Community IV Therapy Nurse Lead

Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS) are working in partnership with the acute trust to provide a new and exciting opportunity for any registered qualified practitioner interested in delivering an IV service to patients in their own homes or community settings.



This job is open to all registered practitioners who are able to deliver or train to deliver IV Therapy, including nurses, paramedics both newly qualified and experienced.



A bespoke training package has been developed where you will work closely with members of the IV team as well as the outpatients and day theatre teams



The job will cover 7 days working, full and part time posts will be considered.



This teams aim will be to provide care to the patients within their own homes or community settings to help ease bed capacity within the acute hospitals and to deliver a care closer to home for their patients.



The new adventure is due to start as soon as possible and will involve a small team of registered practitioners working closely together to deliver patients IV Therapy, mainly antibiotics, to the patient within the comfort of their own homes or communities.



Teams are based in three community hospital sites across the county, Gainsborough, Skegness and Spalding.



The post holder will be responsible for the assessment of

person-centred care needs, and lead on the implementation

and evaluation of the OPAT and IV therapy service.

Care will be delivered to a high standard in any health and

care setting that includes the person’s home, the community

or hospital or in any health care setting where their needs

are supported and managed in collaboration with the

multidisciplinary team.

To lead a team that drives forward innovations and

improvements in this area.



Main responsibilities



To deliver IV Therapy to patient within their own home or community setting



To be able to assess and manage CVAD lines



To be able to record electronic patient records



To be up to date with safeguarding and life support training



Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagementin the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.



At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.



LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.



We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out morehttps://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev



To maintain professional registration and revalidation

with the appropriate registered body, at all times, with

professional and clinical knowledge to degree level.

To safely and effectively lead and manage the delivery

of IV therapy, the caseload and team with the

organisation of staff and patient r. Demonstrating

appropriate prioritisation, delegation and assignment of

care responsibilities to others with the organisation of

patient visits, as well as with effective supervision and

evaluation of the team and patient care delivery

To work as an accountable and autonomous practitioner

in the assessment, planning, delivery and evaluation of

safe and effective person-centred nursing care, with

particular focus on IV therapy and prevention of hospital

admissions. Developing and implementing specialist

programmes of care ensuring theory relating to practice.

To be able to communication sensitive, confidential and

complex information concerning the patient’s diagnosis,

treatment and state of well-being this requires empathy

and reassurance. Patients could be hostile at times.

Some patients may have a barrier to their

communication such as English not their first language. To develop, maintain and utilise key clinical skills

required to ensure delivery of the OPAT and IV therapy

service in community and in-patient settings. Working in

partnership and collaboratively with multidisciplinary

team members and statutory and voluntary

organisations in response to individuals’ health, social,

psychological and emotional needs.

Ensure all documentation relating to patient care

acquired by themselves is accurate, legible and safely

stored as per trust policy.

To manage own workload as well as providing day to

day supervision as well as clinical supervision to all staff

or students when necessary.

Undertake surveys and audits as necessary for service,

participating in the implementation of policies and

proposing any changes to practice or procedures within

their work place if necessary

To provide and receive sensitive, complex and

confidential information concerning patients and staff.

Sometimes hostile, and within a highly emotive

atmosphere.

To identify and report any work-related risks in

accordance with Trust policy, utilising the appropriate

reporting mechanisms, co-operating with those with

designated responsibility in the investigation and

management of identified risks.

To take all reasonable care for own health and safety

and that of others, by ensuring equipment is used safely,

is well maintained and in good working order. To ensure

stock control and order as necessary. By attending

mandatory and core training as identified within the

organisation and by adhering to LCHS policies,

procedures and guidelines, which are all available on the

Trust’s website.



To participate in activities to improve the quality,

productivity and effectiveness of care in response to

local and national policies and initiatives. This includes

undertaking any other relevant duties which may be

considered necessary from time to time and which are

applicable to the grade of this post and which are within

the competency of the post holder, following appropriate

consultation and negotiation.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services requires all

staff to safeguard children, young people and adults. All

staff are required to access the organisational policies,

also the Local Safeguarding Children Board and the

Local Safeguarding Adults Board policies and

procedures that underpin the safeguarding agenda. The



safeguarding policies to be followed are found at:

www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk and

www.lincolnshire.gov.uk

LCHS policies, procedures and guideline - It is a

condition of your employment that as an employee you

are expected to adhere to our policies, procedures and

guidelines.