- Specialist Practitioner (Ophthalmology) Scunthorpe
- Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust in Scunthorpe, , United Kingdom
- jobs
- 1 week ago
jobs description
Responsible for providing and organizing education and training programmes for health care professionals and other professional groups within the sphere of their specialty in all clinical areas, supervise new starters and preceptor new qualified nurses. Education of nursing staff will be an activity that is undertaken weekly.
Responsible for providing and organising education and training programmes for health care professionals and other professional groups within the sphere of their specialty in all clinical areas, supervise new starters and preceptor new qualified nurses. Education of nursing staff will be an activity that is undertaken weekly. The post holder has responsibility for undertaking triage of patients for nurse-led clinics which will be included into job plan and be a key part of their role.
The post holder has a responsibility to provide clinical advice to patients, carers and the Ophthalmology multi-disciplinary team. The post holder is expected to contribute to the ongoing development of nursing staff within the clinical setting across all NLAG settings, providing clinical and educational support, undertaking teaching sessions with nursing staff, junior doctors and medical students.
The post holder has responsibility for undertaking triage of patients for nurse-led clinics and intravitreal injections which will be included into job plan and be a key part of their role. To provide clinical advice to patients, carers and the Ophthalmology multi-disciplinary team. The post holder is expected to contribute to the ongoing development of nursing staff within the clinical setting across all NLAG settings, providing clinical and educational support, undertaking teaching sessions with nursing staff, junior doctors and medical students.
NLAG is part of one of the largest acute and community Group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Group and our community.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Terri Wainman Job title: Deputy nurse director (Ophthalmology) Email address: Terrri.Wainman@nhs.net Telephone number: 07585998694
For an informal visit to the department, please contact Judith Howitt CNS Ophthalmology via E-mail judith.howitt@nhs.net
Scunthorpe United Kingdom