OPAT Clinical Nurse Specialist

A nationally recognised, innovative nurse-led clinical team have an opportunity for an experienced and dynamic individual to join the team as Clinical Nurse Specialist. Outpatient Parental Anti-microbial Therapy (OPAT) is a cross site service providing Intravenous Antibiotic treatment for patients within a domiciliary and clinic setting including patients who are trained to self-administer medication. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing nursing expertise, effective management of a defined patient caseload and management co-ordination of care with liaison with the MDT. They will provide on patient counselling and education from initial referral through to discharge and end of treatment. The successful candidate will provide a pivotal link between in-patients and the domiciliary team, attending MDT meetings, deputising for the Lead Nurse and completing highly specialised clinical duties. It is crucial that the successful candidate contributes to quality improvement and developing the speciality service, supporting opportunities to expand and grow the service.,

• Deliver high quality patient care as an Clinical Nurse Specialist to a defined caseload of patients covering a 7 day service
• Assess, develop and implement specialist nursing care programmes and evaluate care and treatments
• Provide highly specialised advice and treatment plans contributing to the individual care of patients
• Plan, provide and facilitate specialist training and education of multi-professional staff, learners, patients within the speciality
• Escalate patient safety concerns and contribute to learning from incidents
• Provide cross site cover throughout the Trust according to service demand, in clinic settings and in patient's homes. This will require the successful candidate to have access to a vehicle and a clean full UK driving license
  
  We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service) A generous relocation package of up to 30% of salary (capped at £18k) for hard to fill positions where relocation would be an expectation to undertake the role fully. If you would like to discuss a potential relocation package, please speak to the recruiting department/manager. A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme An extensive range of learning and development opportunities Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.