Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology - #144830

Job Overview

We are seeking dynamic and motivated nurses to become part of a well-established and progressive Ophthalmology team.

We are a busy outpatient's department undertaking the assessment and care of Ophthalmic patients, by continually adapting the service to meet and enhance the care we provide to our patients. We are seeking motivated and enthusiastic team players with a flexible approach, excellent communication skills and the ability to show initiative.

The eye treatment centre encompasses the Ophthalmic outpatient department, the Mobile Macular Unit (MMU) and the ETC ward both at Frimley Park Hospital and Heatherwood. The MMU moves weekly between Basingstoke, Farnborough, Aldershot and Camberley and the ETC ward at Heatherwood. The post holder will rotate between all clinical areas within this very busy fast paced speciality working 3-5 shifts a week between 0700-2000 Monday to Friday. Occasional weekend work required

Main duties of the job

• As an integral member of the Ophthalmic nursing team, the post holder will provide support to other members of the multidisciplinary team in the provision of high quality care
• Carry out specialised Ophthalmic tests and procedures that contribute to the efficient running of the service
• Act as a role model, delivering care with empathy and compassion
• Teach and supervise junior staff, students and unregistered nursing staff
• Be accountable for care or any omissions of care that you delegate to others
  
  

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Clinical - Assist Ophthalmic staff with specialist procedures: laser, Intravitreal injections, minor operations etc.

Leadership - Take an active part in achievement reviews, nurturing, developing and supporting staff to meet their personal objectives

Training - Contribute to departmental training sessions and actively participate in induction programmes for new starters

Communication - Promote good working relationships with the Multidisciplinary team

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

• RGN with current UK NMC qualification.
• Evidence of further professional study
• Preceptorship undertaken or undertaking.
  
  

Desirable criteria

• ENB 998 or Mentor Preparation course D32/22/A Unit course
  
  

Experience

Essential criteria

• Min 6 months NHS experience
• Ability to work in a team
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of Continued Professional Development.
• Knowledge of current issues in NHS
• Research experience
• Ophthalmology experience
  
  

Knowledge and Skills

Essential criteria

• Ability to manage and undertake responsibility of own work load
• To demonstrate an interest in ophthalmology
• Have good communication skills
• Good time keeping skills
• Evidence of CPD
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Knowledge of current NHS issues
• Research interest or experience
  
  

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.

We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.

We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

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