Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed Senior Healthcare Assistant to join their friendly and conscientious Ophthalmology team. This is a part-time, 30-hour post, fixed term for 12 months, and these hours will need to be worked flexibly to cover the needs of the service.
The successful candidate will work primarily at the Kidderminster hospital site but all staff are required to be flexible and may need to cover activity on other sites should the need arise.
Main Duties
The main duties of the job include:
* Supporting professionally qualified staff and working under their direction to provide quality nursing care, therapy activity, treatments, and procedures directly to patients.
* Preparing clinical rooms for outpatient clinics to ensure a smooth running clinic.
* Conducting visual acuity testing, optical coherence topography, intraocular pressure testing, pentacam, and visual field testing.
* Assisting within the laser clinic to maintain patient and relatives' safety.
* Assisting the registered nurse in the nurse-led pre-assessment clinic.
* Maintaining equipment, reporting faults, and managing stock levels.
* Assisting in positioning patients on the operating table, preparing theatres, and admitting patients for theatre.
* Acting as an escort nurse, runner in theatre, and setting up sterile fields for intravitreal injections.
* Assisting in the care and discharge of post-op patients.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will have:
* NVQ 2/3 in Direct Care or equivalent.
* First Aid Qualification and ability to perform ECG and venepuncture.
* Good interpersonal and communication skills.
* Experience of working within a nursing team, theatre setting, clinic setting, and ophthalmic setting.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and will require a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering an excellent ophthalmic nursing service that delivers the best patient experience and care. They are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation, demonstrating their commitment to flexible working.
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