Sister / Charge Nurse - Ophthalmology Outpatients

EAST LANCASHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider is seeking a Band 6 registered nurse for its ophthalmology services. This role involves managing nurse-led clinics, supporting patients both in outpatient and surgical settings, and promoting effective training for junior staff. Ideal candidates will demonstrate strong clinical knowledge and excellent communication skills. Opportunities for personal development are offered in a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Personal development plans

Supportive work environment

Personalized induction

Qualifications

• Ability to manage nurse-led clinics and provide leadership.
• Sound clinical knowledge and patient advocacy skills.
• Experience with training and developing junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Manage outpatient services including visual assessments.
• Support patients preparing for ophthalmic surgery.
• Participate in service improvements and team meetings.

Skills

ophthalmology qualifications or experience

good communication skills

time management

Education

appropriate UK professional registration

Job description

You will work in our ophthalmology services with cross site, rotational working as we require through all our service departments from outpatients to our surgery day case. Outpatient services - you will work in and manage our nurse led specialist clinic services. You will provide leadership and coordinating duties to support our patients and clinicians, as well as supporting our healthcare assistant conducting various visual assessments, diagnostic tests and imaging clinics. Day Case unit - you will support patients preparing for ophthalmic surgery; ensuring they receive safe, personal and effective care throughout their stay and act as the patients' advocate., To assess, plan, implement and evaluate holistic, individualised patient care. Carry out all forms of patient care without direct supervision. To provide advice and support junior staff and learners in all aspects of delivering Safe, Personal and Effective Care across all our service areas; The Royal Blackburn Hospital, Burnley General Hospital, St Peters Health Centre and Clitheroe Hospital. Ability to demonstrate the Trust Values, Behaviours and Attitudes at all times.

You will demonstrate a passion for improving the patient and relative experience and have a sound clinical knowledge base. In addition to this, you will possess well developed communication skills that will be used to engage, inspire and motivate both staff and patients in the clinical area. Good time management skills are essential, as is the ability to prioritise your workload. You will support training programs, teach and assess competence of junior staff in the service and support professional development of the team and self. You will participate in improvements and attend relevant service meetings.,

• ophthalmology qualifications or experience, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
  
  At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work., An exciting development opportunity has arisen for the appointment of a band 6 registered nurse for Ophthalmology services at ELHT.
We can offer you an interesting and varied career, where you will always be supported and appreciated. You will be working with a talented group of dedicated decision makers, and you can expect a personalised induction and orientation package with excellent personal development plans supported by our services designated practice education facilitator. Our behaviour framework We're looking for people who want to make a positive difference. You'll make it happen by taking responsibility, building trust and respect and working together to deliver excellence to our service users. Where we can, we also like to keep things simple so that we all contribute to making ELHT an effective, positive and rewarding place to work So, if you are a confident, well-organised professional nurse leader who thrives in a busy and continually transforming clinical environment then we would like to hear from you., Established in 2003 East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is a large integrated health care organisation providing high quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 700,000 patients a year from the most serious of emergencies to planned operations and procedures. We employ over 8,000 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work and achievements. Our Ophthalmology services are spread across three main sites, the Royal Blackburn and Burnley general hospital and the St Peters centre Burnley. We also run a peripheral clinic based at Clitheroe community hospital., The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust. We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background. We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit., The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Outpatient services - Monday to Friday 8am till 17.00 / 18.00 Day case Monday to Friday 0730 - 1800/1900 with commitment to covering 0830 - 1400 Saturday and Sunday as part of a team roster. There is opportunity to offer flexible working arrangements where services allow., It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
• Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
• This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
• Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS) If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained. The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed. The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.