Senior Ophthalmology Nurse

1 month ago


Windsor, Windsor and Maidenhead, United Kingdom NHS Full time
Senior Staff Nurse (Ophthalmology - PCEU Windsor)

Band 6 Senior Staff Nurse (Ophthalmology - PCEU Windsor)

This role is based at Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital, and attracts a High Cost Area Supplement (HCAS) of 5% of gross basic salary.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Prince Charles Eye Unit (Windsor) for an ophthalmic nurse to learn and develop enhanced skills such as intravitreal injections (AMD & DMO), pre-operative assessment, and emergency eye care, to help meet the demands of the service and needs of the patients.

The successful candidate will be part of a large and supportive team, working with the different ophthalmology sub-specialties.

You should be an enthusiastic and committed professional, with the passion and drive to provide the highest quality ophthalmic care to our patients. We work closely with all our ophthalmology teams and all health care professionals.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced nurse who is dynamic, friendly and who strives to provide an excellent standard of care.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will be a supervisor to junior staff and support the department manager with the day-to-day running of the clinical activity. You will assist with the delivery of the ophthalmic services at Prince Charles Eye Unit.

The post holder will facilitate the provision of excellent nursing care and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team.

Be a role model and demonstrate leadership competencies, engaging with research and evidence-based practice.

To support pre-operative assessment, developing essential skills such as undertaking biometry measurements and demonstrating knowledge relating to various ophthalmic procedures to support both service and patient needs.

The post holder will develop key competencies to support emergency eye care, such as nursing assessment and triage of urgent patients, including history taking details.

Undertake training according to local policies and procedures to support intravitreal injections (AMD & DMO), and work autonomously where appropriate.

Job responsibilities

The post holder will support ophthalmology patients in a seamless journey through the sub-specialty pathways.

Educate the patient on the management and control of symptoms and offer support following diagnosis, being a resource for other health professionals;

Demonstrate ophthalmic specialist skill and professional knowledge acquired through post-registration academic, clinical, leadership and management development. Work as an excellent role model for professional practice.

Demonstrate a proactive attitude to undertake training in essential ophthalmic skills such as biometry, intravitreal injections and/or Fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA).

As a key member of a multidisciplinary team, ensure appropriate referral and communication with other members of the team to optimise patient care.

Ensure patients are assessed, have care plans that are implemented and evaluated in accordance with Trusts and National evidence-based procedural documents.

Champion a culture of learning and quality improvement in the clinical area.

In the absence of the department manager, be responsible for ensuring that all patients in the caseload receive safe, competent nursing care.

Manage the caseload for which he/she is responsible, working flexibly to support other/more junior colleagues on a day-to-day basis.

Encourage others to review their goals and achievements on a regular basis and to maintain a personal development plan (PDP), providing orientation and mentoring.

To support the delivery of a high quality, safe and compassionate healthcare service - all staff are expected to act as a role model to others in all aspects of their work and consistently demonstrate RBFT's CARE values.

Person SpecificationEducation, Qualifications & Training
  • Experience of working within a Clinical NHS setting
  • Evidence of IT Skills
  • Evidence of Leadership/Management and Specialty Development
  • Registered Nurse - Adult Nurse Sub Part 1
  • Ophthalmic Qualification
  • SSSA Supervisor and Assessor Training, or equivalent
Experience
  • Significant experience of which includes work in post-qualification specialty
  • Experience in mentoring, facilitation, teaching, assessing, coaching
  • Experience of Leadership/Management and Specialty Development
  • Experience within Ophthalmology Specialty
  • Experience of involvement in successful Change Management
  • Outpatients Experience
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.

Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital

£37,338 to £44,962 a year (plus 5% HCAS) per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

PCG-A

Job locations

Prince Charles Eye Unit, King Edward VII Hospital



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