Staff Nurse - Outpatient Parenteral Antibiotic Therapy (Fixed Term)
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Job overview
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.