Job overview

Please note that this job does not meet the salary requirements for work visa sponsorship due to being part time and fixed-term and as such we will be unable to progress your application if you do not have the right to work in the UK.

To work as part of the new Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) service who provide clinical expertise which ensures clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice.

Treatment will be provided in an outpatient setting or in the patient’s own home working alongside our existing community services  such as Diagnostics, Assessment and Access to Rehabilitation and Treatment (DAART) and Virtual Ward. This is to facilitate admission avoidance and early discharge thus reducing the length of stay in hospital for patients receiving IV antimicrobial therapy with the support of microbiology.

To provide the treatment for repatriated STW GP based patients that are requiring home IV treatment following appropriate governance processes. To coordinate and support the IV service and Trust in any new developments of service pathways that the OPAT service can provide under the lead of a Consultant.

Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Main duties of the job

• To ensure that personal professional practice meets and exceeds the standards set for provision of patient care and contributes to overall excellence within the clinical area.
• Regularly, to take charge of a clinical area, including the assessment of patient care needs, and the development, implementation, and evaluation of patient care programmes.
• To act as the OPAT co-ordinator in the absence of senior personnel.
• To provide professional leadership and support to nursing colleagues. To contribute to the effective use of resources and assist in the ordering of replacement stock in the absence of the Housekeeper /HCA.
• To assist with supervising and assessing student nurses with their learning and experience in OPAT.
• To maintain effective communication with various disciplines, relatives, patients and outside agencies within the clinical environment.

Working for our organisation

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.