Staff Nurse

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits a motivated Band 5 Staff Nurse to join a leading eye hospital in Birmingham. This role involves working flexibly within a dynamic team, providing essential care in ophthalmology. The successful candidate will manage patient caseloads, conduct clinical assessments, and administer medications while gaining valuable experience in a supportive environment. This position not only offers a chance to enhance your clinical skills but also provides a clear pathway for career advancement into advanced practitioner roles. If you are passionate about making a difference in patient care and thrive in a busy setting, this could be the perfect role for you.

Benefits

Health & Wellbeing Support

Bespoke Training and Development Programs

Flexible Working Options

Real Living Wage

Qualifications

• Relevant clinical experience, including that as a student or unqualified nurse.
• Evidence of leadership skills would be desirable.

Responsibilities

• Checking baseline observations and managing a caseload of patients.
• Carrying out pre-operative assessments and performing diagnostic tests.
• Administering medication and performing phlebotomy procedures.

Skills

Patient Management

Clinical Assessment

Medication Administration

Phlebotomy

Cannulation

Diagnostic Testing

Education

Registered Nurse (Adult) with current NMC registration

Job description

Main area: Ophthalmology OPD

Grade: NHS Afc: Band 5

Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (The successful candidate will be required to work a variety of shift patterns including late shifts and weekends)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Job ref: 381-SS-6937677

Site: SWB NHS Trust - BMEC, Town: Birmingham

Salary: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum

Salary period: Yearly

Closing: 27/02/2025 23:59

Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.

We have three strategic objectives:

1. People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff.
2. Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do.
3. Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives.

We run services from Midland Metropolitan University Hospital, Sandwell Health Campus, City Health Campus, Rowley Regis Community Hospital, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, The Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres, and at home.

Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As “People” is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.

Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department.

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic, hard-working Band 5 Staff Nurse, who is able to work flexibly and use their own initiative to work within our busy Ophthalmic OPDs covered by Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, and to be involved in the day-to-day running of the department. The post holder will be rostered to work early/late shifts and also Saturday and Sunday as required.

This covers the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell Hospital, Tower Hill Partnership, and has the potential to expand to other areas as service needs develop.

Main duties of the job

• Checking baseline observations: Temp, BP, Pulse, BM, ECG's
• Managing a caseload of patients in a timely manner
• Carrying out pre-operative assessment
• Performing a variety of diagnostic tests such as Biometry, Pentacam, Auto refract and OCT's
• Administration of medication in a variety of forms (e.g., Oral, Intra Muscular and Intra Venous)
• Performing phlebotomy and cannulation procedures

Working for our organisation

The Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre is the second largest eye hospital in the country. We are a regional referral centre and see patients with a wide range of eye conditions.

We have a variety of general and specialist clinics running every day in the department including intravitreal injections and pre-assessment clinics. Experience in an ophthalmic setting is essential and evidence of leadership skills would be desirable.

We have a clear pathway for staff development and offer opportunities for development into Band 7 roles as advanced ophthalmic practitioners.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails.

Person specification

Experience

• Relevant clinical experience, including that as a student or unqualified nurse
• Relevant voluntary experience
• Relevant clinical experience since registration

Qualifications

• RN (Adult) with current NMC registration

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region, we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the onboarding process.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Application numbers

Please note: If this vacancy receives a high number of applications, it will close before the stated closing date. Please ensure that you have completed and submitted your application at your earliest convenience to avoid disappointment.