Job summary
Are you a passionate and patient focused Registered Nurse, with experience or a keen interest in IV Therapy?
Due to business growth, we are looking to expand our IV Therapy team within our Nursing department. As a Clinical Nurse Advisor (Home IV Therapy), you will instantly become a valued member of our Nursing team, helping to ensure our patients always receive the highest quality service. This role is a 12-month fixed-term contract and will be full-time field based around Preston and surrounding areas. The working hours are 35 hours per week, 3 long days, 7:30am - 8:30pm. The salary for the position is £39,076, an annual bonus of £1,203 and a company car or car allowance.
Main duties of the job
- Collaborating with the NHS to encourage our patients' independence, enabling them to enjoy a good quality of life at home
- Providing care and support for many chronically and critically ill patients needing parental nutrition, and occasionally intravenous (IV) or nutritional therapy through courses of IV antibiotics and IVIG's
- Monitoring and delivering nutritional support for patients in the comfort of their own homes
- Visiting many patients daily, connecting and disconnecting patients to a parenteral feeding system, allowing them to receive their essential nutrients
- Facilitating the safe discharge of parenteral nutrition patients in liaison with hospital accounts and providing ongoing support in the community for patients, carers and healthcare professionals
- Managing a patient caseload and fulfilling all nursing requirements in agreement with the Regional Nurse Manager
- Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional practice
About us
Fresenius Kabi is a global healthcare company that specializes in lifesaving medicines and technologies for infusion, transfusion and clinical nutrition. The company's products and services are used to help care for critically and chronically ill patients.
Our product portfolio included a comprehensive range of IV generic drugs, infusion therapies and clinical nutrition products as well as the medical devices for administering these products.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Collaborating with the NHS to encourage our patients' independence, enabling them to enjoy a good quality of life at home
- Providing care and support for many chronically and critically ill patients needing parental nutrition, and occasionally intravenous (IV) or nutritional therapy through courses of IV antibiotics and IVIG's
- Monitoring and delivering nutritional support for patients in the comfort of their own homes
- Visiting many patients daily, connecting and disconnecting patients to a parenteral feeding system, allowing them to receive their essential nutrients
- Facilitating the safe discharge of parenteral nutrition patients in liaison with hospital accounts and providing ongoing support in the community for patients, carers and healthcare professionals
- Managing a patient caseload and fulfilling all nursing requirements in agreement with the Regional Nurse Manager
- Working within the NMC Code of Conduct and professional practice
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse with a current and valid NMC registration
- A minimum of 1 year post-registration clinical experience
- Driving licence
- Ability to work in a one-to-one patient environment and conduct interactions with confidence and professionalism
- Flexible and adaptable to the changing needs of the business
- Excellent time management skills and the ability to manage own workload
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Fresenius Kabi Ltd
Address
Fresenius Kabi Ltd
Yeadon Way
Blackpool
FY1 6BF
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Registered Nurse in Blackpool employer: Fresenius Kabi
Fresenius Kabi is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive and dynamic work environment for Regional Nurse Managers. With a strong focus on employee development, competitive benefits such as private healthcare and a contributory pension scheme, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion, you will thrive in a culture that values your contributions while making a meaningful impact on patient care across the London and South-Coast region.
