Staff Nurse - Eye Unit

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust; Bath; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading NHS trust as a Band 5 Nurse in the Ophthalmology team. This role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for professional development and progression to Band 6. You'll provide essential care for patients undergoing eye procedures and contribute to a multidisciplinary team dedicated to high-quality patient care.

Benefits

Comprehensive training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Well-being programs

Qualifications

• NMC registered nurse with evidence of professional development.
• Experience in ophthalmology preferred but not required.
• Skills in venepuncture and cannulation essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care for patients undergoing eye surgery.
• Work in outpatient department performing assessments and triage.
• Assist in training and mentoring less experienced staff.

Skills

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Nursing theory knowledge

Education

NMC registration

Evidence of Continuing Professional Development

Mentoring qualification

Job description

Job Overview

Due to expansion of our service we an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join us. This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology Nursing team.

The Eye Unit is a multidisciplinary team provided holistic care for a large group of patients with different ophthalmic conditions. We are a big team which includes 20 Nurses & HCSW's, Ophthalmologist's, Optometrist's, Technicians and Admin.

Due to expansion of our service, we have an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse (with progression into a Band 6 once competent) to join us. This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology Nursing team. We have recently achieved Silver accreditation and Team of the Month for our development of the Nurse Injector Service.

There are 3 main areas to our department; We have an outpatients department, a day case ward which caters for patients undergoing Eye surgery under local and general anaesthetic, and an Anti veg-f injection service.

Ophthalmology experience is preferable, however full training and support can be given. We can provide lots of teaching and training opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills around Ophthalmology.

Main duties of the job

To Work According To The NMC Code Of Professional Conduct And Relevant Professional Guidelines As a Named Nurse Or Key Worker (with Facilitation) For a Defined Group Of Patients And Take Responsibility For

• The assessment of care and health education needs
• Provide holistic care for our wide range of patients
• Complete accurate documentation electronically
  
  

Main Duties Would Include

• To work on the Ward admitting, preparing for surgery, recovering and discharging Day Case Patients who have had Eye surgery under local and general anaesthetic
• Work in our busy outpatients department checking visual acuity, Biometry, Nurse led triage for casualty patient, undertake mini pre-assessment, ECG, Bloods, Cannulas, IV's
• Train to become a Nurse Injector running your own clinic and progress into Band 6 specialist
• Assist with IV fluorescein clinic
  
  

To Gain Experience And Skills In

• Clinical practice
• Facilitation and teaching
• Management (as appropriate)
  
  

To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication and participate in clinical supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential criteria

• NMC registered
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ophthalmology experience
• Mentoring qualification
  
  

Knoweldge & experience

Essential criteria

• Venepuncture & Cannulation
• Up-to-date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice
• Good understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for own practice & behaviour
  
  

Desirable criteria

• Ophthalmology experience
• Outpatient/day surgery experience
  
  

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

• Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 392.4KB)
• Join the RUH (PDF, 1.1MB)
  
  

Further details / informal visits contact

Name Abigale Payne Job title Senior Sister Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01225824417 Additional information