Staff Nurse Ophthalmology, WRH

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

The closing date is 29 September 2024

Job summary

This is your opportunity to join the Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust Ophthalmic team as a part time band 5 staff nurse. This is a fixed term, 12 month duration post, working 28 hours per week. We are a friendly Countywide team and our new innovative ways of working ensures a truly patient centred approach throughout our units.

The ophthalmology units consist of an Outpatient Consulting Suite together with a day care unit and operating theatres.

The post holder would have a base at Worcester Royal Hospital and be required to work in all areas of the Ophthalmology department to include our local anaesthetic theatre suite, clinic and day care unit. As a countywide service delivering ophthalmic care you will be required to travel between sites on occasions.

You will need to be committed, enthusiastic, reliable, and completely flexible in working hours to cover all clinics and theatre and theatre sessions.

Main duties of the job

To have an understanding of a range of work procedures and practices, which requires expertise within ophthalmology, underpinned by theoretical knowledge or relevant experience.

General assessment of visual acuity, instillation of drops and ointments, application of eye pads, dressings to support the medical colleagues clinical commitments.

To be responsible for organising wide range of ophthalmic clinics in order to maintain a quality service.

To prepare patients for the Laser treatment and to practice the safety measures advised by the Radiation Physics and Protection Service (RRPPS).

To be competent to perform any of the following Theatre roles:

Admission

Escort

Theatre Runner

Scrub

Discharge

About us

Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.

The Trust operates hospital-based services from three sites in Kidderminster, Redditch and Worcester

Our workforce is over 7,000 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Our objectives are simple:

Best services for local people
Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
Best use of resources
Best people

Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.

We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.

Date posted

13 September 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£29,970 a year Band 5 AFC

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

C9365-24-0985

Job locations

Charles Hastings Way

Worcester

Worcestershire

WR5 1DD

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse/key worker for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:

The assessment of care and health education needs;

The development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care including discharge planning for each patient. To gain experience and skills in Clinical Practice, Facilitation and teaching and Management

To work in accordance with the WAH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives.

To maintain effective communication.

To provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.

See job description for full details

Job description

Job responsibilities

To work according to the NMC Code and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse/key worker for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:

The assessment of care and health education needs;

To work in accordance with the WAH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives.

To maintain effective communication.

To provide supervision, support and education to unqualified staff and students.

See job description for full details

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register.
*Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in specialty

Desirable

*Teaching and Assessing qualification
*ENB 346 or ophthalmic course

Knowledge and skills

Essential

*Good organisational/time management skills.
*Ability to record and deal with accurate facts, figures and information.
*Effective communicator both written and verbal.
*Ability to prioritise work.
*Flexible to change in demands of service.
*Willing to learn new skills.
*Ability to identify personal development needs.
*Computer literate.

Desirable

*Counselling skills.
*Venepuncture.

Experience

Desirable

*Experience working within a Day Surgery setting.
*Experience working within Ophthalmology Outpatient dept. and/or Ophthalmology Theatres

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

*Registered Nurse on sub part 1 or 2 of the professional register.
*Evidence of continuing education for more experienced Band 5 nurses in specialty

Desirable

*Teaching and Assessing qualification
*ENB 346 or ophthalmic course

Knowledge and skills

Essential

*Good organisational/time management skills.
*Ability to record and deal with accurate facts, figures and information.
*Effective communicator both written and verbal.
*Ability to prioritise work.
*Flexible to change in demands of service.
*Willing to learn new skills.
*Ability to identify personal development needs.
*Computer literate.

Desirable

*Counselling skills.
*Venepuncture.

Experience

Desirable

*Experience working within a Day Surgery setting.
*Experience working within Ophthalmology Outpatient dept. and/or Ophthalmology Theatres

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.