Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Intravenous Access Nurse Specialist - INTERNAL
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Job Overview
PLEASE NOTE THAT WE WILL ONLY ACCEPT APPLICATIONS FROM STAFF CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD
This post is fixed term / secondment until 31.03.2027 to meet the needs of the service.
If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.
Are you a skilled and compassionate nurse looking to enhance your career and expand your expertise in IV access? We are excited to announce a new Intravenous Access Service (IVAS) and are seeking 1 enthusiastic and dedicated Band 7 nurse to join our team on a secondment basis.
This new service will provide high-quality intravenous access support to patients with complex IV access needs within the acute and community setting. As part of this initiative, you will:
- Play a key role in delivering safe, effective IV access care and education.
- Use advanced techniques to insert and manage intravenous access devices, including ultrasound peripheral cannulas, midlines, PICCs and arm ports.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes to include collaborating with outpatient IV services (OPAT) to enable early safe discharge from the acute setting where appropriate.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of best practices in IV access.
We are looking for NMC Registered nurses who:
- Have strong clinical skills and a passion about intravenous access.
- Are eager to learn and develop expertise in intravenous access.
- Enjoy working as part of a team and contributing to service development.
- Have prior experience in IV therapy.
Main duties of the job
- Provide a reactive and comprehensive, patient centred IV access device insertion service.
- Work as part of the IVAS team in providing a PICC / Midline service and difficult to IV access (DIVA) service. The post holder must preferably be a PICC placer with experience in ultrasound guided peripheral access and have excellent cannulation skills.
- Working as a clinical resource in intravenous peripheral cannulation, care and management, responsible for insertion and complication management of complex IV devices and ensuring best practice is adhered to throughout the organisation.
- They will act as a lead specialist within BCUHB demonstrating a high level of expertise within the field of IV access providing specialist advice, education and support to health care professionals and patients. Provide ward and community based training and support in the care and maintenance of vascular access devices including extravasation support.
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The post holder will actively undertake clinical audits and research within the specialist area and will contribute to the ongoing development of clinical practice, research and standards of care within the service, including development of policies, protocols and guidelines and contribute to service developments in collaboration with multidisciplinary colleagues.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
If you relish a challenge, have a passion to help others or simply fancy a fresh start, then Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB) North Wales, has all the right ingredients. The largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health, acute and elective hospital services for a population of around 700,000, across North Wales. Join our team and get the support you need, in line with our Organisational Values and ‘Proud to Lead’ competence framework.
Enjoy being part of working with engaged leadership at all levels, and be assured we are committed to promoting equality and diversity, and are proud to welcome applicants under the “Disability Confident Employer” scheme.
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Applications may be submitted in Welsh. Applications submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Cannulation Competency Phlebotomy Competency
- Educated to Masters or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
- NMC Registered first level nurse.
Desirable criteria
- PICC insertion competency
- Non medical prescriber
- Teaching and Assessing and mentorship qualification with experience in teaching individuals from a range of disciplines including nursing, medicine
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent clinical skills and in-depth knowledge of patient management in intravenous care. Clinical skills to include - Vascular Access - Venepuncture - Cannulation - ANTT
- Supervise, teach and assess registered and non-registered staff.
- Ability to assess, plan implement, evaluate and delegate appropriately the delivery of care
Desirable criteria
- Ultrasound Guided insertions
- ANTT assessor
- Midlines Insertion - PICC Line Insertion
Experience
Essential criteria
- Work experience in a variety of clinical settings and multi-disciplinary working involving IV therapies, cannulating and multi-disciplinary working.
- Previous clinical working as Band 6 experience
Desirable criteria
- Previous team management experience.
- Evidence of development in innovative practices.
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