Staff Nurse for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy

Job Role

Staff Nurse for Outpatient Parenteral Antimicrobial Therapy (OPAT)

Band 5 – £32,073 - £39,043

Hours per Week: Full time and part hours available

Service operating hours: 7-day service, 08:00-21:00

Job Type: Permanent

Responsibilities

• Do you have a passion for IV therapy?
• Do you enjoy delivering care in patient’s own homes?
• Do you have strong communication skills?

Be part of our success story and contribute to our bright future. Our OPAT service, part of Locala’s Integrated Community Services, is comprised of our Clinical Lead, Band 6 Clinical Coordinator and a team of band 5 Nurses working across the Kirklees area, with supporting clinicians from the acute trusts and other community partners. An excellent opportunity has arisen for a motivated, caring nurse to join our team who is also able to work independently/mobile and as a team. The team currently works a mixture of 7.5 hour early and late shifts.

The service covers the Kirklees community and offers a 7-day service, from 8am until 9pm. The team’s aim is to prevent unnecessary lengthy admission to hospital by providing IV antibiotic therapy and NMAB therapy to medically stable patients in their own homes.

The post holder will require excellent communication and clinical skills including IV skills to deliver treatment and build relationships and network with key stakeholders to enable service delivery. As a digital enterprise, we are thinking forward in the use of IT skills including SystmOne. Using initiative is essential, as is skill sharing with colleagues within the team, and the wider organisation. It is essential that all the team members work closely together, to truly integrate an MDT and provide a comprehensive service whilst working closely with the acute trusts.

We are committed to supporting CPD through our robust appraisal system. This is delivered by in-service training, access to external courses and clinical supervision. Locala is committed to helping employees achieve a positive work- life balance and promotes mobile working. Staff are provided with mobile technology.

A full valid UK driving license with access to a vehicle and business insurance is essential for the role. The post holder will be expected to be able to travel independently across the borough.

When considering applying for this post, it is crucial that you read the person specification in order to ensure that you fulfil the essential criteria which will be required for short listing.

Please note, we cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

To find out more about Locala see our Thrive Strategy

For more information please refer to Job Description and Person Specification

For more information please contact:
Elkie Moffatt – Team Leader for Unplanned Care – elkie.moffatt@locala.org.uk or 0330 165 9839
Vicki Watson – Clinical Nurse Lead for OPAT - victoria.watson2@locala.org.uk or 03033309349

Please note – this position may be subject to DBS check.

Closing date – 28/09/2026

We reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the stated date should we receive sufficient applications

About us

Here at Locala we are part of the community and have often cared for generations within the same family and continue to be part of the NHS family also delivering care under the same ethos.

Locala Health and Wellbeing embraces diversity and inclusion and encourages applicants from people from all backgrounds with our ambition to have a workforce that represents the wider communities we live and work within, which you can support us to achieve.

We are an organisation that celebrates and values the individuality of our colleagues lived experiences and can adapt accordingly, recognising the value inclusivity brings when delivering equitable, high quality healthcare to our local communities. Where everyone feels valued, has the ability to develop, has flexible working opportunities, with a sense of belonging, supported by our Inclusivity Groups.

“Locala is a ‘Disability Confident’ employer and as such any disabled applicants who meets all the essential criteria are guaranteed to be invited to the assessment process.”

Just a few of the benefits you can enjoy:-

• Flexible working - We are committed to supporting our colleagues to have a good work-life balance and welcome conversations about flexible working wherever possible.
• Generous pension – We offer a generous, defined contribution, pension scheme with matched contribution + 2% up to a maximum of 8%
• Refer a Friend Scheme - If you know a friend or family member who works at Locala on a substantive contract, you may be able to take advantage of our Refer a Friend Scheme. You both could receive a reward of £500 each, after you have successfully started your role with us.