IV nurse- Heart Failure Virtual Ward | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

An Exciting opportunity to join our Integrated Heart Failure Service at Liverpool University Hospital Foundation NHS Trust to support the heart failure virtual ward (9-5 7 days a week). We are seeking a highly motivated individual with excellent interpersonal and communication skills. The successful candidate will be responsible for the delivery of intravenous diuretics in the patients home to enable hospital avoidance. The candidate will be required to work closely with and communicate within the heart failure MDT. We require an autonomous practitioner who can undertake clinical examination and assessment. They will require consideration of skills to provide patient education, support to reduce symptoms and prevent unnecessary hospital admission/ re-admission and maximise the patients quality of life. The service operates between community, hospital ambulatory heart failure unit and the patients home. The role requires flexibility and awareness of heart failure, working within an evolving proactive , dynamic and committed multi disciplinary heart failure team. This is a 12 month fixed term position/ secondment opportunity. Main duties:

• Reconstitution of intravenous medication
• Administration of intravenous medication using elastomeric pump
• Care and maintenance of vascular access devices
• Peripheral cannulation
• Performing point of care blood tests
• Checking daily weight and assessing if leg swelling has reduced and symptoms improved
• Signposting/referring to other community or acute services
Sep 2023
• Ordering/taking/reviewing blood samples
• Communication within the MDT and outside organisations
• Stock/consumable management
• Manage and organise referrals
• Input to service databases
Values and Behaviours We are Caring We are kind to each other and always show compassion to ourselves and others. We know we are doing this when:
• We are always kind and compassionate to ourselves, our patients, families and colleagues;
• We recognise and appreciate each other, taking pride in working here and our contribution to success;
• We are professional and always seek to deliver the best standards of care.
We are Fair We treat people equitably and value their differences. We know we are doing this when:
• We value everyone for their unique contribution and we embrace diversity;
• We are confident in speaking up and we support all our colleagues to do the same;
• We are open and honest.
Sep 2023 We Are Innovative We work as a team to continuously improve the way we deliver and transform health care. We know we are doing this when:
• We continuously improve the services we deliver and pioneer new ways of doing things;
• We learn from mistakes, striving to ensure we get things right first time;
• We create and share knowledge with each other, patients and our professional communities.
Clinical Practice
• Perform specialist assessment of patients care needs, plan, implement and evaluate care
delivery using clinical knowledge and clinical skills.
• To provide emotional and psychological support to patients and their carers.
• Perform point of care bloods, review and interpret results and escalate concerns.
• To be a specialist in the clinical procedure of peripheral venous cannulation.
• To practice at an advanced level when managing intravenous treatments & VAD`s.
• If appropriately qualified as a Nurse Independent Prescriber, prescribe for patients safely &
effectively.
• To identify opportunities and provide health education and promotion for all patients and
their carers.
• To identify opportunities to promote informed choice and control for patients. Support
patients and their families and ensure that they receive the required information to enable them to self manage, lead or participate in their care delivery.
• To maintain accurate and legible patient records in accordance with Trust policy and
nursing and midwifery council (NMC) guidelines.
• To be aware of the limitations of own knowledge, skills and competencies.
• Recognise changes in patients condition that require the intervention of others and refer on
as appropriate.
• To support, assist and encourage the multi-disciplinary team in resolving patient problems,
by the provision of new and innovative models of case management.
• To work within the NMC's Scope of Professional Conduct.
• Deliver training to patients/carers, medical and nursing staff in hospital and community
settings regarding IV therapy and IV access.