Staff Nurses

Overview

We are looking for Staff Nurses who wish to develop their clinical skills within our busy Ophthalmic ward. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a speciality that is rapidly expanding, and that requires enthusiastic and motivated people so we can fully support our service requirements. The post holder will support the multi-disciplinary ward team in the overall day to day running of the ward within the integrated unit.

This role entails delivering ophthalmic nursing care for patients attending for preoperative assessment, laser and weekend emergency clinic ensuring that the high-quality standards of care that meet with best practice are maintained. The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and the implementation and evaluation of programmes of care. Our wish is for you to join our team and to embrace this opportunity to provide individualised care for ophthalmic patients within a busy department.

Ideally you will have some experience working within an ophthalmic setting and be proactive towards developing your ophthalmic skills. We would also be happy to see you if you are newly qualified and we will provide a full teaching package in order to support your progress.

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of programmes of care, both for a specific group of patients as the named care provider and in supporting the care of all patients in the ophthalmic outpatient department. As a registered nurse, you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, ensuring effective communication is maintained at all times.

You will play a key role in the supervision and assessment of all learners and unregistered staff, providing a teaching role and acting as a named supervisor.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trust s policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of £54.50.

This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salary. In addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of £13.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Adult Registered Nurse who has experience or a keen interest in Ophthalmology to join our busy, dedicated and supportive team in Ophthalmology at the Stepping Hill Hospital. We are looking for a highly motivated nurse who wishes to contribute to providing compassionate, safe and effective care to our patients. We are a dedicated team who strive to provide high quality ophthalmic care to our patients.

Teamwork and being a team player is an essential attribute required for this post. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your career within a speciality that is rapidly expanding, and that requires enthusiastic and motivated people so we can fully support our service requirements.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust There are lots of good reasons to choose to come and work at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. A dynamic integrated Trust with integrity and vision. Exactly the same qualities you ll see in yourself. Stockport NHS Foundation Trust aims to be the organisation of choice for patients and an employer of choice for staff. In order to continually improve all aspects of our patient experience, we rely upon having a highly skilled, motivated, diverse, productive and patient focused workforce.

Stockport Foundation Trust is one of four  specialist  hospital sites in Greater Manchester. Being a  specialist  hospital will enhance our general surgery, anaesthetics, critical care and emergency medicine for the benefit of people in Stockport, High Peak, Cheshire and across Greater Manchester.

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