The Ophthalmology Team is responsible for the provision and development of a modern Ophthalmology Service to the local population.
You will be required to actively participate in the delivery of Ophthalmology services in collaboration with other health care professionals. You will need to have experience in nurse-led clinics including IVT injections, triage, emergency support, and other ophthalmic clinics. You will assist and run these clinics within Sherwood Forest Hospital Trust at Kingsmill Hospital, Newark Hospital, and Ashfield sites.
You will have support from the Ophthalmic team, the matron, and specialist general managers. In return, we require you to be flexible, approachable, and have good communication skills. You must be a good role model and should be able to follow and promote our CARE values and strategic objectives to help us deliver a nurse-led service for the clinical management of patients with Ophthalmic changes.
The overriding purpose is to support the provision of the highest quality patient care through personal actions and continuous improvement. While on duty, provide strong clinical leadership, energising, inspiring, and empowering others in pursuit of a shared vision to ensure the effective provision of patient care related to Ophthalmology.
Ensure care delivery is in line with the appropriate regulatory body code of practice (e.g. NMC). Ensure a quality-oriented approach to care, which recognises the needs and views of patients/clients and their carers (where applicable), placing the patient at the centre of all activities.
Undertake nurse-led intravitreal clinics, emergency support clinics, triage, and post-op/macular clinics, establishing and maintaining your own workload in collaboration with the Ophthalmology multidisciplinary team and demonstrating an ability to plan and work in accordance with the needs of the service.
Undertake triage and emergency clinics using SOP to evaluate and prioritise patients. Ensure specialist knowledge is such that any abnormalities can be identified and discussed with the medical team.
Contribute to the review, development, and implementation of policies relating to Ophthalmic conditions.
Thank you for your interest in this role. Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here, and we are the Health Service Journal’s Trust of the Year in 2020.
The Care Quality Commission rated King’s Mill Hospital Outstanding and Newark and Mansfield Community Hospitals Good. Overall, we are rated Outstanding for care.
For the last three years, we have been ranked as the best NHS Trust to work for in the Midlands, and in 2020 we were the third best Acute/Community NHS Trust in England. Happy colleagues deliver better care. Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients; we also care for you.
Our culture of learning, compassion, and taking a person-centred approach are at the roots of our organisation. We would love you to join us.
Responsible for providing specialist evidence-based advice to all disciplines of staff, patients, and carers relating to Ophthalmic conditions. Provide an efficient service and utilise the full potential of your nurse-led clinics.
Contribute to the development of plans of care for patients who need input from the Ophthalmology team. Participate in the development of policies and guidelines relating to Ophthalmology, which may have an impact in various areas throughout the Trust.
Use audit and observation to ensure that other staff follow relevant policies. Have responsibility with other team members for ensuring that training is provided on Ophthalmic issues to all staff from various professions.
Participate in the evaluation of new equipment and services in relation to Ophthalmic conditions. Run Nurse Led Clinics to provide highly skilled care on behalf of the Ophthalmology Consultants for patients with Ophthalmic conditions and provide specialist nursing advice for patients.
Ensure a quality patient-centred approach to care, which recognises the needs and views of patients and carers. Responsible for recording patient information, both written and using computer software as appropriate. Only reveal sensitive information to relevant individuals from this data storage.
Regularly participate in audit, research, and surveillance. Contribute to the initiation of these programmes related to Ophthalmology using a recognised audit methodology. Responsible for maintaining, developing, and completing your personal portfolio and submitting evidence for revalidation as required.
Responsible for maintaining mandatory training compliance. Report adverse incidents or errors where staff or patients may be at risk. Participate in and propose modernisation, improvements, and service development within the team.
To undertake any other duties which may be reasonably regarded as within the nature of the duties, responsibilities, and grade of the post, subject to the proviso that appropriate training is given. Provide education and support to the patients, carers, and staff.
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