Community Staff Nurse (OPAT)

Job summary

Partnership with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS)

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to be part of a brand-new service transforming how care is delivered across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight?

We are recruiting enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 Registered Nurses to join our newly established Community Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) and IV Service, delivered in partnership between Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. This innovative service will enable patients requiring intravenous antimicrobial therapy to receive treatment safely in their own homes and community settings, reducing hospital stays and improving patient experience.

As a Community OPAT and IV Nurse, you will work closely with specialist OPAT and Community response teams, consultants, pharmacists, microbiologists, and community healthcare professionals to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care. You will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills in intravenous therapy, vascular access management, antimicrobial stewardship, and community-based care.

Main duties of the job

What you'll do

• Deliver safe and effective OPAT and IV treatment in community settings
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care
• Administer intravenous antimicrobial therapy and IV therapy
• Monitor patient progress and respond to clinical concerns
• Support patients and carers to manage treatment safely at home
• Work collaboratively with hospital and community multidisciplinary teams
• Participate in service development, audit and quality improvement initiatives

Role Requirements

• Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration
• At least 1 year post registration experience with preferably IV skills and competencies
• Excellent communication and clinical assessment skills
• Passion for delivering outstanding patient-centred care
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Commitment to learning and developing specialist OPAT and IV skills
• Full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposes

What we Offer

• The opportunity to help shape a brand-new service
• Structured induction and OPAT and IV competency programme
• Supportive leadership and career development opportunities
• Access to specialist training and clinical supervision
• A collaborative and forward-thinking team environment

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence

Details

• Date posted: 19 August 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 5
• Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year Based on Full Time hours
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Full-time
• Reference number: 348-SSW-12186
• Job locations: Oakley Road, Millbrook, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 4GX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.

We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).