An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Outpatient Department in MREH as a Band 5 Registered Nurse. The unit operates Monday- Saturday service where patients are reviewed for routine, urgent, post-op, Laser Treatment, and elective eye conditions to provide and deliver high-quality, effective, safe care in a well-led service. This is a very busy environment with a variety of complex eye cases and will require an individual who is able to adapt and work in a challenging environment. The successful candidate must possess excellent communication skills and provide compassionate care. The post holder will assess, implement, plan, and evaluate the delivery of direct patient care, ensuring delivery of high caliber care and efficient use of facilities, personnel, and other resources. We are committed to delivering high standards of multi-disciplinary patient-focused care. The post holder will be covering mainly the pediatric clinic but will be expected to work in all OPD clinics.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have accountability to provide and deliver high standards of patient care and for managing the patient flow of the unit. The main role of a Registered Nurse is to provide compassionate, safe, and effective care and support to our patients in OPD. The RN will safely undertake the following procedures to meet the patient needs, including undertaking routine procedures such as Eye Visions, Intra Ocular Pressure, Eye drops installation, administering oral medication, obtaining blood samples from adult and pediatric patients, coordinating the clinics, and working with MDT. The post holder will predominantly work in the Pediatric clinic providing care to children and young people. You will be provided with all necessary skills competency, and we have a dedicated Education team to support you with OPD. To succeed, you'll need to be committed to delivering high quality, patient-focused care with pride and respect, have excellent interpersonal skills, and be able to provide evidence of personal and professional development.
About us
MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We're creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you'll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.
We've also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We're proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What's more, we're excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.
Job responsibilities
To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you'll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading. So that you're even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you'll need to take time to read the Candidate Essentials Guide that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits, and outlines how we care for you as you care for others. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you'll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.
Diversity Matters
MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at resourcing@mft.nhs.uk.
We're looking forward to hearing from you!
Person Specification
Qualifications, Experience and Skills
Essential
* Knowledge of current nursing issues
* Knowledge of clinical governance/IT
* Ability to supervise and support junior staff
* Evidence of teaching and assessing skills
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Proven ability to problem solve
* Ability to organize workload
Desirable
* OPD/Ophthalmology experience
Employer details
Employer name
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Outpatient Department, MREH
Oxford Road
Manchester
M139WL
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