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Job summary

Main area
Opthamology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-NMUH-7273080
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Town
London
Salary
£42,939 - £50,697 per annum inclusive of HCAs
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/06/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Junior Sister

NHS AfC: Band 6

The North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.

The hospital has been on its present site for over 100 years and was established as an NHS trust by statute in December 1990. The Trust’s services are provided on the North Middlesex University Hospital site as well as a range of community sites across the London Borough of Enfield, including at partner hospitals. They provide services in collaboration with a range of partners, including local GPs, acute, mental health and other community health service providers across North Central London.

In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children’s community services in Enfield. It is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.

Job overview

We are looking for someone  to join our busy and highly skilled team to provide holistic approach to ophthalmic care. The successful applicant will be a dynamic and motivated individual capable of managing his or her own workload. The post holder will have appropriate, experience or potential to develop. You will possess effective communication and interpersonal skills and have the ability to work independently as well as within a team.

The post holder will work with nurses, consultants and multi-disciplinary team members in monitoring and maintaining excellent standards of nursing care and staff development as part of the team.

They will work collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary team to ensure standards of care are consistently maintained.

The job will be based at the North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust but will involve travel to venues within Cheshunt.

If you are ambitious and strive for professional excellence then this is your opportunity to be part of the future of the North Middlesex University Hospital. The hospital will further support the improvement in patient care and standards and provide staff with increased opportunities for professional and career development.

Main duties of the job

To work supporting the Ophthalmology team to provide care for ophthalmic patients including:

 Triage, treat and discharge (or refer on) patients with minor ophthalmic emergencies

Assess, advise, and discharge ophthalmic patients in accordance with agreed clinical guidelines/protocols

 Support the casualty clinics

 Be a role model to the Junior staff in timekeeping and efficiency in the clinic

 Participate in yearly clinical audit

 Demonstrate clinical involvement and clinical expertise relating to specific criteria, within agreed protocols and guidelines e.g., one-stop and post operative clinics

 To help in the improvement and development of services in the ophthalmology      department.

 Work closely with the consultant ophthalmologists and Departmental Manager

Working for our organisation

NMUH North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Hospital Trust (NMUH) is one of London’s busiest healthcare providers, providing hospital care and community services for the 350,000 people living in Enfield, Haringey and beyond. Our specialist services include HIV, cardiology, blood disorders, diabetes, fertility, sickle cell and thalassemia. In addition to a full range of cancer diagnosis and treatment services, the Helen Rollason Cancer Support Centre is based on-site and provides services to support cancer patients’ wellbeing. We also provide community services and have a dedicated 0-19 service for children and young people in Enfield so that they can get the best possible start in life. This includes health visitors and school nurses who are delivering the national Healthy Child Programme, which provides a structured framework for the delivery of key interventions to support the health and wellbeing of children and families from 0 to 5 and school aged children from 5-19. The 0-19 service aims to improve pathways and partnerships with services in the hospital and deliver excellent care for the children and families. For more information, please access the following link: https://www.northmid.nhs.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

        To provide nurse-led clinics in collaboration with Consultants.

        Communicate complex and sensitive information to patients and their carers

         Provide counselling and health education.

         Complete staff Off duty, Appraisals and back to work meetings

  Ability to communicate and establish relationships with the multidisciplinary team.

    Ability to communicate with a range of patient groups including foreign language

   Communicate clinical and administrative messages clearly and accurately to staff, clinicians, and others

     Attend and participate departmental or other relevant meetings as required.

       Ability to manage difficult and challenging situations.

Person specification

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Registered General Nurse.
  • Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
  • Completed mentorship training
  • Knowledge of current clinical development and professional issues affecting nursing.
  • Able to provide high standards of care for ophthalmology patients
  • Ability to contribute to the effective implementation of change.
  • Understanding of 'Scope of Professional Practice' and its implications for nursing.
  • Recent experience of having worked in Ophthalmology
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of Intravitreal eye injections

personal Qualities

Essential criteria
  • compassionate
  • Good communication skills
  • Good organisational skills
Desirable criteria
  • Must have wide experience of technical equipment

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Noeleen Behan
Job title
Senior Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
02088872927
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