Ophthalmology Outpatients Nurse

Job description

Job responsibilities

Communication:

The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills, being required to communicate effectively within the team; participate in motivating and supporting team members with the ability to supervise staff and students in the absence of more senior staff.

They will act as a role model including mentor for learners and junior staff and participate in ward meetings to help to promote new ideas and to benefit care.

The post holder will be in receipt of confidential and sensitive information and will deal with it according to Trust policy.

The post holder will be responsible for setting up the clinic rooms.

Patient Care:

The post holder will be responsible for providing direct patient care within the department; taking into account individual patient needs and prioritising effectively; ensuring that when a patients condition is deteriorating this is communicated and reported to other members of the healthcare team and acted upon in a professional and timely manner.

They will seek to actively improve patient care, always leading by example, with an expectation to follow protocols and work in line with the Clinical Governing Body and Trust standards guidelines.

Organisation and Planning:

The post holder will work with Senior Nurses to develop their management skills, taking day to day responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of more senior staff; Organising and prioritising patient care and ensuring effective delegation to provide safe skill mix for all areas of the department.

They will assist in maintaining and improving patient care by participating in quality initiatives, e.g. Essence of Care, Audit.

The post holder will respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems/issues for patients/carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.

The staff member will support the ward manager with effective use of resources e.g. staffing, supplies and stores.

The post holder will act as link nurse regarding a specific aspect of care or as delegated by the departmental manager.

The post holder will have an awareness of the Major Incident Policy.

The role will involve ensuring that all infection control needs are met and that equipment is available and in safe working order, reporting defects promptly.

Service Development and Research:

The post holder will support service development and research, being proactive and supportive of, and motivating the team in change.

There will be a requirement to support and carry out audit.

Finance and Resources:

There will be an expectation to ensure safe use of equipment and regulation of supplies for the service, both at the BEH and for outreach clinics, whilst always taking account of costs and financial constraints.

Leadership and Management:

The post holder will work with senior nurses to develop management skills, leading the team and organising the workload for an area of the department.

They will respond positively and act promptly to resolve problems/issues for patients/carers, utilising complaints procedures and PALs where appropriate.

They will support the ward manager with effective use of resources e.g. staffing, supplies and stores.

Information Resources:

There will be a responsibility for maintaining accurate patient records and a requirement to use IT systems within the work area.

Person Specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Broad knowledge and experience of clinical nursing practice within a hospital environment
• Interest in the clinical area

Desirable

• Experience of taking charge
• Experience of teaching

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Demonstrate competence in clinical skills relevant to the clinical area
• Able to complete accurate and legible patient records
• Ability to teach students and untrained staff to develop skills
• Ability to take the lead, initiate and ensure appropriate action in response to the deteriorating patient
• Clinical decision making ability
• Competence in calculations for safe administration of medicines/fluids
• Act in a professional manner
• Self-motivated
• A team player
• Ability to adapt to change
• Motivated and flexible
• Ability to work a flexible shift pattern

Qualifications and Training

Essential

• Registered General Nurse with current NMC Registration

Desirable

• Assessor Student Nurse/NVQ Assessor or willing to work towards
• Post registration qualification in Ophthalmic nursing

Aptitudes

Essential

• Supportive
• Respectful
• Collaborative
• Innovative
• Able to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing using the English language proficiently
• Able to work under own initiative within boundaries and limitations of the role
• Good interpersonal and communication skills and able to communicate effectively with patients, cares and the multi-disciplinary team

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

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

Address

Outpatients Department, Bristol Eye Hospital

Lower Maudlin Street

Bristol

BS1 2LX

Employer's website

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