Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 16 hours per week (Will include weekends. Bank holidays and shift works, No overnight shifts.)
- Job ref
- 153-SU03861
- Employer
- University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- RBH
- Town
- Bournemouth
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse- Eye Emergency
Band 5
As University Hospitals Dorset we are a three site acute trust with ‘university hospital’ status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m.
We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches you’ll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we’re also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work.
We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group.
As a Trust we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Ophthalmology in the Eye Emergency and Outpatient departments.
The working hours vary. There is flexibility required in order to work weekends and bank holidays.
We are looking for a dynamic, highly motivated and caring registered practitioner who is able to demonstrate a high standard of clinical practice to join this very busy Eye Emergency Department. You must possess excellent communication skills and team working qualities with a willingness to learn.
We offer in-house training in accordance with the Ophthalmic Common Core Competency Framework (OCCCF), and will teach the practical skills required.
We are looking for individuals who will enjoy working as part of the multidisciplinary team. The Eye Department is a fast paced environment where positive attitudes, energy and innovation are welcomed.
The successful candidate will need to develop a range of skills to enable them to cover all aspects of the care we provide to our patients, this includes:
This role requires an active UK NMC Registration
Base Location: Bournemouth
Interview Date: TBC
Main duties of the job
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents, which are attached to this advert.
This is just some examples of the variety of work required to support our clinicians.
Vision testing
Triage/ Telephone
Managing patients autonomously.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme.
This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents, which are attached to this advert.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- 2 years as a registered nurse
- Managing patients autonomously
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Basic Ophthalmic condition and treatment.
Desirable criteria
- Specific ophthalmic conditions and drug
Technical Skills Competencies
Desirable criteria
- Ability to administer IV drugs
- Ability to perform ECG, venepuncture/cannulation
- Ability to perform range of specific ophthalmic skills – i.e. vision testing, eye OCT, IOP’s, etc
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Claire Wakelin- Smith
- Job title
- Deputy Lead in eye emergency
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 019 6025
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