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• Carlisle
• Posted 10th Mar 2010
• Posted by: CHH Clinical
• Salary: GBP per annum
• Job Type: Permanent
• Reference: 2242385
• This job has been viewed 263 times since it was posted.

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity to join Healthcare at Home, one of the UK\'s leading providers of home healthcare and specialist pharmacy services. Healthcare at Home also delivers clinical services on site throughout the NHS and independent healthcare sector, whilst offering a vast range of complex and highly sophisticated clinical services outside of the traditional hospital setting. We are recruiting a Home IV Nurse into a large team of skilled and experienced nurses in the North West England.Clinical * Participating in setting and maintaining standards of professional competence and current nursing practices. This will require and understanding of NMC Code of Practice. * Ensuring that all relevant information regarding patients/ clients recorded, reported and, where necessary, acted upon to communicate any changes to the Consultant/GP and other team members as appropriate. * Co-ordinating and ensuring that all aspects of care for assigned groups of clients are met, through the monitoring of follow up client visits, according to the care plan. * Assisting the referring Consultant and hospital in planning a smooth transition of patient care from the hospital to the home. * Participating in quality assurance initiatives, including team clinical supervision. * Maintaining supplies (stock control) and ensuring equipment is maintained in good working order. * Co-ordinating and managing his/her daily workload. * Devising a plan of care (based on Orem\'s model of nursing) suitable to the clients needs. Educational * Assisting with the planning of programmes of education both induction programmes and national study days. * Attending and contributing to appropriate conferences, tutorials, study and induction days. * Maintaining own professional profile in relation to PREP and attending post basic courses/study days as agreed with Healthcare at Home to fulfil NMC requirements. * Assisting the Regional Manager with the induction of newly appointed staff and bank nurses. * Performing client/carer training in self management of infusion therapies. General * Assisting in the development and marketing of a managed home care company, to include HPN, chemotherapy, antibiotics, hydration, pain relief and clinical trials. * Having responsibility for the health, safety and welfare of self and others and complying at all times with requirements of Health and Safety regulations. Experience: * RGN part 1 NMC Register (RSCN where appropriate). * Experience in an acute care setting/relevant ENB post registration. * Experience in administration of chemotherapy (including vesicants) * ENB 998 of C&G 730 and/or teaching experience. Cannulation and phlebotomy skills are essential. * Experience in the care of IV devices and administration of IV therapies. To apply contact Pippa on