Vitreo-retinal and Corneal Specialist Nurse | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £35,392 - £42,618 Per Annum, (Pro Rata) |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6169022/349-EAD-6169022 |
Summary
This position provides an exciting opportunity to support the vitreo-retinal (VR) /corneal team and further your experience, skills, and knowledge. The VR/Corneal specialist nurse role is multifaceted providing insight into several areas of nursing support and care. Patients with vitreo-retinal and corneal related issues sometimes have complex issues that require them to support physical and mental health care needs.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and capable individual who will embrace the role and help to provide support for this broad patient group. In return the successful individual may have opportunities to expand their knowledge and skills within this area and gain an appreciation of the specialist nurse role.
The VR/Corneal specialist nurse role will be a joint position which will largely encompass the needs of the vitreo-retinal service but will require involvement two sessions per week supporting the corneal service.
The role will be the lead in patient liaison, patient education, and preoperative and postoperative counselling in relation to Vitreoretinal/Corneal conditions including cross linking etc.
They will utilise clinical examination skills to monitor clinical conditions e.g., slit lamp/other examination of the eye, applanation tonometry, biometry, plus any other test or examinations that may be deemed necessary.
The VR/Corneal specialist nurse will work within the vitreoretinal/corneal and MDT to manage patient groups across the city MFT sites.
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.
Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.
We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.
At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst COVID-19 vaccination is not currently a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated. If you are unvaccinated, there is helpful advice and information available by searching on the ‘NHS England’ website where you can also find out more about how to access the vaccination.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team atresourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We’re looking forward to hearing from you!
This advert closes on Sunday 21 Apr 2024
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