Contact information
Jane Hopkins
Email:jane.hopkins9@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01924541216 - internally 51216
Sarah Turton
email: Sarah.turton2@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01924541216 - internally 51216
About the role
The primary aim of the role is to ensure that a high-quality service is given to patients and their families/carers during ophthalmic operations. The role is multi-dimensional and requires the post-holder to integrate and be a team player within the multidisciplinary team. As a registered Health professional all activities provide opportunities for acting as a role model for staff. The Registered health professional will co-ordinate and care for patients in a day care setting and operating theatre set in the Eye Centre.
Main duties
- Strive for continuous improvements in the delivery of high quality patient focused care.
- Participate in the delivery of Key Performance Indicators, increasing theatre/departmental utilisation by reducing unscheduled and cancelled operations/ appointments and late starts
- As part of the multi-disciplinary team, participate in the ‘Who Five Steps to Safe Surgery’ for each patient.
- Assess health related needs of patients and their carers to identify and initiate steps to deliver effective and evidence-based care.
- Carries out allocated work delegated by the Doctor or the Ophthalmic Nurse Specialist. This involves working independently and organising tasks and activities. E.g., pre & post operative care of ophthalmic patients that have undergone surgery, to scrub for ophthalmic procedures, and work in the theatre environment.
For a full list of the main duties of this role please refer to the job description and person specification.
Essential person specification requirements
Qualifications
- RGN
- Willingness to undertake mentorship/assessor qualification
Experience
- Ophthalmic Scrub nurse, assisting with Cataracts, oculoplastic and cornea
- Day care experience working with ophthalmic patients
Knowledge and Awareness
- Essential knowledge of your own
- speciality and current issues in health care
- Ability to demonstrate evidence based practice
- Continued professional development
- Awareness of own limitations
Skills and Abilities
- Able to work within the multi-professional team, organising and prioritising own and others workload.
- Commitment to training
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to review the full requirements.
Be part of MY team
We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff work in patients’ homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). We prioritise our people and values so we can deliver the best possible care to patients. Our team is friendly, passionate, and innovative, always seeking better ways to work.
We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces to share ideas and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and especially encourage members of the LGBTQ+ community, ethnic minority groups, and people with disabilities or neurodivergence to apply, as they are currently underrepresented in the Trust.
If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.
Application guidance:
We understand that more applicants are using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to help with their applications. While these tools can be useful, they cannot fully capture your skills, knowledge, and experience. It’s important that you personalise your application. Relying solely on AI is not recommended, as it may reduce your chances of success. Our screening process is thorough, so if you have used AI, please make sure to disclose this on your application form.
Our benefits
- Access to the NHS pension plan
- Generous holiday allowance of 27 days plus bank holidays, increasing with 5 and 10 years of service
- Exceptional employee health and wellbeing services
- Extensive benefits and support, including:
- Onsite nurseries and childcare salary sacrifice scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Home electronics scheme
- Car lease salary sacrifice scheme
- Working carers support and advice, carers network and carers passport
- Flexible working options and family and carer-friendly policies
- Established staff networks, including LGBTQ+ and Race Equality
- Career progression, training and support
Skilled worker sponsorship
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