Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology CEC

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the Cannock Eye Centre for an Band 5 Staff Nurse. The exciting aspect of the role is due to the fact that staff that work within the Cannock Eye Centre get the chance to work in a variety of different areas of Ophthalmology. This includes Ophthalmology outpatients, pre-op assessment and cataract surgery.
Working within a small team of nurses/practitioners, the department also offers a wide range of General outpatient Ophthalmology services providing high quality support for various outpatient activity, including - general ophthalmology clinics, minor procedures and Botox clinics.
Joining our exceptional, committed, caring and compassionate team will allow you to provide high quality, efficient pre, peri and post-operative care to all patients in both a clinic and theatre role as well as full support to patients attending for General Ophthalmology appointments.
The Trust has a 12 month Preceptorship programme for newly qualified and local development programmes for experienced staff which will provide you with support and guidance, regular staff engagement, feedback sessions and a supportive team ethos., Based at Cannock Chase Hospital, The Cannock Eye Centre is a unique facility that provides the full surgical journey for patients in one specially designed department. All of our patients are seen in the new patient clinic before returning for pre-op assessments. Following this they return for surgery and then finally a post op visit to check everything has gone as planned. The uniqueness of the vacancy is that the Cannock Eye Centre Staff are given the opportunity to cover all these different areas in one multi skilled role.
Staff will learn how to provide support during pre and post-operative outpatient appointments, they will learn the skills and techniques for pre-op assessments and then finally they will get the opportunity to learn/provide all of the skills required for cataract surgery, including scrub skills, anaesthetic support and circulating skills., The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.
We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.
The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Performing Visual Acuity tests on patients.
Assessing patients' notes and recognising how to prepare the patient for the clinicians.
Instilling eye drops as per Trust guidelines.
Admitting patients and preparing them for cataract surgery.
Receiving patients back from cataract surgery.
Provide advice to patients, informing them of aftercare following cataract surgery, and discharging them home.
To order and obtain results of investigations and tests on the trust I.T. systems.
Pre-op assessing patients for cataract surgery.
Performing various diagnostic tests, ORA/iCare/Biometry etc.
Scrubbing for cataract surgery.
Assisting with local anaesthetic blocks in cataract surgery, Qualifications - Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.
Sponsorship - Applications from job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. As of 1 January 2021, free movement ended and the UK introduced a points-based immigration system. Further information is available regarding two types of visa; Health Care Visa https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/your-job and Skilled worker visa https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.