Staff Nurse | Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 April 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £28,407 - £34,581 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2024 |
| Location: | Swindon, SN3 6BB |
| Company: | The Great Western Hospitals NHS FT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6129928/249-6129928 |
Summary
***previous candidates need not apply***
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Band 5 with an interest in Ophthalmology to join our outpatient team, if you have an interest in Ophthalmology but no previous experience full training will be provided.
You will be given the opportunity to learn about the speciality within a safe environment and have the support of nursing colleagues, clinicians, and Consultants.
You will be involved in supporting with clinical skills and diagnostics including pre-operative clinics, Day surgery, you will be supported to develop your knowledge and clinical skills to use the various machines that are used to support diagnostics of the eye.
The post holder will be responsible for the delivery of high-quality care to a defined ophthalmic patient group either within the acute hospital or satellite clinic setting. The successful candidate will support the clinicians in carryout a wide range of tests visual field testing, recording visual acuity, taking images using the Ocular Coherence Tomographer OCT, nurse led pre- and post-operative care for patients attending for Ophthalmology day surgery and nurse led Intra Vitreal injection clinics once training and competency achieved.
The post holder will contribute to the continuing development of standards of care including developments of nursing standards and monitoring of outcomes. The post holder will be expected to continue with their own professional development.
Our STAR values are at the heart of everything we do. You can expect to see them in the way we act and the way we treat each other. Our values make us who we are.
Service We will put our patients first
Teamwork We will work together
Ambition We will aspire to provide the best service
Respect We will act with integrity
1. To be an effective practitioner with the ability to develop clinical expertise in the care of patients in the outpatient setting. To include performing visual acuity, tear osmolarity tests, syringing of lachrymal ducts, instilling medication, removal of sutures, assisting medical staff in clinic/ minor operations and performing eye dressings, performing other ophthalmic diagnostic tests. Day surgery, Pre op clinics
2. Instillation of eye drops once fully competent and have achieved the competency standard
3. Act as second checker for patients undergoing intra vitreal injections
4. Opportunity at a later stage of undertaking nurse led intra vitreal injection clinics
5. Coordinate to support the Senior nurses
6. Telephone triage
7. To assist in the orientation and support of new staff and students to the unit, working together as a team
8. Plan, deliver and evaluate compassionate nursing care to meet the patients individualized needs
Please see full Job description and personal specification attached.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Apr 2024
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