Job summary
Fixed Term 12 months
37.5 Hours per week
This post is for internal candidates to South Tees Trust. If you are not currently working within the trust your application will not be reviewed and automatically rejected at shortlisting stage. Please be aware of this when submitting your application.
Do you want to work in a professional and friendly atmosphere with people that are dedicated to providing first class care to ophthalmic casualties?
We are looking to recruit a motivated Clinical Sister to complement our welcoming multi-disciplinary team within the Retinal Therapy Unit, Eye Outpatients and Eye Casualty Department.
Main duties of the job
You will work autonomously in this progressive role in running Fundus Fluorescein/ Indocyanine Green Angiography and Pre-Assessment Clinics, coordinating patient flow and making sure the staff are allocated appropriately for a safe delivery of services, delivering safe and appropriate nursing care as needed (i.e. administering infusions, taking observations, escalating issues , etc.) using strict nursing competencies in an acute and outpatient setting.
This is a great opportunity to join our team and to be involved in the future of Ophthalmology Care at The James Cook University Hospital.
About us
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions
Your Leadership Impact
Leading your Team to Success
Leading Into the Future
Service Improvement for Beginners
Developing your Service Improvement Skills
Lean Practitioner
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
- Explore leadership within the NHS
- Promote Trust values and behaviours
- Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
- Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person Specification
Key Skills
Essential
- Committed to team working.
- Motivated and enthusiastic.
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Awareness of own behaviour on patient care/experience.
- Ability to work within a team and as an individual whenever necessary.
- Uses initiative
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nursing or working towards
- oHold a record of continuous personal, professional and academic development.
- Significant and current experience within a health environment as a registered nurse.
Desirable
- Recognised teaching certificate
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrable advanced level of knowledge in the area of Ophthalmology
- oAbility to lead/manage staff and the service to optimise resources and patient outcomes.
- oAnalytical and judgmental skills
- oComplex problem solving and assessment skills
- oAdvanced communication and interpersonal skills.
- oExcellent time management skills
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to work independently
- oChange management
- oAble to negotiate with and influence the work of staff who are not managed within the team.
- oAbility to work autonomously or as a member of a team, as well as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team
- oAppropriate teaching skills.
- oExcellent IT, report writing and presentational skills.
Experience
Essential
- o NMC Registration
- Dealing with the public.
- Experience working with photographic equipment, computers, data handling, and interpretation of results.
- Technical/ scientific experience.
- Good IT skills and experience in using software packages.
Person Specification
Key Skills
Essential
- Committed to team working.
- Motivated and enthusiastic.
- Integrity
- Compassion
- Awareness of own behaviour on patient care/experience.
- Ability to work within a team and as an individual whenever necessary.
- Uses initiative
Qualifications
Essential
- oDegree in Nursing or working towards
- oHold a record of continuous personal, professional and academic development.
- Significant and current experience within a health environment as a registered nurse.
Desirable
- Recognised teaching certificate
Knowledge & Skills
Essential
- oDemonstrable advanced level of knowledge in the area of Ophthalmology
- oAbility to lead/manage staff and the service to optimise resources and patient outcomes.
- oAnalytical and judgmental skills
- oComplex problem solving and assessment skills
- oAdvanced communication and interpersonal skills.
- oExcellent time management skills
- oAbility to work under pressure
- oAbility to work independently
- oChange management
- oAble to negotiate with and influence the work of staff who are not managed within the team.
- oAbility to work autonomously or as a member of a team, as well as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team
- oAppropriate teaching skills.
- oExcellent IT, report writing and presentational skills.
Experience
Essential
- o NMC Registration
- Dealing with the public.
- Experience working with photographic equipment, computers, data handling, and interpretation of results.
- Technical/ scientific experience.
- Good IT skills and experience in using software packages.
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
