Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ophthalmology Department at Worcester Royal Hospital. We are looking for a dynamic, flexible, enthusiastic and motivated individual to join our team.
The post holder would have a base at Worcester Royal Hospital and be required to work in all areas of the Ophthalmology Department, which would include our local anaesthetic theatre suite, outpatient clinic and day-case unit. As a countywide service delivering Ophthalmic care you will be required to travel between sites on occasions.
Main duties of the job
Working in the Ophthalmic outpatient clinic you will be involved in assessing visual acuity, checking intraocular pressure and performing diagnostic tests on our patients like OCT, Auto-refraction, Pentacam and Visual Fields.
Working within our Ophthalmic theatre suite you will take part in theatre runner and theatre escort roles as well as assisting in our intravitreal injection theatre.
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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post Title: Health Care Support Worker
Pay Band: 3
Hours: 37.5 hours
Contract: Permanent
Location / Department: Worcestershire Royal Hospital - Ophthalmology
Accountable to: Ward / Department manager
Reports to: Ward / Department manager
Key Working Relationships:
- Ward/Department staff
- Patients and their relatives/carers/significant other
- Staff in other departments
Risk Assessment:
- The post involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels.
- It may also involve exposure to emotionally distressing situations and challenging behaviour
Job Purpose:
The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward/department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse. The main dimensions of the role are to:
- To support registered health care staff to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to patients in accordance with assessed needs and care plans.
- To support the clinical team with day to day supervision of junior staff and students.
- To have the ability to use your own initiative, independently and as part of a team, in order to accommodate changing demands on the wider clinical team.
- To support the ward/department staff to provide a high quality service.
- Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties, acting on own initiative where appropriate, supported by accessible supervision.
*See full job description attached *
Job description
Job responsibilities
WORCESTERSHIRE ACUTE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST
JOB DESCRIPTION
Post Title: Health Care Support Worker
Pay Band: 3
Hours: 37.5 hours
Contract: Permanent
Location / Department: Worcestershire Royal Hospital - Ophthalmology
Accountable to: Ward / Department manager
Reports to: Ward / Department manager
Key Working Relationships:
- Ward/Department staff
- Patients and their relatives/carers/significant other
- Staff in other departments
Risk Assessment:
- The post involves manual handling activities, exposure to bodily fluids and exposure to high noise levels.
- It may also involve exposure to emotionally distressing situations and challenging behaviour
Job Purpose:
The Health Care Assistant is a member of the ward/department team who implements prescribed care and/or undertakes some higher-level clinical activities as directed by a registered nurse. The main dimensions of the role are to:
- To support registered health care staff to deliver high quality, compassionate health care to patients in accordance with assessed needs and care plans.
- To support the clinical team with day to day supervision of junior staff and students.
- To have the ability to use your own initiative, independently and as part of a team, in order to accommodate changing demands on the wider clinical team.
- To support the ward/department staff to provide a high quality service.
- Undertakes a range of delegated clinical care duties, acting on own initiative where appropriate, supported by accessible supervision.
*See full job description attached *
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Healthcare experience
- Knowledge of confidentiality
Desirable
- Ophthalmology experience
- Day surgery experience
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Reliable and punctual
- Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries
- Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment.
- Committed and enthusiastic.
- Ability to cope with stress.
- Team worker.
Desirable
- Ability to identify personal development needs
- Ability to adapt to new situations
- Self-awareness in terms of recognising the impact of their behaviour and others
Qualifications
Essential
- Key skills- English/Maths
Desirable
- First Aid Qualification
- Venepuncture
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Healthcare experience
- Knowledge of confidentiality
Desirable
- Ophthalmology experience
- Day surgery experience
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Good interpersonal skills
- Reliable and punctual
- Self-awareness in terms of assessing own knowledge and competence and understanding own boundaries
- Able to present a professional image appropriate to the working environment.
- Committed and enthusiastic.
- Ability to cope with stress.
- Team worker.
Desirable
- Ability to identify personal development needs
- Ability to adapt to new situations
- Self-awareness in terms of recognising the impact of their behaviour and others
Qualifications
Essential
- Key skills- English/Maths
Desirable
- First Aid Qualification
- Venepuncture
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.
