Eye Outpatients: Assistant Practitioner & Team Leader

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; Southampton; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner in the Eye Outpatients department. This permanent, part-time role offers opportunities to develop leadership and teaching skills within a large, multi-location team.

Experience in ophthalmic care is not required as training will be provided. The department operates across Southampton and Lymington hospitals, with clinics Monday to Saturday and a supportive learning environment.

Qualifications

• Nursing Associate on the NMC register.
• OR Assistant Practitioner with a health-related Foundation Degree e.g. Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care.
• OR Overseas nursing qualification without NMC registration at UK Academic level 5 Evidence of numeracy and literacy - minimum national qualification level 2
• Experience of working under appropriate supervision as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience of providing and receiving complex, sensitive information.
• Knowledge of nursing procedures and practices in an acute hospital setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop own knowledge and skills, and provide information to theirs to help their development.
• Monitor and maintain health, safety and security of self and others.
• Contribute to the improvement of services.
• Maintain quality in own work and encourage others to do the same.
• Support equality and value diversity, identifying when own or others behaviour undermines equality and diversity.
• Health and well-being: plan, develop and implement approaches to promote health and well-being, preventing adverse effects to health and well-being contribute to assessing and undertaking health and well-being needs.
• Input, store and provide data and information.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise acting as a role model within the clinical specialty.
• Facilitate a good learning environment for staff and learners.
• Establish and maintain communication with a range of people on a range of matters in a form that is appropriate to them and the situation.

Education

Nursing Associate on the NMC register

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care

Overseas nursing qualification without NMC registration at UK Academic level 5

Job description

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Band 4 Assistant Practitioner in the Eye Outpatients department. This permanent, part-time role offers opportunities to develop leadership and teaching skills within a large, multi-location team.

Experience in ophthalmic care is not required as training will be provided. The department operates across Southampton and Lymington hospitals, with clinics Monday to Saturday and a supportive learning environment.