Job summary
- Main area
- Community
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 372-COM2758
- Employer
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Calderdale community and acute hospital sites
- Town
- Halifax
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/07/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 24/07/2026
Employer heading
Clinical Nurse Specialist IV lead
NHS AfC: Band 7
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One Culture of Care underpins our values by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Our Future Plans
The Department of Health and Social Care has awarded capital funding to invest in local health services at both Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary. This is a significant investment and an opportunity to enhance services for our populations in Calderdale and Huddersfield and West Yorkshire for generations to come. To find out more, please visit https://future.cht.nhs.uk/
Job overview
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced, motivated, and clinically confident IV Therapy Lead Nurse to provide expert clinical, operational, and professional leadership across IV therapy services within the community, acute settings, and Hospital at Home services.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will:
- Lead the development, delivery, and evaluation of high-quality IV therapy services, ensuring safe, effective, and person-centred care for patients requiring intravenous treatment.
- Act as the Trust-wide expert for IV therapy, vascular access, infusion management, and medicines administration.
- Provide leadership, trouble shooting, professional supervision, and operational oversight of nursing staff across all services delivering IV therapy, supporting recruitment, performance management, and staff development as required.
- Oversee operational delivery of the service, including a 7-day care model, capacity planning, contingency management, and escalation during service pressure.
- Work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and with partner organisations to ensure integrated, technology-enabled care, supporting patient flow and care closer to home.
Working for our organisation
CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.
Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· Provide advanced clinical assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for patients requiring IV therapy across community and home settings.
· Act as clinical expert and senior decision-maker, including independent clinical review of patients receiving IV therapy, escalation of concerns, and urgent decision-making for complex cases.
· Lead on the development, implementation, and review of IV therapy pathways, including OPAT, hospital at home services, and advanced IV delivery models.
Person specification
Shortlisting criteria
Essential criteria
- RGN/ current NMC registration
- Independent / Supplementary Prescribing qualification
- Practice Assessor / Practice Supervisor qualification or willingness to complete
- Role-specific training relevant to IV therapy
- Demonstrable experience in IV therapy and vascular access management
Desirable criteria
- Leadership or management qualification
- Advanced assessment and clinical decision-making skills
- Experience of Hospital @ Home/Virtual Wards and Urgent Community Response models of care
Shortlisting critera
Essential criteria
- IT literacy and ability to use NHS clinical systems
- Ability to work under pressure and prioritise workload
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable criteria
- Experience of audit, research, and service development
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jayne Woodhead
- Job title
- Divisional Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07553970510
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