Ophthalmic Staff Nurse | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

The post holder is responsible for the assessment of patient care needs and development, implementation and evaluation of care, both for a specific group of patients and supporting the care of all patients. As a nurse you will assist in the management and organisation of work as required, ensuring effective communication is always maintained, providing support for junior staff. 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.

• You will assist in the management and organisation of work, as required over 7 day working week, ensuring effective communication is always maintained and will provide support for junior staff on the department (newly qualified staff will receive initial support)


• You will play a key role in the education, development, mentorship and supervision and assessment of all learners and unregistered staff


• You will undertake nursing interventions consistent with evidence-based practice, transferring and applying knowledge and skills to meet patients' needs


• Be able to work collaboratively with all members of the MDT (Multi-Disciplinary Team) and to make referrals as appropriate


• To utilise highly developed clinical skills specific to speciality


• You will practice in accordance with the professional, ethical and legal framework for nursing
  
  Computer literate, possess spoken and written communication skills to enable them to complete documentation and communicate with patients.


Venepuncture and Cannulation desirable but not essential as training can be provided., Disability Confident
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The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential tomake a differenceand we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care,appreciateandinspire- to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Staff Nurse able to work within a large and busy out-patient setting.

Running Clinics, with Allied Health Professionals and Clinicians over a seven day period. Some of which clinics will be completely Nurse-Led.

Maintain Nursing Registration as well as Mandatory Training for themselves and Junior Staff Members.

Manage the workload for themselves and the team, think on their feet as issues arise to resolve and maintain clinic numbers.