Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a band 5 registered nurse to join our team of IV therapy community nurses.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individual to support the achievement of excellent standards of quality care for our patients. In return for this commitment, we will support and aid development in fulfilling this role within our friendly Trust.

We provide a 7-day service which consists of visiting patients in their own home and some inpatient units, administering intravenous medications whilst carrying out holistic assessments as part of the nursing process.

Main duties of the job
Key Areas of Responsibility

• To work within the community setting, managing patients at home and within inpatient units that are undergoing intravenous therapy
• To make risk assessments, establishing the safety or otherwise of a patient's ability to stay at home, whilst receiving intravenous therapy and to escalate through the established pathways when clinically necessary.
• To provide evidenced based clinical/therapeutic interventions based on 'best practice' in order to improve health outcomes and promote choice.
• To provide in-reach to inpatient units and step-up beds where required
• To act as the patient's advocate, facilitating choice, patient empowerment and independence.
• To work with all health care professionals, and statutory/non statutory agencies to provide a seamless, integrated service to our service users.

About us
Apply now to join an organisation that has been awarded an Outstanding rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the highest possible rating and the first stand-alone NHS community trust in the country to be awarded the title.

Please note, the selection processes at East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn't accurately reflect their skills.

Details
Date posted: 05 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 839-8398423-PG
Closing date: 13 November 2026

Job responsibilities
Clinical

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate all aspects of patient care, enabling the safe administration of IV medication in people's own homes.
• Following a holistic assessment, devise an individualised, evidence-based care programme for each patient, modifying it as required.
• Assess patients' holistic needs, communicating complex and sensitive information to patients and carers as to their assessment, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment plan.
• Where there are barriers to understanding, such as hearing impairment, mental capacity impairment and other difficulties in comprehension, explanations require adjustments in order to gain understanding, consent and concordance.
• Be required to use tact and persuasive skills in order to gain the patient's co-operation in their care management plan.
• Liaise with the Clinical Lead and Norfolk and Norwich University Trust clinicians when clinical concerns are raised.
• Liaise with UCR, Supportive Care, GPs, Social Services, inpatient teams, other allied health care professionals and the voluntary sector to ensure identified needs are met and care co-ordinated appropriately.
• Be aware of assistive technology and utilise where appropriate.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary/multi-agency meetings as appropriate, e.g. Gold Standard Framework.
• Ensure own caseload is planned and prioritised according to service targets and patient need.
• Ensure patient held records are completed for each visit, and that SystmOne inputting is completed on a daily basis.
• Demonstrate dexterity and co-ordination when using specialist equipment and fine tools, advanced sensory skills, manual and mobilising skills.
• Be skilled at intravenous cannulation, IV line management and general phlebotomy, following local policy and guidance.
• Contribute to the requisitioning of supplies and equipment through electronic ordering systems.
• Ensure informed consent is obtained prior to initiating interventions.
• Will be exposed to bodily fluids, infected material, blood products on a daily basis, therefore must utilise universal precautions and adhere to infection control policies.
• Become competent in numerous nursing skills to provide urgent and unplanned response to patients to prevent avoidable admissions to hospital.

Professional

• The post holder will: actively contribute to multidisciplinary team meetings and other meetings where appropriate.
• Support all team members within the integrated team, respecting them, their roles and contributions.
• Be responsible for safe use and maintenance of equipment and supplies.
• Remain accountable for own professional actions as determined by the professional bodies.
• Comment on draft policies.
• Maintain own continuous professional development.
• Ensure own workload is planned and prioritised.
• Attend in-house training as required to develop current job role.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma or 1st level degree in Nursing or equivalent
• RN Qualification
• Current NMC Registration

Experience
Essential

• Evidence of working at relevant level within the community setting
• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses
• Cannulation/IV Therapy Administration

Desirable

• Experience in acute setting
• Competencies in managing central venous access devices (CVADS)

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge
Essential

• Highly Motivated
• Able to provide high standards of care
• Ability to use own initiative
• Good observational and reporting skills
• Good time management skills
• A team player
• Flexible approach to work to accommodate patient/service needs
• Basic IT skills
• Able to kneel, bend and stoop in potentially cramped environments
• Able to make own travel arrangements to patient's homes, clinics, base and meetings etc as required by the service
• Ability to manage stressful situations
• Concentrate when undertaking patient care and inputting

Desirable

• Knowledge of additional specialist areas through in-house training and short courses, including: Palliative care, Long term conditions, Diabetes management
• Be aware of Assistive Technology

Communication
Essential

• Good communication skills
• Empathy and sensitivity
• Ability to detect, report and escalate issues
• Able to communicate effectively in written verbal English language
• Tact and diplomacy

Personal and people development
Desirable

• Experience in supporting junior staff members

Personal Attributes/Behaviours
Essential

• Reliable
• Able to identify with the Trust's commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people/vulnerable adults

Other
Essential

• Candidate will be required to work over a seven day week including bank holidays
• Must hold full and valid driving license and have access to a vehicle
• The post holder will need to be passed fit to be perform full duties of the post through occupational health with any reasonable aids and adaptations if necessary.

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.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust
Address: Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust, Bowthorpe Road, Norwich, NR2 3TU, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead Manager IV Service, Lauren Cappuccio, Lauren.cappuccio@nhs.net

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