About this role
Job summary
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
In Partnership with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS)
Are you an experienced nurse looking for a leadership opportunity within an innovative and growing service?
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Community OPAT Sister/Charge Nurse to help establish and develop a new Community Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT) Service across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Working in partnership with University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, this exciting new service will support patients to receive intravenous antimicrobial therapy safely within community settings and their own homes, while contributing to the development of a wider community IV therapy service.
This is a unique opportunity to help establish both Community OPAT and IV therapy services, influencing service development, shaping clinical pathways, and ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality care across organisational boundaries.
As a Band 6 Community OPAT Sister/Charge Nurse, you will provide clinical leadership, coordinate complex patient pathways and act as a specialist resource for staff and stakeholders. You will work closely with acute OPAT teams, infectious diseases specialists, microbiologists, pharmacists and community services to ensure seamless patient care and excellent clinical outcomes.
Main duties of the job
Key Responsibilities
Provide clinical leadership and day-to-day coordination of the Community OPAT ServiceManage a complex caseload of patients receiving intravenous antimicrobial therapySupport admission avoidance and facilitate timely hospital dischargeSupport the development and delivery of community IV therapy services alongside the Community OPAT ServiceLead on clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiativesSupervise, support and develop Band 5 staff, students and learnersWork collaboratively with acute Trust colleagues to develop integrated OPAT pathwaysContribute to service development, audit and performance monitoringPromote antimicrobial stewardship and evidence-based practiceWhat We're Looking For
Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registrationAt least 2 years post-registration experienceExperience of intravenous therapy and complex patient managementDemonstrable leadership, supervision and mentoring experienceExcellent communication and partnership-working skillsExperience of audit, quality improvement and clinical governanceFull driving licence and access to a vehicle for work purposesWhat We Offer
The opportunity to shape and develop new specialist OPAT and community IV therapy servicesLeadership development opportunitiesAccess to specialist OPAT and antimicrobial stewardship trainingStrong support from both community and acute care teamsA mandatory requirement of this role is car driver and owner
About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
Job description Job responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration Evidence of ongoing professional development IV Therapy and Vascular Access competency Practice Assessor/Supervisor qualification or willingness to undertake Full UK Driving Licence and access to a vehicle
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Oakley Road
Millbrook
Southampton
Hampshire
SO16 4GX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://hiowhealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)