Staff Nurse Ophthalmology,

Job summary

This is your opportunity to join the Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust Ophthalmic team as a Full time (37.5 hours) band 5 staff nurse 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 anesthetic theatre suite, clinic and day case 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

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.

About us

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 more than 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. Our values, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.

Being open and honest

Ensuring people feel cared for

Showing respect to everyone

We are committed to developing a culture of continuous improvement by embedding the principles of our Improvement 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.

DBS Checks and Costs

Any applicants who are offered posts requiring a DBS check as part of their employment check will have the cost of this check (at the current rate) deducted from their salary. Please see link in Supporting Information section for more details on DBS checks and costs.

Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

Employer's website

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

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Employer details

Employer name

Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Kidderminster General Hospital

Bewdley Road

Kidderminster

Worcestershire

DY11 6RJ

Employer's website

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

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