Ophthalmology Nurse Practitioner

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension Scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Comprehensive health and wellbeing 지원

Job summary

Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a senior Ophthalmology nurse to lead and deliver high-quality patient care within a developing service. The role involves triage, eye emergency capacity management, and collaboration with GPs, Opticians and the wider multidisciplinary team.

You will contribute to leadership and education within the Surgical and Cancer Division, working to sustain excellence in ophthalmic nursing across hospital and community settings.

Qualifications

• Provide high standard of nursing care within Ophthalmology.
• Lead and participate in triaging and managing eye emergency capacity.
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams in hospital and community.
• Support leadership in Surgical and Cancer Division.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert clinical nursing, education and advice in all aspects of Ophthalmology.
• Triaging and managing eye emergency capacity and liaising with referrers.
• Support continuous improvement of services and safeguarding high standards of care.
• Participate in leadership and delivery of high quality patient care.

Job description

We are looking for an enthusiastic nurse who is interested in Ophthalmology and it's developing service. The post holder will be a key contributor in delivering a highly skilled ophthalmic service to patients with sight threatening conditions.

There will be a combination of clinical skill and managerial support for this role and the post holder will become a skilled practitioner in triaging and managing eye emergency capacity within the service, liaising with GP's Opticians and other referrers into the service. Key attributes will include, patient focussed, exceptional communication skills, and an eagerness to learn clinically., This is a senior Nursing/Midwifery role within the organisation and there is an expectation that the post holder will fully participate in the leadership and delivery of high quality patient care within the Surgical and Cancer Division.

The post holder will be a practitioner within Ophthalmology speciality.

The prime function of the role is to provide clinical expertise in supporting the delivery of high standards of nursing care for patients within the Ophthalmology pathway.

Work collaboratively with the multi professional team to develop and maintain a quality service for patients within speciality

To provide expert clinical nursing, education and advice in all aspects of the speciality.

Facilitate an improvement in the quality of health and outcome of care to this client group.

To act as a source of expertise and knowledge for patients, carers and health professionals as well as other agencies involved in this speciality.

To work with multi-disciplinary teams both in hospital and the community, in the provision of optimal care, to improve quality of life.

The post-holder is responsible for supporting the continuous improvement of quality of services and safeguarding high standards of care by sustaining an environment in which excellence in clinical care can flourish.

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:

• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers