Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Ophthalmology Theatre and Day Unit Deputy Team Lead

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Job summary

We are recruiting for a Ophthalmology Theatre and Day Unit Deputy Team Lead with recovery skills who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".

This is a full time positions working 37.5 hrs, service hours are Monday - Friday 07:30 - 18:00

How important is your sight to you and your family?

Would you like to be part of a team who are passionate about ensuring the population of the Isle of Wight receive excellent quality Ophthalmic care?

This is an exciting time in our Ophthalmology department, as we are reviewing our services in line with the elective recovery and Getting It Right First-Time program, to ensure we are delivering excellent quality care to those patients with Ophthalmic conditions requiring conservative and surgical management, and those requiring emergency care.

Main duties of the job

Our services include emergency referrals from the Emergency Department, urgent care centre and GPs, Ophthalmology outpatient clinics, minor procedure clinics and day surgery through designated Ophthalmic theatres.

Are you an experienced band 5 Theatre Recovery Practitioner looking to take the next step into a leadership role? or are you a band 6 Theatre Recovery Practitioner interested in demonstrating your existing management and leadership skills in a specialised area?

We are looking for a highly motivated, enthusiastic team worker, with excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, dedicated to improving the patient experience and providing quality care. If this is you, we would be delighted to see your application for this pivotal role that supports our patients on the Ophthalmology surgical pathway, and the team in our dedicated Theatre, Day Surgical unit, Minor ops area and Cataract clinics.

We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.

We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.

About us

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.

Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.

Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.

Details

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

470-23-0104-KS

Job locations

St Marys Hospital

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


Job description

Job responsibilities

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Attached you will find the person specification document which provides more detail about the essential and desirable skills and experience needed for this role. We highly recommend you review this document and use it when completing your application as these criteria are used by hiring managers as guidance during shortlisting.

For an overview of the main duties of the role please see the 'Job Description and Main Responsibilities' section below. To understand the day-to-day responsibilities in more detail please read the full job description document attached.

Person Specification

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. manual handling of patients

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Able to use initiative to cope in a variety of situations
  • Act as a professional role model
  • Able to make judgements based on evidence-based practice and translate this for use in the theatre environment
  • Good time management skills

Qualifications and role specific knowledge

Essential

  • Registered Nurse/ ODP with current NMC/ HCPC registration
  • First level degree in relevant subject
  • Theatre/Day surgical unit experience, including recovery skills
  • Awareness of NHS Plan targets and GIRFT recommendations relating to patients who attend the Ophthalmology Theatre/Day services.
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and ability to undertake a senior role in theatre/day surgical unit setting
Person Specification

Physical Skills

Essential

  • Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder e.g. manual handling of patients

Aptitudes

Essential

  • Able to use initiative to cope in a variety of situations
  • Act as a professional role model
  • Able to make judgements based on evidence-based practice and translate this for use in the theatre environment
  • Good time management skills

Qualifications and role specific knowledge

Essential

  • Registered Nurse/ ODP with current NMC/ HCPC registration
  • First level degree in relevant subject
  • Theatre/Day surgical unit experience, including recovery skills
  • Awareness of NHS Plan targets and GIRFT recommendations relating to patients who attend the Ophthalmology Theatre/Day services.
  • Able to demonstrate knowledge, skills and ability to undertake a senior role in theatre/day surgical unit setting

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).

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.

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

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Isle of Wight NHS Trust

Address

St Marys Hospital

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Sister

Sarah Walsh

sarah.walsh43@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

18 September 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

470-23-0104-KS

Job locations

St Marys Hospital

Isle of Wight

PO30 5TG


Supporting documents

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