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Job overview
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust is delighted to offer a fantastic opportunity to work with us.
Please see below for detailed job description of the role.
Main duties of the job
Are you looking for a fresh challenge, committed to the delivery of high-quality patient care, and keen to be part of a team where your ideas and opinions are valued?
Look no further!
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Band 5 Registered Nurse to join our dynamic, developing, and forward-thinking Adult Outpatients Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
As a Band 5 OPAT Nurse, you will be integral to supporting our multidisciplinary team (MDT) to deliver high quality care for patients receiving IV antibiotic outside the hospital setting. You will care for a diverse caseload of patients with complex infectious diseases who require intravenous (IV) antimicrobial therapy outside an inpatient ward.
No two days are ever the same. You will work within a highly supportive, multidisciplinary team including Consultant Microbiologists, Pharmacists and Band 7 Specialist Nurse to deliver safe, personal, and effective patient centred care.
This is a full-time post, covering the service Monday to Friday with the possibility of some weekend working. UK driving licence is preferable as driving to off site community settings maybe required in the future.
Person specification
Trust Values
Essential
- Patient First
- Working Together
- Always Improving
Qualifications, knowledge and experience
Essential
- Qualified Nurse (Degree/Diploma)
- Registered nurse on appropriate part of the register
- Knowledge of current issues within acute Health Service
- Understanding of personal accountability
- Knowledge of own role within the team
- Provide evidence of teaching and supporting learners in practice in the role of practice supervisor
- Awareness of evidence-based practice
- Awareness of responsibilities for management of infection control
- Evidence of on-going personal development
- Able to use initiative
Desirable
- Evidence of recent study
- Previous experience/qualification in relevant specialty
- Teaching experience
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This advert is for Adult OPAT Staff Nurse with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust in Southampton, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 5 Nurse (adult and children) role. The advertised salary is £32,073 - £39,043 £32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata Per Annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 10 Jul 2026.
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