Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available to join our dynamic Ophthalmology team. This is an exciting time for the department as we will be relocating to a purpose built hospital. We are looking for a positive individual who will embrace the changes and opportunities that our future holds.
To carry out the role of scrub, anaesthetic and recovery practitioner within a busy Ophthalmic Day Case Unit.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
'Relocation package may be available'.
Main duties of the job
Being part of a team responsible for the perioperative care of patients during their journey through our Day Case Unit, whilst acting as their advocate. To act in the capacity of local and general anaesthetic practitioner, scrub practitioner and recovery practitioner. To supervise and teach new/junior members of staff. To mentor students.
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Provides high quality care to patients and their families during the perioperative period.
- Reporting and documenting all relevant patient needs, communicating changes to other health professionals in the multidisciplinary team.
- Act as Practitioner in charge, in the absence of the Team Leader ensuring efficient allocation of staff and resources.
- Demonstrates a commitment to evidence-based practice and clinical excellence and play an active role in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
- To engage and interact with patients and their carers, explaining procedures and treatments to gain co-operation, understanding and allay apprehension.
- Assist with projects to develop and enhance patient care. Participate in the evaluation of patient outcomes, including audit, risk management and infection control.
- Assists in other clinical areas and speciality theatres if the clinical situation and staffing levels demand.
- Attend relevant meetings and deliver feedback.
- To develop and achieve objectives identified through continuing appraisal of job role.
- To develop appraisal skills and carry out appraisals and personal development plans for non-registered practitioners in line with Agenda for Change and the knowledge skills framework.
MANAGERIAL:
- Report and manage untoward incidents, such as clinical emergencies, injury or drug administration errors, as detailed in Trust policies and procedures.
- Demonstrating an awareness of and compliance with Health and Safety regulations/procedures that apply to staff, patients and visitors within the trust premises, reporting any deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.
- Contributing towards maintaining the set standard of clinical practice. Participating in audit and quality monitoring.
- Managing the clinical risk relating to individuals or a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff.
- Efficient and effective use of available resources.
- Attending team, Theatre user group, Directorate and Trust meetings as appropriate.
- In exceptional circumstances to take charge in the absence of senior staff.
PROFESSIONAL
- Maintain active NMC/HPC registration
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate and initiate appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training
- Maintain and continuously improve in-depth specialist knowledge relevant to the clinical area, which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated aims and objectives.
COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- To provide leadership and act as a role model to junior colleagues and staff in training.
- Act as a Mentor/Facilitator to students and colleagues e.g. nursing, ODP, paramedic ,NVQ trainees and medical staff, participating in Induction programmes, guiding practice and assessing competencies to further develop staff.
- To promote and enhance effective communication and working relationships to maintain a cohesive and effective team. Take an active role to cascade information in Team Brief and departmental meetings.
- Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team to maintain effective communication and good team working to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- Patients and their families
- Theatre teams, recovery, pre-operative admissions and assessment teams
- Surgeons and Anaesthetists
- Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses and all ward based nursing teams
- Modern Matron Speciality and Theatre/Perioperative
- Infection control team, SDU, Estates
- Housekeeping and domestic staff
OTHER
- To provide a flexible approach to duty rosters and undertake any duties required fulfilling the needs of the service.
- The post holder is required to be available for on-call duties, weekend, night duty and late shifts on a rostered basis and under negotiation, so ensuring the 24 hour emergency out of hours emergency service is maintained.
- The post holder will be required to move between theatres/specialities to ensure skills development and to manage shortfall in staffing or clinical risk.
All Job Holders are required to
- Work to the Trust values - Put patients first, Take ownership, Respect others, Be positive, Listen, learn and improve.
- Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities etc.
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
- Attend statutory, essential and mandatory training.
- Respect the confidentiality of all matters relating to their employment and other members of staff. All members of staff are required to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.
- Comply with the Corporate Governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
- Comply with the codes of professional conduct set out by the professional body of which registration is required for the post.
- Ensure they are familiar with the Risk Management Framework, follow policies, procedures and safe systems of work, make known any hazards or risks that they identify and take all necessary actions to reduce risk.
- Ensure the welfare and safety of children within their care. This includes staff who come into contact with children and families in the course of their work as well as those staff who have a specific role with children and families.
- Ensure they attend Child Protection training at the appropriate level within the specified time frame.
- Staff must comply with Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in order to promote safeguarding and prevent abuse to vulnerable people using Trust services.
- Maintain the prevention and control of infection and fully comply with all current Trust Infection Control policies and procedures.
- Take responsibility for any records that they create or use in the course of their duties, in line with the Public Records Act and be aware that any records created by an employee of the NHS are public records and may be subject to both legal and professional obligations.
Job description
Job responsibilities
PRIMARY DUTIES & AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Provides high quality care to patients and their families during the perioperative period.
- Reporting and documenting all relevant patient needs, communicating changes to other health professionals in the multidisciplinary team.
- Act as Practitioner in charge, in the absence of the Team Leader ensuring efficient allocation of staff and resources.
- Demonstrates a commitment to evidence-based practice and clinical excellence and play an active role in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care.
