£31,049.00 to £37,796.00 per year, £31049.00 - £37796.00 a year
Contract Type:
Permanent
Hours:
Full time
Disability Confident:
No
Closing Date:
26/03/2026
About this job
Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust plan to integrate and form a new organisation on the 1st April 2026. As such, if your start date is on or after 1st April 2026, you will be employed by the newly formed organisation.
Should you join Bridgewater prior to this date, your employment will automatically transfer into the new organisation.
We are confident that this transition will provide new opportunities and a continued commitment to excellence in patient care.
Post holder will work closely with the IV Team Leader(s) to manage a dedicated caseload of patients requiring IV Antibiotics and long term vascular access care.
Care is delivered to patients in their own homes or clinic setting in accordance with protocols and guidelines.
You will be expected to mentor community staff nurses during training for administration of IV Therapy.
Principal Responsibilities To perform peripheral cannulation and venepuncture in accordance with established protocols.
To perform port-a-cath procedures according to established protocols.
To act as an assessor to district nurses in the assessment of the administration of intravenous antibiotics.
To provide clinical support and advice to the patient and district nurses in the absence of the IV Team Leader. e.g. during holidays, study leave.
To work alongside the district nurse teams to support them in providing intravenous therapy within the patients home environment.
To work under the direction of the IV Team Leader.
To work within Trust policies and guidelines and follow the intravenous therapy patient care pathways.
To provide a safe, seamless transition of care by using a multi-disciplinary approach to care.
To work without direct supervision of the IV Team Leader in the patients own environment and also within a clinic setting.
Reporting to the IV Team Leader.
To support the assessment, development, implementation and evaluation of care.
To provide safe discharge of patient care from the pathway.
To provide accurate written communication of the patients progress to IV Team Leader.
To support the training/skills of competencies of other community nurses within intravenous antibiotic therapy.
Effectively communicate verbally with patients, their families and other health care professionals in the course of their work.
Professional Responsibilities Support clinical supervision and clinical governance within the team.
Maintain professional portfolio that demonstrates evidence of on-going professional development.
Ensure that practice is evidence-based through audit and critically appraising literature.
Maintain clinical standards through reflective practice and clinical supervision.
Adhere to the NMC:
* Professional Code of Conduct Scope of Professional Practice Administrations of Medicines Records and Record keeping Identify any limitations or gaps in professional of clinical knowledge.
Contribute to the development of clinical guidelines.
Training Act as a mentor for pre registration nursing students.
To provide clinical education and training to patients and care givers in the administration of intravenous antibiotic therapy under protocol.
Support the development of the nursing team by teaching and assessing junior members of the team.
Undertake mandatory in-house training and other training that supports the role.
Teaching of other health professionals to support patients in maintaining their optimum level of independence.
Personal Issues: Access to clinical supervision.
To participate in IPAs and PDPs.
Report sickness and other absences to the identified administrator.
To provide accurate, timely information to the administrator regarding annual leave, expenses and study leave.
Supply required activity data related to patient care.
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