The Ophthalmic & ENT unit at Southport and Ormskirk NHS Hospital Trust has a vacancy for a full-time Registered Nurse.
We are looking for capable individual who is willing to develop their knowledge and skills within this specialist area.
We run very busy outpatient clinics across both hospital sites for both ophthalmology and Ear Nose and Throat patients.
We also run the Ophthalmic day case unit for our Ophthalmic surgical day cases.
The Registered Nurse has a vital role to play in supporting the day case unit and the specialist clinics and training will be given to enable the successful applicant to undertake specialist skills.
Experience of working in these specialties is an advantage, but training will be given.
Working hours are routinely Monday to Friday, 8:00 to 17:30, for the outpatient department. The Ophthalmic day care unit runs over 5 days with shifts varying from earlies, a late shift and occasionally a long day. We do require some flexibility within the shift patterns.
We welcome enquiries and informal visits.
To process patients before seeing the Ophthalmologist by assessing visual acuity/undertaking OCT scan/Blood pressure etc.
To support the Ophthalmologist/ENT surgeons during consultation.
To assist with clinical procedures.
To triage urgent referrals from A&E/Community Optoms/GP's/Walk in centres.
Undertake preop assessment for cataract/lid surgery.
To prepare patients on admission for cataract/glaucoma/lid surgery.
Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust serves a population of over 600,000 with a workforce of over 9000 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 sites.
We strongly believe that the communities we serve should all have access to Five Star Patient Care.
Our Services:
Acute Care
Providing emergency and maternity services at Whiston, Southport and Ormskirk hospitals, and medical and surgical specialties across all our sites.
Primary Care
Providing primary care services at Marshalls Cross Medical Centre situated in St Helens Hospital.
Community Services
Providing adult community services for St Helens and a wheelchair service in Chorley, South Ribble, and West Lancashire. Our inpatient unit at Newton Community Hospital is where patients needing acute hospital beds can continue rehabilitation, freeing up space for more unwell patients. We also provide urgent care at our Urgent Treatment Centre located in St Helens town centre.
Specialist Regional Services
We provide the Mersey Regional Burns & Plastic Surgery Unit at Whiston Hospital and the Spinal Injuries Unit at Southport Hospital to more than 4 million people across the whole of Merseyside, West Lancashire, Cheshire, Isle of Man and North Wales.
Achievements:
• Rated Outstanding by CQC Inspection August 2018
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & Health Service Journal)
• National Preceptorship Accreditation (2023) for Nursing & AHP Preceptorship Programme
Please see Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Advertising Date: 22nd August 2024
Closing Date: 29th August 2024
Shortlisting Date: 30th August 2024
Proposed Interview Date: TBC
Please be aware this vacancy may close early if a sufficient number of applicants is reached.
This advert closes on Thursday 29 Aug 2024
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