A fantastic opportunity has arisen to develop our retina service, caring for patients with macular and retia disease. We run one-stop and fast-track clinics including assessment, consultation and intravitreal injections treatment and also anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) lists.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who is keen to develop their skills, with support from our experienced team. We provide a variety of learning experiences, such as intravitreal injections and assisting clinicians with consultation. Our nursing team work closely with medical staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary team, to provide a high standard of safe and effective care. Each shift has a senior team member in charge who provides support to the team, and organises patient flow to enable the clinics to run smoothly.
As part of the service improvement and development plan, band 6 Nurse Specialists will have the opportunity to submit their expression of interest to be trained and progressed to band 7 level in Macular Nursing. Further information about these requirements and pathway can be discussed, and will involve completion of university further study and qualifications.
Full time or part time hours available
Interview: July 21st
The successful candidate will work within the Macular Suite, providing care in a clinic environment in the Eye Outpatient department and potentially an additional location within UHD. They will be given an individually tailored induction programme, where senior staff will support them to learn the skills required to care for our patients as a Band 6 Macular Nurse Specialist. Our senior team will guide and support them to work through required competencies until skills are mastered and confidence gained to work more independently.
Excited? – Apply today. Come and join our friendly, motivated and supportive team on our Macular Suite. We look forward to hearing from you soon and giving you an opportunity to follow a happy and rewarding career!
Our values define who we are as #TeamUHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, our valued teammates and colleagues. UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following merger and the New Hospital Programme. This means that some services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long term. Recruiting Managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have about this at interview.
Please note if the role or service is relocated as part of a planned move, employees will not be eligible for excess mileage reimbursement. Travel from the postholder's home to the new work base will be considered a normal commute. Any other changes not related to this relocation will be managed according to the relevant Trust or National terms and conditions.
For a more detailed job description and person specification, please refer to the documents attached to this advert.
