Main area: Head & Neck, Orthopaedic and Reconstructive Services
Grade Band: 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref: 328-HNO-6592798-A
Employer: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The James Cook University Hospital
Town: Middlesbrough
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 Per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 14/01/2025 23:59
Ophthalmology Nurse Practitioner
Band 7
Job overview
Here at South Tees Trust, we have a fantastic opportunity for a combined role Band 7 Nurse Injector / Eye Casualty Nurse to join our team in our Ophthalmology Casualty and Retinal Therapy Unit. There may be an opportunity considered to join initially as a Band 6 and develop into a Band 7 role if you can demonstrate the correct skill set. You will need to have a keen understanding and experience in the Ophthalmology setting, particularly in Eye Casualty and Retinal Therapy.
Working in the Eye Casualty, you will deliver high safe standards of clinical care for patients, using advanced knowledge and skills to develop and promote evidenced-based practice, working in a department with an unpredictable workload. Utilising clinical judgement and decision making, you will undertake a history and assessment of patients within the eye casualty, making a diagnosis, planning treatment and care, and managing the referral and transfer or discharge of the patient. You will demonstrate capability in practice while adapting to and sometimes challenging situations.
Within the Medical Retina Unit, you will work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team caring for patients with conditions requiring intra-vitreal and Anti-VEGF injections. We are seeking a compassionate and caring nurse who will work closely with the senior team to deliver outstanding care.
Main duties of the job
You should have the determination, willingness, and drive to develop your ophthalmic knowledge, clinical ability, and leadership style. We are in search of a candidate who can offer added value to our existing team, share our passion for patient-centred care, and work within a multi-disciplinary team, providing innovative, efficient, joined-up care to our patients while continuing with further development of our services.
Once competencies are achieved and skill set completed, the successful candidate will support and demonstrate strong leadership skills to be part of the team of Band 7 Nurse Practitioners who want to take ownership of the service, maintaining standards of patient-centred care to our already remarkably busy service.
If you are a person who will demonstrate and aim for excellent patient experience, an enthusiasm for personal and professional development, and a keen understanding of the full role of a Band 7 Nurse Practitioner, we want to hear from you.
Working for our organisation
Leadership and Improvement Training
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions:
* Your Leadership Impact
* Leading your Team to Success
* Leading Into the Future
* Service Improvement for Beginners
The leadership and improvement programme aims to:
* Explore leadership within the NHS
* Promote Trust values and behaviours
* Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
* Equip staff with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.
After you complete these six and a half days of training, you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer a range of additional in-house and externally provided courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
* Degree in Nursing or working towards or demonstrable experience
* Hold a record of continuous personal, professional and academic development.
* Clinical skills or willing to work towards
* Non-medical prescribing or willing to work towards
* Significant and current experience within a health environment as a registered nurse
* Recognised teaching certificate
Experience
* Dealing with the public.
* Experience working with photographic equipment, computers, data handling, and interpretation of results.
* Good IT skills and experience in using software packages.
Knowledge and Skills
* Demonstrable advanced level of knowledge in the area of Ophthalmology
* Ability to lead/manage staff and the service to optimise resources and patient outcomes.
* Analytical and judgmental skills
* Complex problem solving and assessment skills
* Advanced communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to work under pressure
* Ability to work independently
* Able to negotiate with and influence the work of staff who are not managed within the team.
* Ability to work autonomously or as a member of a team, as well as part of the wider multi-disciplinary team
* Appropriate teaching skills.
* Excellent IT, report writing and presentational skills.
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
* Committed to team working.
* Motivated and enthusiastic.
* Integrity
* Compassion
* Awareness of own behaviour on patient care/experience.
* Ability to work within a team and as an individual whenever necessary.
* Uses initiative
Disclosure and Barring Checks (DBS)
It is now the policy of South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who are new to the Trust who require DBS clearance for the post they have been offered, are required to pay the cost of their DBS. The method of payment for this is via salary deduction from your first month's pay.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust 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.
The Trust encourages and supports all applicants to be fully vaccinated against both COVID19 and influenza.
Please be aware, there are occasions where some vacancies may close prior to the closing date advertised. This will only happen where sufficient applications are received AND will be made evident on the job advert.
Please note if you are successfully shortlisted, we will contact you via the email address that you have applied from so please ensure you check your emails regularly.
Existing employees of South Tees NHS Foundation Trust currently on the Redeployment Register, who meet the essential criteria for this post, will be shortlisted and interviewed prior to all other applicants.
IMPORTANT-Please ensure you read the 'Guidance Notes for Applicants' document attached to this advert before you start to complete your application form.
This document provides detailed advice regarding the completion of your application form.
As part of our pre-employment screening process, all applicants are required to provide references from their last continuous 3 year employment and/or training/education. The referees MUST be a Line Manager/Supervisor. Applicants are requested to ensure email addresses for all referees are included on their application form. Personal references and references from colleagues are not acceptable.
Unfortunately we are unable to respond to all applicants and those who are not contacted within six weeks of the closing date should assume that their application has been unsuccessful.
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.
Name: Carol O'Connor
Job title: Department Manager
Email address: carol.oconnor1@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01642 850850
If you have problems applying, contact
Address: The Recruitment Team
The Murray Building
The James Cook University Hospital
TS4 3BW
Telephone: 01642 850850, ext. 57396
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