IV Therapy Nurse - Band 5 – 26.5 hours per week
Are you enthusiastic, flexible and up for a new challenge working within a specialist nursing community service, then this is an excellent opportunity for you to advance your skills working within a specialist field.
We are looking for an innovative and forward-thinking nurse to work within a developing community-based team – the Community Intravenous Therapy Service, within the Tameside and Glossop area.
The service launched in 2015, primarily providing intravenous medications in patients’ own homes, the service has gone from strength to strength developing new and outstanding nurse led services including the development of a community clinic where we provide therapies such as venesection, iron infusions, midline placement and synacthen testing.
Exceptional standards of care and development are our passion, if you would like to join a team that strives for outstanding care and personal development in vascular access and intravenous therapies, please apply, we look forward to hearing from you.
This role will require the post holder to work across community health care in Tameside and Glossop. Supporting home intravenous therapy for patients discharged from Tameside Hospital and other neighbouring hospitals, direct referrals from general practitioners to facilitate admission avoidance to the acute hospital setting. The post holder will support the lead in IV therapy and the band 6 nurse in the delivery of IV therapy across Tameside and Glossop. Proficient in venepuncture, cannulation and IV medication reconstitution and administration.
The post holder will work in partnership with Tameside Hospital in assisting in a smooth and timely discharge home on IV therapy, and/or admission avoidance for patients in Tameside and Glossop community.
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners.
Core values
* Compassion
* Accountability
* Respect
* Excellence
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people.
Benefits
Benefits include flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more.
Additional information
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focusses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full personspecification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025
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