Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology OPD (Fixed Term 9 Months)

☞ The Royal Berkshire

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Update day: 01-06-2024

Location: Thatcham South East

Category: Health / Medical Care

Industry: Hospitals Health Care

Position: Mid-Senior level

Job type: Contract

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Band 5 Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology OPDThis is a fixed-term post for 9 months to cover maternity leave.We have a vacancy for a full-time Band 5 Staff Nurse position in our Ophthalmology Outpatients team.The role includes rotation across a variety of areas. These include Eye casualty, Clinic cover, AMD - you will also be required to provide cross-county cover to our satellite site at West Berkshire Community Hospital in Thatcham.This role consists of providing high quality care, undertaking patient assessments and assisting/supporting patients attending our outpatient services.
  • Communicate effectively and respectfully with patients, their relatives /visitors, ward / team leaders and all members of the multi-professional team utilising a wide range of well-developed communication methods.
  • Support and coordinate in the delivery of patient care, assessments and documentation of patient care.
  • Support and run allocated clinic workload demonstrating effective time management and prioritisation of patient needs. Recognising the importance of supporting colleagues and junior staff.
  • Additional roles for the department would include triage in eye casualty. This includes relevant patient assessments, history taking and documentation of relevant findings such as vision and IOP.
  • Assisting our AMD service and injection service in the treatment room.
  • Extended roles e.g. stock ordering, floorwalker and cleaning/stocking of the clinic rooms.
  • Cross-county cover and travel to satellite sites including West Berkshire Community Hospital.
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Pauline Seymour Job title: Sister Email address: pauline.seymour@royalberkshire.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01183227919Sister Pauline Seymour on 0118 322 7919 or pauline.seymour@royalberkshire.nhs.uk
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Deadline: 16-07-2024

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