Community OPAT Sister (Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy)

To be flexible with delivery of a 7 day service working 09:00am -17:00pm. On a day to day basis this will involve delivering nursing interventions to our local community in a clinic setting working with our wider community services, The post holder will deliver patient care on a daily basis. You will be expert in all areas of nursing care, facilitating triage, patient assessment, planning and delivering clinical intervention. You will also be required to up skill and support more junior members of staff.
As nurse in charge of a caseload of patients you will have overall responsibility for day-to-day management of your clinical area and for ensuring all care is delivered according to Trust policies and procedures, maintaining associated records.
You will manage, support and lead a team in the delivery of evidence based patient centered care, which is of a high standard.
You will assist the senior sister / matron as well as other clinicians in the management of staff including appraisal, rota's, recruitment and selection and the supervision of learners.
You will provide advice and support to patients, relatives and members of the multi-disciplinary team. Utilising clinical audit, data collection, research, supervision of practice and teaching, they will monitor and improve standards of care by efficient and effective use of resources. Lead the unit through the achieving excellence program and be a pivotal role model within their specialty upholding the trusts values and behaviors at all times

Working for our organisation
Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust. Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career. Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.
We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care. Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) have given us an overall rating of Outstanding.
Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on. We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years. There has never been a better time to join us.
Although it isn't the Trusts normal practice, adverts may close early, so you are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.
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