Job summary
To support qualified nursing staff in providing high quality individualised care to a defined group of service users, relatives and carers. To ensure the safety and well-being of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person cantered care principles.
Main duties of the job
To support qualified nursing staff in providing high quality individualised care to a defined group of service users, relatives and carers. To ensure the safety and well-being of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person cantered care principles.
About us
- We strive to give people the best possible visual health so that they can live their lives to the full
- We put patients at the centre of everything we do by treating everyone with respect and compassion
- We undertake to use our resources effectively and efficiently to deliver high quality care
- We seek to build on our pioneering legacy by leading innovations in eye health
- We recognise the worth of our staff by providing rewarding careers and supporting personal and professional development
Job description
Job responsibilities
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties and responsibilities
Clinical and Patient Care
- To support qualified staff in the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for a number of individuals or groups of patients, including clinical risk assessment
- To exercise an agreed degree of professional autonomy and make judgements and decisions in order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job.
- To assist in maintaining record charts such as nursing observation, weight, temperature, pulse and respirations
- To undertake clinical work and related tasks as delegated by qualified nursing staff.
- To assist registered staff in the implementation of individual nursing care plans and the implementation of the patient care pathways.
- To liaise effectively with all stakeholders in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless and integrated service to patients.
To attain the competencies of Visual Acuity, eye pressure measurement, instillation of eye drops under the supervision and guidance of the qualified staff nurse, technical skills of OCT, HRT, auto-refraction and visual fields having followed the Trusts required protocol. This list is not exhaustive but
- gives an outline of the core competency skills that are required in this role in the clinic environment.
- To act as chaperone when required.
- To assist with the monitoring of equipment and stocks as required.
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications.
Closing Date: 31 May 2023
