Band 8a - Vascular Access Lead Nurse

Act as the lead specialist to healthcare professionals across the Trust for all matters Vascular access. Lead the vascular access service and manage its members. Provide mentorship for the specialised area of IV therapy and intravascular devices. Member of the OPAT (Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy) and Infection Prevention and Control MDT. Provide vascular access expertise and promote IVOS (intravenous to oral switch). Report into the Infection Prevention and Control MDT and governance structures Identify key personnel for advance vascular access skill training. Develop in collaboration with other relevant teams/ individuals a base-hospital-wide training strategy which enhances the professional development of them, with association of the Training and education department. Be responsible of the vascular access service budget/ finances which includes all supplies around PICC/ midline insertions. Create new pathways to reduce re-admissions via A&E and support Virtual Hospital. Have an in-depth knowledge and extensive clinical experience of intra vascular access devices. Be highly skilled in peripheral cannulation and midline/ PICC insertion. Be knowledgeable of how tunnelled intra vascular access devices are inserted and expand into peripherally inserted port-a-caths if the demand is needed. To advise and support healthcare professional in the utilisation of IV therapy resources and services. Support healthcare professionals to holistically manage therapeutic interventions using multiple approached to decision-making. Identify appropriate patients requiring a central venous access device and, following consultation with (or providing consultation to) medical staff. To liaise with the clinical teams and the Infection Prevention and Control team in relation to infected Central Venous Access Devices (CVAD) sites and multi-resistance around the preventions and management. To initiate, participate and promote activities which contribute to the process of IV therapy nursing/ medical research and/ or audit. To create and facilitate nurse led clinics for outpatients with indwelling CVADs and manage any complications. The core hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm at the Watford Hospital site. Job description Job responsibilities Act as the lead specialist to healthcare professionals across the Trust for all matters Vascular access. Lead the vascular access service and manage its members. Provide mentorship for the specialised area of IV therapy and intravascular devices. Member of the OPAT (Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy) and Infection Prevention and Control MDT. Provide vascular access expertise and promote IVOS (intravenous to oral switch). Report into the Infection Prevention and Control MDT and governance structures Identify key personnel for advance vascular access skill training. Develop in collaboration with other relevant teams/ individuals a base-hospital-wide training strategy which enhances the professional development of them, with association of the Training and education department. Be responsible of the vascular access service budget/ finances which includes all supplies around PICC/ midline insertions. Create new pathways to reduce re-admissions via A&E and support Virtual Hospital. Have an in-depth knowledge and extensive clinical experience of intra vascular access devices. Be highly skilled in peripheral cannulation and midline/ PICC insertion. Be knowledgeable of how tunnelled intra vascular access devices are inserted and expand into peripherally inserted port-a-caths if the demand is needed. To advise and support healthcare professional in the utilisation of IV therapy resources and services. Support healthcare professionals to holistically manage therapeutic interventions using multiple approached to decision-making. Identify appropriate patients requiring a central venous access device and, following consultation with (or providing consultation to) medical staff. To liaise with the clinical teams and the Infection Prevention and Control team in relation to infected Central Venous Access Devices (CVAD) sites and multi-resistance around the preventions and management. To initiate, participate and promote activities which contribute to the process of IV therapy nursing/ medical research and/ or audit. To create and facilitate nurse led clinics for outpatients with indwelling CVADs and manage any complications. The core hours are Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm at the Watford Hospital site.