Senior Sister - Ophthalmology

Job description

Job summary

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our department. This is a part-time post (18.75 hours per week) working as part of a job share arrangement alongside another part-time Senior Sister. The department operates Monday to Friday, 07:30-18:00.

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide clinical and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, be able to lead and motivate teams, and support the development of staff and services.

The post holder will be self-motivated, organised and able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. They will support workforce management, patient safety, governance, service improvement and the delivery of quality care.

The Eye Unit is a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary service caring for patients with a wide range of ophthalmic conditions. Our team includes nurses, healthcare support workers, ophthalmologists, optometrists, technicians and administrative staff.

The department comprises a busy outpatient service, a day-case ward caring for patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery under local and general anaesthetic, and a nurse-led anti-VEGF injection service. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team and contribute to the ongoing development of ophthalmology services.

Main duties of the job

The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse is accountable and responsible for the care delivery and management of the Eye unit. This will including the supervision of staff and students. You will be involved in datix investigations, Health Roster, vacancy management, appraisals, ensuring staff training is up to date.

In order to achieve this the senior sister/charge nurse will work in a supervisory capacity and be expected to lead and manage team performance thus enhancing the patient experience, improving patient outcomes and contributing to the organisational priorities.

The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will act as an exemplar role model delivering high standards of care through demonstrating care and compassion at all times.

About us

At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person Specification

Management & Leadership

Essential

• Organisational Skills
• Leadership skills

Desirable

• Management and leadership qualifications
• Mentor qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• NMC registered
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Band 6 experience or equivalent
• Experience of leading a team

Desirable

• Mentoring qualification
• Band 7 experience or equivalent
• Management and/or Leadership qualification
• Post registration ophthalmic specialist qualification

Person Specification
Management & Leadership

Essential

• Organisational Skills
• Leadership skills

Desirable

• Management and leadership qualifications
• Mentor qualification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

• NMC registered
• Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
• Band 6 experience or equivalent
• Experience of leading a team

Desirable

• Mentoring qualification
• Band 7 experience or equivalent
• Management and/or Leadership qualification
• Post registration ophthalmic specialist qualification

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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Additional information
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship

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. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. .
UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see

Employer details

Employer name

Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Royal United Hospital Bath

Combe Park

Bath

BA1 3NG

United Kingdom

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