Community IV Therapy Service Nurse
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
Job Description
Main area Registered Nurse or IV Therapy Practitioner; Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
Site County wide Town Lincolnshire Salary £32,073 - £39,043 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/09/2026 23:59
We recognise that outstanding care can only be delivered through our people. We want to attract people who can help us deliver our vision. We want in return to help people achieve what they wish in their careers in the NHS at LCHS.
We are always keen to welcome highly skilled, committed and compassionate individuals to our teams – people who put patients at the heart of everything they do and are ready to help us achieve our vision.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Values
- Compassionate - We care about people - Compassionate is the act of showing empathy, kindness, and respect to others, recognising their individual needs and circumstances. It involves listening, understanding, and supporting others in a way that makes them feel valued, safe, and cared for.
- Collaborative - We work together as a team - Collaborative is working inclusively and respectfully with others to achieve shared goals. It involves open communication, valuing diverse perspectives, and building trust to create a supportive and effective team environment.
- Innovative - We strive to improve - Innovative is the process of exploring new ideas, approaches, and technologies to improve care, services, and working practices. It involves creativity, curiosity, and a willingness to take risks in a safe and supportive environment.
If you believe in them too, then you are ready to join the LCHG team.
We’ve taken great pride in building working environments where staff always feel valued, cared for and part of a team. Without doubt this is a challenging yet very rewarding job that is at the centre of health and care in Lincolnshire - making a positive difference to our patients. We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated.
Job overview
Lincolnshire Community Health Services (LCHS) have an opportunity for Registered Nurses to join their IV Therapy Team.
This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a fast-growing service within LCHS and is open to all registered practitioners who are interested in the delivery of IV Therapy in a community setting, both newly qualified and experienced registrants with relevant experience. The team aim is to provide care to patients within their own homes or community settings to prevent acute hospital admissions, help ease bed capacity within the acute hospitals and to deliver care closer to home for patients.
The job covers 7 days a week working, with part time posts being considered alongside bank roles. Teams are cross county working being based in three community hospital sites across the county, Gainsborough, Skegness, and Spalding. This role is to be based in Spalding. It is expected that all staff be willing to travel to patients countywide as required on a regular basis.
A bespoke robust training package has been developed where you will have the opportunity to work closely with members of the IV team as well as completing any necessary additional training for the role with our other service providers.
Main duties of the job
The role will involve working in a community team delivering care to patients in their own home or community settings. You will work in partnership with patients, carers and other health professionals to promote health and social wellbeing developing individualised care plans for each patient.
You will be accountable for the daily delivery of IV Therapy through a CVAD device; interventions will include assessment, treatment, and evaluate your patients care, observations, drug calculations, blood taking, dressing, and recording visits and care delivered in a patient electronic record.
Working for our organisation
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.
At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.
LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Main responsibilities
- To deliver IV Therapy to patients within their own home or community setting
- To be able to assess and mange CVAD lines
- To be able to record electronic patient records
- To be up to date with safeguarding and life support training
Person specification
Qualifications
- Current professional registration
- Professional, clinical knowledge acquires through training to degree level.
- Be IV trained or the ability to train within the first 3 months of starting the post
- Be CVAD trained or ability to train within the first 3 months of starting post
- Able to undertake extended clinical skills such as Immediate life support
Enjoy a better quality of life in one of the UK's most welcoming counties.
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Important Information: All new employees will be subject to a charge if a DBS check is required for the post. The Disclosure & Barring Service application form (formerly CRB) will be provided by LCHS and the fee will be deducted from your salary over a maximum of a 3 month period.
Any existing employees who require a DBS check as part of the application process will be subject to a charge for that DBS check.
We are a Disability Confident employer ensuring that disabled people have the opportunities to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations.
Support and/or assistance with completing an application form is available from the Human Resources Team by calling 01522 572889.
We encourage and support vaccination update as this remains the best line of defence against COVID19.
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Please note, for applicants with previous NHS service: If successful at interview, we will initiate an Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) via the Electronic Staff Record (ESR). This retrieves key data from your current or previous NHS employer to support onboarding, including competency status, Continuous Service Dates (CSD), and annual leave entitlement
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, LCHS reserves the right to close this advert prior to the closing date.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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