Medication clinic​/IV lead

Job summary

• Do you have a passion and special interest for patients who require special care and treatment of intravenous lines /therapy/drains?
• Are you a skilled nurse with excellent interpersonal and clinical skills to lead a team specialising in intravenous therapy?

If you answered yes, we've got the perfect role for you!

We need a senior nurse to work with patients as part of the medication team. The right person will provide excellent clinical skills and leadership to lead the team in providing a seamless and quality service to patient's requiring different types of intravenous therapy i.e antibiotics both in the community and clinic setting.

• To provide professional leadership, support and advice to the Medication clinic team and Neighbourhood nursing team for all aspects of medication clinic services and intravenous therapy.
• To supervise practice, audit clinical care, teach and support colleagues and provide professional leadership.
• To work as a clinically independent and autonomous practitioner, and manage a defined patient caseload.
• To work as an autonomous practitioner throughout the community and in medication clinic to provide a high-quality professional service driven by clinical excellence to all patients who require intravenous antibiotics, injectable medication, indwelling drain and catheter management.
• To lead on maintaining delivering seamless quality services of the medication clinic through a 7-day week inclusive of Bank Holidays.
• To plan and facilitate training programmes for all aspects of intravenous therapy in the community.
• To develop and implement clinical pathways that are innovative and strive for quality and improve patient experience such as Virtual wards and OPAT pathways.

So what else?

• This is your chance to join a progressive and innovative service in a social enterprise that is patient and staff focused - you'll even have the opportunity to become an MCH shareholder.
• We encourage staff to get involved in exploring new ways of working and service development.
• We'll provide well established, in-service training, one to one supervision, and appraisals with regular support.
• You’ll be able to develop your skills in a friendly and supportive team.
• Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important work life balance is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.

At this time, MCH cannot fund or support any further nurses who require the OSCE training. Please do not apply if you require this training.

The small print

• Informal visits can be arranged on request.
• We will offer you the choice of two pension schemes; the NHS Pension scheme and the scottish widows group pension scheme.
• MCH encourages all staff to be double COVID vaccinated to protect themselves, their colleagues, their family and their patients.

Posted: 19 December 2025

Pay scheme:
Agenda for change

Band:
Band 7

Salary: £46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum

Contract:

Permanent

Working pattern:
Full‑time

Reference number:

-LB

Wisdom Hospice
High Bank
Rochester
ME1 2NU

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• Communicate highly complex information using formal and informal means to ensure people are fully informed about the service.
• Ensure structures are in place for good communication and flow of information and actions.
• Effectively communicate at all levels of the organisation to a variety of health and social care professionals working in primary, community and secondary care, out of hours providers, voluntary organisation and patients and carers.
• Ability to effectively communicate, utilising coaching skills to ensure staff trust, enabling an ability to have open and honest conversations.
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