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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Quality:
Facilitate a high quality, cost effective specialist service through monitoring and audit and other quality initiatives agreed by the Trust.
Lead on and participate in key developments relating to the ophthalmic specialty so that high quality patient focused services are promoted.
Attend and participate in multi-professional team meetings.
Carry out audits, present and share their results locally and nationally.
Manage local budget, staffing, E-roster and staff management appropriate to the level.

Education and Leadership:
To ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is provided for the benefit of all staff and that evidence based practice is incorporated and utilised in the teaching environment.
To ensure that staff mandatory training is kept up to date.
To take overall responsibility for the development of student nurses and others during their allocation to the service.
To act as an advisor to junior staff in their roles as mentors, assessors and preceptors.
Support and participate in education and training programs and develop training programs as required.
To assist the Matron in developing a culture that is challenging, stimulating, rewarding and supportive.
To be responsible for developing and sustaining own knowledge, clinical skills and professional awareness in accordance with nursing revalidation requirements and to maintain a professional profile.
To undertake annual appraisals for staff and ensure own appraisal and PDP is current.
Take an active role in performance management of staff when necessary.

Research and Development:
Promote and undertake nursing research updating own knowledge to promote excellence in clinical practice.
To work with the Practice Development Team in the development and implementing of evidence-based practice.
Utilise research findings in the delivery of specialist patient care, developing new ways of working and to disseminate relevant information to staff.
To assist in the development and implementation of nursing practice guidelines, standards and policies.
Participate and contribute to audit and research within the specialty in collaboration with colleagues.
To support research activities within the MEH South directorate.

Management and Leadership:
Provide a leadership role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.
Develop the role according to patients changing needs and research findings, within the resources available.
Contribute to the business planning process and budget management for the department.
Provide specialist education to members of the clinical team, which facilitates learning and individual personal development.
Ensure management of staff is consistent with Trust’s HR policies to the achievement of equality, equity and optimum performance.
Coordinating the day to day management of the clinical area, delegate duties and care appropriately whilst maintaining overall responsibility.
Ensures the staffing and skill mix is maintained, at all times, to a level that does not compromise patient safety.
To be involved in the development, assessment and implementation of guidelines, protocols and pathways.

Compliance and Governance:
Maintain clear and legible patient records in accordance with both Trust and professional standards for record keeping.
Take an active role in risk assessment, supporting implementation of strategies to minimise risk. Ensuring incidents and near misses are reported, through promoting a no blame culture.
Ensure all staff act in accordance with local, hospital and statutory guidelines and policies including health & safety initiatives.
Will work in accordance with corporate objectives and ensure that all staff are aware.
Take all possible precautions to safeguard the welfare and safety of staff, service users, visitors and the public, by implementing all policies related to health, safety, security and risk.
Be able to investigate incidents and complaints, respond to patient’s questions and concerns, share findings and act on them to prevent re occurrence.

Communication:
To create an environment that fosters good communication between patient and health care professionals, that meets individual’s needs.
Be an effective communicator and be a role model in liaising with the community and other members of the health care team.
Provide support mechanisms for sharing good practice within the department at the Moorfields Eye Unit at Croydon and Trust wide.
Be able to actively organize and structure team meetings and patient participation groups.