York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Are you an enthusiastic ophthalmic nurse with a passion for providing exceptional patient-centred care? Maybe you're already trained in ophthalmology, and you're looking to take the next step in your career, with a desire to take on role-specific training opportunities.
If this sounds like you, then we have the post for you, in the fantastic city of York.
We are looking for a dedicated Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner to join our progressive multi-disciplinary team, as we strive to deliver high quality care to a diverse patient cohort. We welcome applications from nurses who are forward thinkers, and who demonstrate commitment to learning and development.
The successful applicant will be joining an exciting and rapidly-growing Nursing & AHP team, providing specialist nursing and ophthalmic care across subspecialties within ophthalmology. Clinics include cataract, glaucoma, cornea, macula, diabetes, surgical, emergency eye care and many more. You will be adept at triaging emergency ophthalmic conditions and managing these patients in clinic, supported by the multi-disciplinary team. You will also be part of delivering sight-saving intravitreal injections at our site at York Community Stadium, recently recognised as a national centre of excellence for training. Applications are welcomed from those readily trained in intravitreal injections, and those willing to learn, guided by our in-house training programme.
Main duties of the job
Our Ophthalmologists specialise in all areas - cataracts, glaucoma, VR, macular, oculoplastics, oculomotility, diabetes, medical ophthalmology etc. As a result of increased demand, we are looking to increase capacity by employing a dynamic, enthusiastic ophthalmic trained nurse to join our Nurse Practitioner team as we develop nurse-led services based at York Hospital and The York Community Stadium. As part of the team, you will be developing follow up clinics for various ophthalmic sub-specialties: post-op cataracts, oculo-plastic surgery, urgent referrals, outreach service to other departments & wards. There is also the expectation that you will undertake training to become an Intravitreal Injector, to support our rapidly-growing macular clinics. You will develop an understanding of accurately triaging patients into urgent referral clinics, and through seeing these patients when they arrive.
Minimum Requirements
Applicants must be registered nurses, with at least 2 years' post-registration experience in ophthalmology. You should be ophthalmic-trained; a recognised ophthalmic qualification is desirable, with evidence of recent relevant training in eye care. Further and continuous training will be provided to the post-holder.
You must be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills, attention to detail, and a desire to continue independent learning.
Job responsibilities
A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description
Please note this vacancy may close early should sufficient number of applications be received.
Working hours are varied shifts typically cover 07:30-18:00 Monday to Friday. The York-based team also provide an overnight and weekend on-call service, dealing with eye emergencies as they come in. Occasional weekend work is expected. Applicants from full and part-time candidates will be considered.
About us
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
* Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
* 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
* A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
* Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
* NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
* An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
* Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance through a variety of providers
For further information on the fantastic range of benefits we offer please visit the Trust's dedicated Staff Benefits pages.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse, Registered with the NMC
* OND/ENB 346 - Ophthalmic Nursing (or equivalent ophthalmic qualification)
Experience
* Minimum of 2 years in an ophthalmic setting.
* Management of resources.
* Trained in specific ophthalmology clinical skills (e.g. cataract, glaucoma, urgent care)
* Trained in intravitreal injections
* Able to conduct fundus examination using a slit lamp
Skills
* Able to work using own initiative, and as part of a team.
* Kind, caring, setting high standards of patient care.
* Research/Audit skills
* Evidence of leadership and training in a clinical setting
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Ophthalmology Dept, York Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum / pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
419-6927032-ONP-CSD
Job locations
Ophthalmology Dept, York Teaching Hospitals NHSFT
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