Staff Nurse Ophthalmology -Queen Mary's Hospital

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please refer to supporting document: job description and person specification.

The post holder must be a registered nurse and is therefore bound by the NMC Code of Professional standards or practice and behaviour for nurses, midwives and nursing associates, which presents the professional standards that nurses must uphold in order to be registered. At Kings, emphasis is put on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times.

Job Summary

• Adhering to NMC Code
• To be a safe and effective practitioner providing high quality nursing, evidence-based and patient focus care to patients
• To work with the multi-professional team to provide continuing care to a specified group of patients
• Involve and support patients, relatives, significant other, carers in the care process
• To supervise and teach junior members of staff and learners as appropriate.
• To maintain own personal development with support.
• Staff must recognise it is their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and maintaining patient confidentiality at all time

Main duties and responsibilities:

Clinical Practice

To practice within the NMC The Code: Professional Standards (2015) and adhere to this at all times

To assess, plan and evaluate individualised programmes of care for patients in partnership with the patient, their carers and the multidisciplinary team

To support and assist in the health education of patients and their families

To ensure care is delivered in accordance with latest evidence based practice guidelines

To ensure that patients and next of kin are informed as appropriate and as consented to by the patient themselves

To maintain up to date and comprehensive records of care in accordance with NMC and legal requirements

To maintain patient confidentiality at all times

To support junior colleagues, students, and visitors to the department

To demonstrate effective communication and customer care skills with patients and their relatives/carers, thereby acting as a positive role model for nurses and other staff

To act in a professional manner

Education and Research

To assist in the teaching and practice development of junior colleagues and students Demonstrate the use of information and research findings to support and promote evidence based practice within the clinical area

To participate in research and audit within the unit

To support the use of Trust and local protocols and guidelines to enhance best practice

To participate in Trust and care group initiatives to develop nursing practice

Management

To manage an agreed workload with support from colleagues and senior staff, as appropriate

To ensure that all Trust and local policies, protocols and procedures are adhered to by colleagues as appropriate

To work within and support the multi-disciplinary team

To maintain effective communication and professional relationships with all areas in the Division and with associated clinical areas within the Trust

To participate with the monitoring of standards of hygiene and cleanliness in the clinical

environment and associated areas in the department, and report as appropriate

To share knowledge and skills developed with other members of the multidisciplinary team

To participate in reflection &/or clinical supervision sessions

To take personal responsibility for resource management

To observe a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of self, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital, in addition to any specific risk management associated with this post

Personal Professional Development

To achieve a range of clinical competencies as required within the Trust and local to Ophthalmology

To maintain your own personal and professional development in accordance with CPD requirements, attending mandatory training sessions as required

To undergo and actively participate in your own yearly performance appraisal

To keep up to date with NMC & Trust guidelines and protocols

To adhere to the NMC Code (2015) working within and accepting responsibility for maintaining agreed levels of competence

GENERAL

To maintain strict confidentiality of staff and patient records, in line with Trust Policy: any unauthorised breach of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action.

To ensure that acceptable standards of data protection are maintained, in accordance with the Data Protection Act. To observe the rules, policies and procedures in place at Kings College Hospital.

To carry out duties as an employee and service-provider with due regard to the Trusts Equal Opportunities Policy.

To participate in team meetings as required by your team leader.

Under the Health & Safety at Work Act, the post holder has a general duty of care for the health, safety and wellbeing of oneself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

To undertake any other duties appropriate to the grade, this may be required from time to time.

You have a general duty of care for the health, safety and well-being of yourself, work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with this post.

To observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Kings College Hospital NHS Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations.

To observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff.

To be responsible, with management support, for your personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues.

All employees must hold an nhs.net account which will be the Trusts formal route for

email communication. You are therefore required to check this regularly and to deal with such communication promptly.

This job description is intended as a guide to the general scope of duties and is not intended to be definitive or restrictive. It is expected that some of the duties will change over time and this description will be subject to review in consultation with the post holder.

Infection Control Statement

The post holder has an important responsibility for and contribution to make to infection control and must be familiar with the infection control and hygiene requirements of this role. These requirements are set out in the National Code of Practice on Infection Control and in local policies and procedures which will be made clear during your induction and subsequent refresher training. These standards must be strictly complied with at all times.

Person Specification

Education

Essential

• Active UK NMC Registered Nurse (Adult)

Skills / Experience

Essential

• Experience to speciality being recruited to
• Verbal and written communication skills paying attention to accuracy and detail

Desirable

• Acute ward experience in managing acutely ill patients and gain appropriate first and second line support

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queen Mary's Hospital

Frognal Avenue

Sidcup

DA14 6LT

Employer's website

https://www.kch.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)