Job summary
- Main area
- Community Nursing
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-779-N-7466824-IVN-JK-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Teddington Health and Social Care Centre
- Town
- Teddington
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 Pro rota per annum INC of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 20/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Band 6 IV Nurse
Band 6
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
This is a key role in the provision of an integrated specialist nursing service for residents requiring IV therapy who are registered with a GP in the London Borough of Richmond.
The post holder will coordinate the delivery of IV therapy by the Adult Community Nursing Services and where possible it will be expected that the post holder will undertake the initial visits either alone or in conjunction with a member of one of the Community Nursing Teams.
This role will be working 4 Days a week which equates to 30Hrs.
Main duties of the job
In addition, the post holder will be expected to provide support and advice which includes:
- Supporting the development of the service.
- Coordinating competency-based training
- Facilitating the provision of high-quality care for these patients within the community ensuring evidence-based practice and innovative models of care are always delivered.
- Evaluating clinical pathways, policies, and procedures for managing IV therapy across primary, community, and secondary care.
- Providing local leadership, consultancy. and advice to other professionals, patients, and their carers
- Developing close working partnerships with the acute partners; other secondary care providers local, other health care professionals and voluntary services involved in the patient's care.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualified RGN (Registered General Nurse - Adult) with current registration with NMC - Part1
- Relevant post registration study at diploma/degree level and relevant CPD e.g., IV, palliative care, tissue viability
- Assessor/Supervisory/ Mentorship Preceptorship or equivalent (willing to undertake)
- Experience working in the acute or in the community setting for more than a year as a registered nurse.
Desirable criteria
- Clinical Assessment Skills
- Diploma or BSc (Hons) Community Health (DN)
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of the impact of Mental Health e.g., dementia, depression, on the management of medical and long-term conditions
- Professional standards including confidentiality, clinical governance and NMC guidelines
- Infection prevention and control standards
- Risk assessment and management
- Safeguarding Adults & Children
- Understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of current legislation and its implications for this role, including performance indicators and targets
- Understanding of both the Health and Social Care agenda
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in assessing, planning, delivering, and evaluating patients in their own homes
- Experience in working independently and as part of a team
- Experience in problem solving and supporting other team members
- Experience of providing supervision
- Experience of mentoring students
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit evaluation
- Experience of managing resources to stay within the service budget
Skills
Essential criteria
- Holistic assessment, core clinical, clinical reasoning, and care planning skills to proactively manage patient care
- Core clinical skills medicines management including IV, venepuncture, cannulation, continence, chronic disease management, palliative care, wound management, and intravenous care.
- Ability to promote self-care of patients
- Ability to work independently and as part of a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective communication skills with clients and colleagues and the ability to establish rapport with team, clients and other agencies
- Ability to negotiate and communicate across professional and organisational boundaries
- IT literate with ability to use databases and other software packages
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work under pressure, balance multiple priorities and meet deadlines
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Essential criteria
- Reliable, empathetic, approachable, understanding, non-judgemental and tolerant
- Demonstrates high ethical and professional standards
- Has a positive attitude to change and is prepared to work flexibly to meet the need of people and the service
- Willingness to learn and implememt new ways of working, including using digital solutions with patients and in the operation of the service
- Confident, self motivated and energetic
- Ability to travel to multiple sites; car driver or competent cyclist
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Artificial Intelligence: We kindly ask that you refrain from using AI tools to draft your application, as we value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own communication style.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
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Text: 07501066267
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Moloney
- Job title
- Service Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07392 288 951
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
South West London Recruitment Hub
- Telephone
- 07553093660
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