Job summary An opportunity has arisen for motivated and enthusiastic professional to join our multidisciplinary team of Consultant Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Ophthalmic Nurses and Health Care colleagues providing Eye Care services across Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.The post is open to any Qualified Nurse, Orthoptist or Optometrist.Please note Interview date may be subject to change.
Main duties of the job The post holder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload, namely patients requiring intravitreal injection treatment as part of a multidisciplinary eye care team within medical retina clinics.
Flexibility for delivery of subspeciality and core profession clinics dependant on experience.
The post holder will also work with the team to support delivery of education and training across the team.
They will also be expected to work alongside the Trust research team to facilitate participation in Ophthalmology research studies Please read full job description for details About us We employ more than 6,500 staffwho deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals,Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, healthcentres and in patients' homes.
We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children's and young people's services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres.
These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation.Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services.
They are part of the NHS- yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards.
Boardslisten to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members - patients, staff andthe local community.Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in thechanges to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.
Job description Job responsibilities The post holder is responsible for the management of a defined caseload, namely patients requiring intravitreal injection treatment as part of a multidisciplinary eye care team within medical retina clinics.
Flexibility for delivery of subspeciality clinics dependant on experience.
The post holder will work to support delivery of induction, specialised training, and educational requirements for all clinical colleagues of eye care services.
Supporting Eye Care Services Senior Team to ensure that staff achieve 100% compliance with any Trust mandatory training.
The post holder will also be expected to support the safe conduct of research in accordance to the regulatory and legal frameworks related to planning, undertaking and closure of clinical research studies Person Specification QUALIFICATIONS / TRAINING Essential Degree / Diploma in Nursing, Orthoptics or optometry HCPC, RCN or GOC Registration Post graduate courses within the specialism of Ophthalmology Desirable IVI injection qualification KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE & EXPERTISE Essential Good knowledge of national policies and procedures related to the role Running single handed clinics Ability to perform or willing to train in IVI Knowledge of the theory of medical retina disorders Teaching experience Experience in audit / research Desirable Evidence of CPD and evidence based practice in medical retina disorders IT skills related to role and undertake presentations as required COMMUNICATION AND RELATIONSHIPS (INCLUDING MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES Essential Multidisciplinary and partnership working Able to manage own workload and use own initiative Ability to work independently or as part of a team, under pressure in an unpredictable environment