Nurse post in the Clinical Homecare Nursing team at B. Braun Medical, working with NHS trusts to treat patients at home. Duties centre on giving prescribed IV therapies and parenteral nutrition, and teaching patients and carers to manage their own lines and infusers. Shifts are split across the day on a rolling rota, and the nurse works largely autonomously with travel beyond the local area. Candidates need current adult NMC registration, at least a year of clinical experience and a valid driving licence.
What the job involves
- Administer prescribed IV therapies, parenteral nutrition and other homecare therapies, with associated care, to patients who cannot be trained to independence
- Train and support patients and carers to connect, disconnect and manage their therapies and central lines to independence
- Train and support patients and carers to use infusion devices to deliver their own therapy
- Support the phlebotomy and cannulation service for patients
- Provide individualised, compassionate patient care in line with local and national guidelines
- Support the installation of new patients, complete documentation and elevate issues
- Report clinical changes to the relevant nursing team, regional lead nurse or trust
- Recognise and manage clinical emergencies using clinical judgement
- Keep contemporaneous nursing records in line with NMC guidance, managing sensitive information
- Safeguard vulnerable adults and children
- Communicate effectively with internal and external teams while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Raise incidents and complaints in line with policy, and take part in root cause analysis & reflective practice
What’s required
Registration & licences
- Current adult NMC registration as a registered nurse
Experience
- At least one year of current clinical experience
- Competent in managing and delivering IV therapies
Skills & knowledge
- Making correct clinical decisions in a clinical emergency
- Excellent communication skills
- Good time management and working to strict timescales
- Ability to manage conflict
- Competent in IT systems such as email, Excel, Word and mobile apps
- Ability to work alone
Checks & eligibility
- Valid driving licence
Other
- Flexible and adaptable to a changing workload
- Good team player, organised and shows initiative
- Highly motivated
- Ability to travel and visit patients outside the local area
Nice to have
- Mentoring or teaching certificate, or equivalent
- Competent in the care and management of central venous access devices (CVADs)
- Experience taking blood samples from CVADs
- Experience of peripheral cannulation and venipuncture
- Knowledge of supporting patients on home parenteral nutrition and IV therapies
- Understanding of national standards and guidelines for IV infusions and CVADs
What’s offered
- Electric or hybrid company car
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- NMC registration fees paid
- 7% employer pension contribution
- Three times salary life assurance and group income protection
- Enhanced sick pay and family friendly payments
- Private medical insurance
- Health and wellbeing programme and employee assistance programme
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
