Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent: Working across three sites
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 361-6274725
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Hospital
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 18/07/2024
Employer heading
Registered Nurse- Ophthalmology
NHS AfC: Band 5
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
We are looking for a Staff Nurse (RGN) with an interest in developing their practice and Leadership skills in our friendly ophthalmic Eye Unit.
This is an exciting opportunity to join our dynamic team of nursing staff and develop your skills further in this field in a supportive environment. We would also welcome newly qualified RGNS without Ophthalmic experience as we would support and develop you to gain the necessary skills and knowledge in this advancing specialty.
Ophthalmology is a busy and innovative department. This will involve working across 3 sites possibly needing to cross sites throughout the day.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
To act as the leader of a nursing team in providing high quality ophthalmic nursing care working within a cohesive multidisciplinary team. This will cover both the ophthalmic eye admissions unit and outpatients’ environments.
To work according to the Nursing & Midwifery Council Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse (or key worker) for a defined group of patients.
To maintain effective communication.
To facilitate and support staff nurses, student nurses and others to develop their competence and skills which will enable them to become competent practitioners.
To participate in the training and development of Ophthalmic Technicians.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role
Person specification
Skills
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good communication skills both written and verbal
- Ability to work within a team
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to priorities and organise workload
- Flexibility around working hours
Desirable criteria
- Computer literacy
- Venepuncture
- Cannulation
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse on part 1, part 2 or part 12 of the NMC register
- Commitment to lifelong learning
- Evidence of further education, training and on-going learning
- Ability to product updated personal professional portfolio
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of Assessing and Mentorship qualification
- Evidence of appropriate Specialist Qualification
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Karen Glass
- Job title
- Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist/Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438288112
- Additional information
Tebeth Masawi
Edward Daileg
Akos Owusu-Asare
all on 01438288107/9
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