Immunosuppression Support Nurse | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 04 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 pa pro rata (dependent on experience) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 04 May 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS1 2LX |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6197289/387-S-6081-GB |
Summary
A fantastic opportunity has arisen in the uveitis team in Outpatients department at Bristol Eye Hospital.
Are you a keen Band 5 working in Ophthalmic care? Do you want to progress into this speciality? Are you a quick thinking problem solver? Then come and join our specialist team. Here we take great pride in providing a safe, supportive service to our patients. Our service extends mainly to the population of South West England and Wales.
This post is offered at Band 5 level for applicants or Band 6 if all of the necessary competencies have been completed, as a fixed term contract to cover Maternity leave for 14 months.
The Bristol Eye Hospital's Ocular inflammatory service is a small friendly team of nurses working as one unit. and supporting adults and children.
Informal visits are encouraged.
• To be able to prepare notes for clinics
• To be able to monitor answer phone messages and assess and resolve patients needs if possible
• To be able to chase blood reports and work independently with the help of senior staff.
• To be able to implement tests for patients prior to medical staff examination
• To be able to perform venepuncture and cannulation
• Occasionally assist doctors with medical procedures
• To provide support and advice to patients regarding medication
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
This advert closes on Thursday 18 Apr 2024
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