This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Adult Registered Nurse who has experience or a keen interest in Ophthalmology to join our busy, dedicated and supportive team in Ophthalmology at the Stepping Hill Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated nurse who wishes to contribute to providing compassionate, safe and effective care to our patients. We are a dedicated team who strive to provide high quality ophthalmic care to our patients.

Teamwork and being a team player is an essential attribute required for this post.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a speciality that is rapidly expanding, and that requires enthusiastic and motivated people so we can fully support our service requirements.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for Staff Nurses who wish to develop their clinical skills within our busy Ophthalmic outpatient department.

This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a speciality that is rapidly expanding, and that requires enthusiastic and motivated people so we can fully support our service requirements.

You will be expected to work towards the administration of topical ocular medications, cannulation and phlebotomy skills and you should be willing to engage in various OPD clinical activities such as general and speciality ophthalmic clinics, Fluorescein angiography, Nurse led clinics and the support of Emergency patient pathways.

Our wish is for you to join our team and to embrace this opportunity to provide individualised care for ophthalmic patients within a busy department.

Ideally you will have some experience working within an ophthalmic setting and be proactive towards developing your ophthalmic skills. We would also be happy to see you if you are newly qualified and we will provide a full teaching package in order to support your progress.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

Benefits we offer to you:

o Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays

o NHS pension scheme membership

o Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further

o NHS Staff discounts

o Cycle to work scheme

oSalary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt

o Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Job description

Job responsibilities

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients in the ophthalmic outpatient department.

As a registered nurse, you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times. You will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of all learners and unregistered staff, providing a teaching role and acting as a named supervisor.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately.

If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of �41.90. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary

In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of �13.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

• Current 1st level registration RN Adult

Desirable

• Teaching and assessing certificate
• Relevant post registration course in opthalmology

Knowledge

Essential

• Computer literacy
• Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

• Knowledge in working with Ophthalmic patients

Experience

Essential

• Awareness of national mandatory training requirements
• Experience of delivering patient care
• Experience of working in clinical areas

Desirable

• Experience of supervising others

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Effective time management/Ability to work under pressure
• Resource management/Ability to work effectively in a team
• Ability to use own initiative/Problem solving
• Motivated/Ability to adapt and cope with change
• Demonstrates an awareness of patient dignity and respect

Desirable

• Skills in Ophthalmic Nursing

Employer details

Employer name

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Stepping Hill Hosptial

Poplar Grove

Stockport

SK2 7JE

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362-A-24-6591584