Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an enthusiastic, dynamic, experienced nurse to work a hybrid role in our Intravitreal Injection Suite and Eye Day Care unit within Ophthalmology at St Thomas’ Hospital. The successful candidate will be trained in intravitreal injection administration, cannulation and phlebotomy to work within the Injection Suite as part of the Medical Retina service, as well as trained to manage admission and discharge of patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery in our day case unit. This is a hybrid Band 5/6 position, once trained and had competencies signed off to work independently in the injection suite you will rise to a Band 6 for 50% and work as a Band 5 in the day care unit for the other 50% of the WTE position.
Sunday 24th August - Closing date
Monday 1st September - Interview date
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be administering intravitreal injections to patients seen within Medical Retina, as well as some other specialist service referrals. Assist with cannulation and drug administration for Fluorescein angiograms and other treatment modalities. Work closely with the team to maintain strict standards of infection control, patient safety, stock control and accurate documentation using EPIC computer system. Within the Eye Day Care unit the candidate will admit and discharge patients who are having ophthalmic surgery under either local or general anaesthetic. The candidate will need to work closely with both teams in order to support the services and ensure patients are provided with safe and compassionate care.
Working for our organisation
We provide specialist surgical and medical ophthalmology services for our local communities and are the tertiary referral centre for many specialties within the clinical group.
We are passionate about constantly improving our service and delivering high quality care to our patients. We have a significant focus on patient experience and want to improve further the engagement from patients to improve the service. We are looking for committed individuals with excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, who have a genuine interest in working within in an outpatient setting with an interest in ophthalmology.
We are dedicated to training and developing our staff, so the successful candidate will get the opportunity to work alongside a well-established team in nurse led services. Ophthalmology has over 200 colleagues who all work closely with one another to ensure the smooth day to day running of the service and engage in transformation projects to improve patient and staff experience. We have a number of social events throughout the year to bring everyone together and celebrate our diverse team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful candidate will be administering intravitreal injections to patients seen within Medical Retina, as well as some other specialist service referrals. Assist with cannulation and drug administration for Fluorescein angiograms and other treatment modalities. Work closely with the team to maintain strict standards of infection control, patient safety, stock control and accurate documentation using EPIC computer system. Within the Eye Day Care unit the candidate will admit and discharge patients who are having ophthalmic surgery under either local or general anaesthetic. The candidate will need to work closely with both teams in order to support the services and ensure patients are provided with safe and compassionate care.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. BSC/1st degree (health related) or equivalent qualification/training and experience
2. Evidence of professional/clinical knowledge in area supplemented by specialist clinical, managerial training and CPD
Desirable criteria
3. Leadership qualification ( LEO)
4. Sign off Mentorship
Professional Registration
Essential criteria
5. RN1/ RN2/ RN12 or RN Child Registered Nurse on the NMC register. To hold the appropriate level for the area of speciality.
Experience
Essential criteria
6. Previous post registration experience within the relevant specialty
7. Experienced and competent in the management of patients within the speciality
8. Experience of teaching/ assessing/ supervising others in a clinical setting.
9. Supervision of junior staff
10. Experiencing of co-ordinating a shift
Skills
Essential criteria
11. Ability to administer prescribed medication including transfusion of blood and blood products
12. Good communication skills and ability to deal with sensitive information. To include dealing with distressed relatives, care of terminally ill & other challenging situations
13. In depth drugs knowledge
Guy’s and St Thomas’ celebrates, respects and values the diversity of its staff and patients. We review our policies, procedures and practices to ensure that all employees, patients and carers are treated equitable according to their needs. We are actively committed to ensuring that no one who applies for a job, works or study’s at the Trust, or accesses our services is discriminated against on the grounds of race, ethnicity, nationality, disability, religion or belief, age, gender identity, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity/paternity, or marital/civil partnership.