Clinical Specialist Nurse – Home Infection Management Service (HIMS)
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home Infection Management Service (HIMS) as a Band 6 Clinical Nurse Specialist.
The post holder will play a key role in delivering same-day and out-of-hospital intravenous (IV) therapy services for patients requiring treatment for infections and other clinical conditions. Working as part of a specialist multidisciplinary team, you will support patients to receive safe, effective care in their own homes, reducing the need for hospital admission and enabling earlier discharge where appropriate.
You will be responsible for assessing, planning and delivering care for patients receiving oral or IV antimicrobial therapy, undertaking autonomous clinical assessments and making evidence-based decisions within established service protocols. The role requires close collaboration with the Senior Band 7 HIMS Clinical Nurse Specialist, medical teams, community services and primary care colleagues to ensure seamless patient pathways and high-quality care.
A key focus of the role is to maximise opportunities for hospital avoidance and early supported discharge by identifying suitable patients in acute, outpatient and community settings. You will provide specialist advice, monitor treatment progress, support patient education, and contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
This is an excellent opportunity for a motivated and skilled nurse with a strong interest in infection management, ambulatory care and delivering innovative services closer to home. The role offers the chance to work autonomously while contributing to a dynamic and evolving service that improves patient outcomes and experience.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will play a key role in identifying patients suitable for early discharge on oral or intravenous antibiotic therapy, supporting inpatient teams to facilitate timely discharge and ensuring safe continuation of treatment within the community. The role will involve receiving and assessing consultant referrals from outpatient clinics to establish home IV therapy pathways, helping to avoid unnecessary hospital admissions wherever appropriate.
Working as part of the Home Infection Management Service (HIMS), the post holder will undertake patient assessments, coordinate care plans, arrange treatment delivery, and monitor patients receiving antimicrobial therapy outside the acute hospital setting. The role requires close collaboration with medical staff, ward teams, community services and other healthcare professionals to ensure seamless patient care and positive outcomes.
The post will be based within the Intravenous and Vascular Access Services (IVAS) Unit at Wexham Park Hospital, with cross-site working at Frimley Park Hospital as required. The successful candidate will work closely with the wider IVAS team, contributing to all aspects of the service, including supporting vascular access provision, IV therapy management and service development to meet the needs of patients across the Trust.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first-class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work-life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC Registration
- Teaching, assessing and mentor qualification
Desirable criteria
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of audit/data collection
- Ability to link evidence-based knowledge to practice
- Experience of working under an OPAT framework
Desirable criteria in
- Previously or currently presented information at national meetings
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills and time management
- Mathematical accuracy
- Clinical skills to include -Vascular Access - Venepuncture - Cannulation - All aspects of IV therapy administration
- Computer Literacy skills, including familiarity with the Microsoft Office package, including Word, Publisher, Excel, and PowerPoint
Special requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work across various sites, including, but not limited to: - Frimley Park Hospital - Wrexham Park Hospital - Heatherwood Hospital
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
Our new organisational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems.
Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helping us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, saving time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
