Main area: Infection Prevention & Control
Grade: Band 5
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday, no weekends, no bank holidays.)
Job ref: 236-SCO-NM131-25
Employer: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Salford Royal Foundation Trust (NCA WIDE)
Town: Salford
Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 05/03/2025 23:59
IV Access Specialist Nurse
Band 5
Job overview
Join Our Team: IV Care Specialist
We're seeking an experienced nurse to join our team as an IV Care Specialist, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the highest standards of IV care for our patients. Working closely with our IV Access Nurse Specialist, Infection Control Teams, and senior colleagues, you'll be responsible for monitoring and reviewing IV management practices to guarantee that our patients receive optimal, safe care at all times.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide expert guidance and support to junior staff to enhance their knowledge and skills in IV care
* Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement best practices in IV management, promoting a culture of excellence and patient safety
* Monitor and review IV practices, including Antimicrobial Stewardship (ANTT) and documentation, to identify areas for improvement and implement evidence-based solutions
* Participate in training, competency testing, and supervision to ensure that our team members have the knowledge and skills required to provide exceptional care
* Influence practice through feedback, education, and collaboration with colleagues to drive positive change
Main duties of the job
Are you a dedicated and compassionate healthcare professional looking to make a real difference? Join our team as a vital contributor in the realm of IV management. Conduct thorough assessments, crafting personalised care plans that encompass physical, emotional, and social needs. Apply your expertise in IV therapy to provide evidence-based interventions, ensuring safe, effective care. Demonstrate expertise in IV injections, assembling surgical equipment, and maintaining infusions. Collaborate with patients, families, and the multidisciplinary team. Uphold high standards of professional practice, ethics, and legal guidelines. Empower patients and their families to actively participate in their own health journey. Meticulously maintain accurate and legible patient records. If you're a dedicated nurse with a passion for IV therapy, we encourage you to apply!
What We Offer:
* The opportunity to make a profound impact on patients' lives
* A supportive and collaborative work environment
* Opportunities for professional growth and development
* The chance to be at the forefront of IV management practices
Apply if you're a:
* Highly skilled, compassionate, and dedicated nurse
* Passionate about IV therapy and patient care
* Strong communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
* Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading.
This vacancy is open to those who have a current NMC PIN to practice as an Registered Nurse in the UK, or those who are currently enrolled on a course which means they expect to receive their full NMC PIN within the next 3 months. Please note an NMC PRN PIN is not a full NMC PIN and would not fulfil the essential criteria for this role.
* Degree / diploma in nursing studies (or equivalent nursing qualification and experience)
* Registered Nurse with current NMC registration (RN1 Adult)
* Significant post registration experience at band 5
* Demonstrates specialist knowledge in IPC/IV therapy underpinned by theory through CPD
* Evidence of involvement and leadership in teaching and mentoring learners
* Evidence of involvement in protocols and clinical audit
* Evidence of relevant involvement in meeting the clinical governance objectives
* Evidence of involvement in a service improvement
* Effective communicator able to communicate highly complex and sensitive information
* Evidence of persuasive and influencing skills and the ability to manage conflict
* Evidence of ability to use a range of Microsoft office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point)
* Ability to travel to different geographical locations across the Trust footprint in line with service needs
* Degree
* Leadership course
* Full UK driving license with willingness to use own car for work purposes
* Demonstrate assertiveness, tact and diplomacy appropriately
* Evidence of developing leadership
* Evidence of involvement in change management
* Evidence of working with key stakeholders
* Evidence of knowledge of the NHS agenda, with explicit understanding of current issues in nursing/ midwifery
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust does not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies and will not be liable for fees for candidates submitted speculatively.
We understand the importance of balancing work and home life. We are committed to supporting flexible working for our people wherever possible and all our colleagues are given the opportunity to discuss potential for flexible working.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met).
For posts advertised on a fixed term contract basis, we will offer secondments only for NHS appointments. Fixed term contracts will be only offered for external non-NHS appointments.
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should we receive sufficient applications or if it is filled via the internal redeployment process.
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This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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