- To engage and interact with patients and their carers, explaining procedures and treatments to gain co-operation, understanding and allay apprehension.
- Assist with projects to develop and enhance patient care. Participate in the evaluation of patient outcomes, including audit, risk management and infection control.
- Assists in other clinical areas and speciality theatres if the clinical situation and staffing levels demand.
- Attend relevant meetings and deliver feedback.
- To develop and achieve objectives identified through continuing appraisal of job role.
- To develop appraisal skills and carry out appraisals and personal development plans for non-registered practitioners in line with Agenda for Change and the knowledge skills framework.
MANAGERIAL:
- Report and manage untoward incidents, such as clinical emergencies, injury or drug administration errors, as detailed in Trust policies and procedures.
- Demonstrating an awareness of and compliance with Health and Safety regulations/procedures that apply to staff, patients and visitors within the trust premises, reporting any deficiencies in equipment, furnishings or matters of hygiene.
- Contributing towards maintaining the set standard of clinical practice. Participating in audit and quality monitoring.
- Managing the clinical risk relating to individuals or a group of patients care, reporting issues to appropriate senior staff.
- Efficient and effective use of available resources.
- Attending team, Theatre user group, Directorate and Trust meetings as appropriate.
- In exceptional circumstances to take charge in the absence of senior staff.
PROFESSIONAL
- Maintain active NMC/HPC registration
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate and initiate appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training
- Maintain and continuously improve in-depth specialist knowledge relevant to the clinical area, which significantly contributes to the Trusts stated aims and objectives.
COMMUNICATION AND WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- To provide leadership and act as a role model to junior colleagues and staff in training.
- Act as a Mentor/Facilitator to students and colleagues e.g. nursing, ODP, paramedic ,NVQ trainees and medical staff, participating in Induction programmes, guiding practice and assessing competencies to further develop staff.
- To promote and enhance effective communication and working relationships to maintain a cohesive and effective team. Take an active role to cascade information in Team Brief and departmental meetings.
- Work collaboratively within the multi-disciplinary team to maintain effective communication and good team working to ensure that work is neither overlooked nor duplicated.
KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS
- Patients and their families
- Theatre teams, recovery, pre-operative admissions and assessment teams
- Surgeons and Anaesthetists
- Ward Sisters/Charge Nurses and all ward based nursing teams
- Modern Matron Speciality and Theatre/Perioperative
- Infection control team, SDU, Estates
- Housekeeping and domestic staff
OTHER
- To provide a flexible approach to duty rosters and undertake any duties required fulfilling the needs of the service.
- The post holder is required to be available for on-call duties, weekend, night duty and late shifts on a rostered basis and under negotiation, so ensuring the 24 hour emergency out of hours emergency service is maintained.
- The post holder will be required to move between theatres/specialities to ensure skills development and to manage shortfall in staffing or clinical risk.
All Job Holders are required to
- Work to the Trust values - Put patients first, Take ownership, Respect others, Be positive, Listen, learn and improve.
- Adhere to Trust policies and procedures, e.g. Health and Safety at Work, Equal Opportunities etc.
- Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate in appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training.
- Attend statutory, essential and mandatory training.
- Respect the confidentiality of all matters relating to their employment and other members of staff. All members of staff are required to comply with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.
- Comply with the Corporate Governance structure in keeping with the principles and standards set out by the Trust.
- Comply with the codes of professional conduct set out by the professional body of which registration is required for the post.
- Ensure they are familiar with the Risk Management Framework, follow policies, procedures and safe systems of work, make known any hazards or risks that they identify and take all necessary actions to reduce risk.
- Ensure the welfare and safety of children within their care. This includes staff who come into contact with children and families in the course of their work as well as those staff who have a specific role with children and families.
- Ensure they attend Child Protection training at the appropriate level within the specified time frame.
- Staff must comply with Safeguarding Policies and Procedures in order to promote safeguarding and prevent abuse to vulnerable people using Trust services.
- Maintain the prevention and control of infection and fully comply with all current Trust Infection Control policies and procedures.
- Take responsibility for any records that they create or use in the course of their duties, in line with the Public Records Act and be aware that any records created by an employee of the NHS are public records and may be subject to both legal and professional obligations.
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oProven evidence of CPD
- oComputer literate
Desirable
- oHealth promotion
- oProven evidence of attendance on all PHNT mandatory study days.
- oAn awareness of research and evidence-based practice within setting
- oDemonstrable experience in ophthalmology
Qualifcations
Essential
- oRegistered nurse
- oEducated to diploma or degree level
Desirable
- oOphthalmic experience
- oAppraisal
- oRelevant ophthalmic qualification, e.g. ENB 346
- oMentorship
Person Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- oProven evidence of CPD
- oComputer literate
Desirable
- oHealth promotion
- oProven evidence of attendance on all PHNT mandatory study days.
- oAn awareness of research and evidence-based practice within setting
- oDemonstrable experience in ophthalmology
Qualifcations
Essential
- oRegistered nurse
- oEducated to diploma or degree level
Desirable
- oOphthalmic experience
- oAppraisal
- oRelevant ophthalmic qualification, e.g. ENB 346
- oMentorship
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).
