for providing specialist knowledge and care to all OPAT patients.
They will act as one of the first points of contact for patients and members of the multi-professional OPAT team. They will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care, and with support, they will undertake specialist procedures, provide advice, and ongoing support to the patients.
There will be times when you will be expected to work autonomously and make decisions on patient care. This is a unique opportunity to specialize in an interesting area of medicine with lots of scope for learning.
Main duties of the job
An exciting opportunity for a band 5 registered nurse to work in the OPAT team at HRI. As an OPAT staff nurse, you will be specially trained in complex infections and will be the first point of contact for patients and their relatives attending the clinics.
You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team treating patients in an outpatient setting who would otherwise be inpatients.
1. To deliver IV antibiotics in an outpatient clinic.
2. Monitor response to both IV and oral antibiotics.
3. Undertake cannulation and phlebotomy.
4. Deliver nursing care to patients attending the clinics.
5. Support the specialist nurses delivering the specialist clinics.
To work as part of the multidisciplinary team working in accordance with the trust values.
Person Specification
* Registered General Nurse
* Experience of working in a variety of care settings
* Cannulation and Phlebotomy skills
* Administration of IV Medications
Application and Interview
* Nursing related Degree
* Experience in patient education
* IT Skills
* Experience of working with venous access devices
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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