Job summary
Following further expansion of our Medical Retina service across University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust an exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated, enthusiastic, dynamic experienced ophthalmic nurse or AHP to join our team.
The successful candidate will become one of our medical retina practitioners and extend their ophthalmic knowledge and skills. The role involves working in the intravitreal injection service administering treatment and alongside Ophthalmology Consultants in the delivery of medical retina care across the Trust.
This role is only open to staff who have a recognised governing body. Applicants must provide a registration number to proceed on the completion of their application.
Main duties of the job
Post holder will be professionally accountable maintaining of standards and professional practice set by Trust Policies/Procedures/ professional guidelines, NMC / General Optical Council / British and Irish Orthoptic Society / Health and Care Professions Council.
Maintain portfolio of evidence of clinical skills, competency associated with the speciality, works to an agreed job plan.
Provide expert evidenced -- based specialist assessment, diagnosis, treatment, monitoring, and discharge of patients within the appropriate sup-speciality service. Be a point of contact for assessment, information and advice for patients, families, and carers; and to staff involved in the care of patients.
Contribute to practice development through auditing, reviewing, updating, development of clinical guidelines/ procedure and policy, support analysis of data relating to patient outcomes and experience supporting quality and safety assurance processes, informing service improvement development.
Support professional development through supervision, assessment, and role modelling; function as a facilitator, supervisor, and mentor to teach other staff.
Monitor clinical practice standards, audit, research, and teaching to continually improve care and patient experience.
Ensure safe and effective clinical practice to enhance the patient's' experience whilst delivering organisational objectives.
Undertake training when required supporting service needs such as post-operative cataract assessments.
About us
We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.
Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.
UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.
University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration (GOC,
- NMC, HCPC)
- * Evidence of post registration CPD /
- Post registration qualification ie:
- ENB 346 or equivalent ( OCCCF) /
- Medical Retina (Professional
- Certificate) or equivalent experience
- with a commitment to undertake
Desirable
- Non -- Medical Prescriber/
- Supplementary prescriber /
- willingness to undertake - where
- applicable to the role
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working at
- band 6 level or equivalent as an
- Optometrist/Orthoptist/Registered
- Nurse within a background in
- treating patients with eye-related
- disorders and conditions
- * Evidence of the ability to revalidate
- as required by (GOC, NMC, HCPC)
- * Evidence of achievements and
- career development in current post
- and of ongoing professional
- development/ competence
- * Demonstrate expert knowledge
- underpinned by theory and CPD
- relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for
- developing educational programmes
- and teaching / assessing and
- supervising others in a clinical
- setting
- * Working in a multi-disciplinary and
- cross agency work environment
Desirable
- Extensive experience of working
- autonomously at a specialist level in
- ophthalmology with eye related
- disorders associated with the post
- applied for
- * Experience of delivering change
- management both personally and
- as a facilitator
- * Experience in service development
- * Experience of patient service user
- advocacy role
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Willingness to travel to different
- practice settings across UHB on / off
- site associated with the service
- requirements
- * Ability to adapt behaviour to
- changing circumstances
- * Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- * Ability to communicate articulately
- and motivate others
- *
- * Evidence of flexible and innovative
- approach to service delivery and
- development.
- * Ability to work a varied shift pattern
- where required
- * Ability to act on own initiative
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional Registration (GOC,
- NMC, HCPC)
- * Evidence of post registration CPD /
- Post registration qualification ie:
- ENB 346 or equivalent ( OCCCF) /
- Medical Retina (Professional
- Certificate) or equivalent experience
- with a commitment to undertake
Desirable
- Non -- Medical Prescriber/
- Supplementary prescriber /
- willingness to undertake - where
- applicable to the role
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience working at
- band 6 level or equivalent as an
- Optometrist/Orthoptist/Registered
- Nurse within a background in
- treating patients with eye-related
- disorders and conditions
- * Evidence of the ability to revalidate
- as required by (GOC, NMC, HCPC)
- * Evidence of achievements and
- career development in current post
- and of ongoing professional
- development/ competence
- * Demonstrate expert knowledge
- underpinned by theory and CPD
- relevant to speciality
- * Experience and enthusiasm for
- developing educational programmes
- and teaching / assessing and
- supervising others in a clinical
- setting
- * Working in a multi-disciplinary and
- cross agency work environment
Desirable
- Extensive experience of working
- autonomously at a specialist level in
- ophthalmology with eye related
- disorders associated with the post
- applied for
- * Experience of delivering change
- management both personally and
- as a facilitator
- * Experience in service development
- * Experience of patient service user
- advocacy role
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Willingness to travel to different
- practice settings across UHB on / off
- site associated with the service
- requirements
- * Ability to adapt behaviour to
- changing circumstances
- * Positive and enthusiastic attitude
- * Ability to communicate articulately
- and motivate others
- *
- * Evidence of flexible and innovative
- approach to service delivery and
- development.
- * Ability to work a varied shift pattern
- where required
- * Ability to act on own initiative
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
