Ophthalmology Staff Nurse
| Posting date: | 22 May 2024 |
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| Salary: | £35,001 to £40,000 per year |
| Additional salary information: | + gym & healthcare |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 6WB |
| Company: | Nuffield Health |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | JR0076969_1716366677 |
Summary
Ophthalmology Staff Nurse
Chichester Hospital | Outpatients | Permanent contract | Full time | Includes weekend work
Up to £34,700 depending on skills and experience
37.5 hours per week
Nuffield Health is the charity that's building a healthier nation, one day at a time. From award-winning hospitals and leisure facilities to flagship community programmes - we'll do whatever it takes to look after the UK's wellbeing. It starts with passion and commitment to quality. It starts with you.
As a Staff Nurse in the Ophthalmology department at our Nuffield Health Chichester Hospital, you'll drive the standard in patient care. You're registered with the appropriate governing body, plus you bring the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC. You also have post-registration experience.
As a an Ophthalmology Staff Nurse, you will:
- Be flexible, motivated, an excellent communicator and team worker
- Join a close-knit team headed by our director of clinical services on our consultant-led department
- Fully understand and pay close attention to each patient's needs
- Work directly with some of the best clinical talent around
- Gain valuable experience of new practices, equipment and facilities
- Collaborate with practitioners across other departments to ensure continuity in patient care
- To deliver evidence based care as part of their role to the wider multidisciplinary team.
- The post holder is expected to carry out all relevant forms of care and procedures for which they are competent to practice without direct supervision.
- To act as deputy to the Ophthalmic Clinical Nurse Specialist to provide knowledge and skills to the rest of the team.
- The post holder will act as leader within the ophthalmic outpatient's team and be professionally accountable for the standard of care in that department.
- The post holder will be actively involved in assisting with intravitreal injections and minor procedures to patients.
- Administer and maintain custody of all medicines, including controlled drugs, adhering at all times to the Hospital Policy on Administration of Medicines.
- Perform ophthalmic examinations/tests, following training and competency assessment. The post holder will be be responsible for the assessment and development of care needs, delivery and implementation of nursing care to a group of eye patients. You will be required to maintain high standards of clinical care and performance .
- Participate in training and development to ensure you are equipped to fulfil the needs of the service.
The Benefits - Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued.
We promise that we will support you with training opportunities, career development options and our unique health & wellbeing focused benefits package.
As a Nuffield Health employee you will enjoy access to a free gym membership (plus discounted memberships for family members), access to our private healthcare, 33 days holiday (including bank holidays) which increase to 38 length of service (inc BH) and a range of lifestyle and financial wellbeing rewards. You can truly enjoy a whole range of benefits tailored to your lifestyle.
At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Be your best and join us in building a healthier nation. It starts with you.
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, a cycle to work scheme and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.
It starts with you.