Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent: Part time 32 hours per week - Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30
- Hours
- Part time - 32 hours per week (per annum pro rata)
- Job ref
- 110-NMR180-0424
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Princess of Wales Hospital
- Town
- Bridgend
- Salary
- £35,922 - £43,257 pro rata per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 07/05/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Ophthalmology Nurse Specialist Band 6
Band 6
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Part time 32 hours per week - Monday-Friday 08:30-16:30
The Ophthalmology Nurse Specialist will provide specialist ophthalmology nursing knowledge, skills and competence in developing and maintaining the provision of nurse led clinics and services. They will be a competent nurse specialist for the service.
The Ophthalmology Nurse Specialist shares workload and responsibility with medical staff and other ophthalmology clinical staff to make the best use of specialist clinical skills within the ophthalmology department, enabling the department to provide this specialised service. They will assist in leading and monitoring the performance and work of the nursing team, and deputise for the clinic manager as and when required.
Main duties of the job
The Ophthalmology Eye Clinic at The Princess of Wales Hospital has a vacancy for a dynamic, highly motivated and experienced nurse practitioner to join our progressive department. We are looking for an ophthalmic practitioner keen to learn additional skills, such the pre-assessment and discharge planning . Experience in participating or leading on improvement programmes is desirable with an interest in improving clinic efficiencies and exploring new ways of working and service transformation.
You must possess good communication skills and be able to work well as part of a team. You must be flexible in your approach and be able to respond appropriately to the demands of an ever changing workload.
The Ophthalmology Nurse Specialist is expected :
- To provide specialist ophthalmology advice.
- To accept direct emergency referrals from other healthcare professionals and medical staff.
- Take clinical histories and carry out examinations to make a differential diagnosis during autonomous nurse led clinic sessions.
- Following training and assessment of competence perform specialist ophthalmology procedures.
- Manage the department in the absence of the Department Manager.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
Desirable criteria
- Recognised Ophthalmic Qualification at Post Grad Level
Experience
Essential criteria
- Ophthalmology experience
Desirable criteria
- Leadership and management experience
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Evidence of CPD
- Quality improvement experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Sara Hodder
- Job title
- Ophthalmic Sister/ Department Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01656752887
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