Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (Full time)
- Job ref
- 343-7104593-RB-SK
- Employer
- Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Helier Hospital (working Trustwide)
- Town
- Carshalton
- Salary
- £59,490 - £66,239 per annum, Inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Ophthalmology
Band 8a
At Epsom and St Helier Hospitals, above all we value respect. We put respect at the heart of all we do, by living up to our shared behaviours of kindness, professionalism, positivity and teamwork. This enables us to provide great patient care and make ESTH a great place to work. When you sign up to work with us, you sign up to this and we welcome applicants who share our values.
Job overview
We are delighted to advertise an exciting opportunities for an Advanced Clinical Practitioners to join our Ophthalmology Department at Epsom and St Helier. You will need to be qualified and practising autonomously as an advanced clinical practitioner. As this is a new role in Ophthalmology you will be pivotal in development of this post.
The post holder will demonstrate a high level of expertise within the specialist service providing advice, education and support to staff, patients, their families, and carers. This will encompass the skills of advanced clinical assessment, examination, diagnosis and treatment within an agreed scope of practice in both an emergency and elective setting.
Main duties of the job
The role will predominantly be working in the Acute Eye Service but there will be an opportunity to undertake elective outpatient clinics. Assessing individuals, families and carers, holistically using a range of different methods, such as physical assessment and history taking, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests or advanced health needs assessments.
Use their expert knowledge and clinical judgement to decide whether to refer patients for investigations and make diagnoses
Communicate effectively with patients, carers and the multidisciplinary team
Decide on and carry out treatment, which may include the prescribing of
medicines, or referring patients to an appropriate specialist.
Ensure the provision of continuity of care.
Assess and evaluate with patients and / or carers, the effectiveness of the
treatment and care provided and make changes as needed.
Working for our organisation
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting document which contains more Advanced Clinical Practitioner information about the role
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
- • Registered first level nurse / AHP
- • Completed Master’s Degree in Advanced Practice
- • Non- medical independent prescribing for healthcare professionals
- • Management of patients with acute medical illness
- • In-depth knowledge in their specialist clinical field
Desirable criteria
- Demonstration of Leadership or management experience
Experience
Essential criteria
- extensive post registration experience
- • Compiling protocols and clinical guidelines
- • Leadership in quality initiatives such as clinical benchmarking
- • Healthcare professional prescribing
Skills and abilities
Essential criteria
- • Clinical leadership skills
- • Communication of difficult messages to patients and families
- • Negotiation and conflict management skills
- • Teaching and mentorship in the clinical setting
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- • Passion and commitment to delivering high standards of care, ensuring delivery of the 6Cs at all times
- • Ability to make informed and measured decisions in all circumstances
- • Ability to manage conflicting priorities
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Telephone: 02082963786
Text: 07501066267
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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
- Heidi Barron
- Job title
- Head of Nursing Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0208 296 2000
- Additional information
For any additional information this post please contact either:
Heidi Barron - Head of Nursing for Surgery [email protected]
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