Staff Nurse

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated, dynamic, hard-working Band 5 Staff Nurse, who is able to work flexibly and use their own initiative to work within our busy Ophthalmic OPDs covered by Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust, and to be involved in the day to day running of the department. The post holder will be rostered to work early/ late shifts and also Saturday and Sunday as required.
This covers the Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre, Sandwell Hospital, Tower hill Partnership and has the potential to expand to other areas as service needs develop., Checking visual acuities using various test types
Checking baseline observations :- Temp, BP , Pulse, BM , ECG's
Managing a caseload of patients in a timely manner
Carrying out pre-operative assessment
Performing a variety of diagnostic tests such as Biometry, Pentacam, Auto refract and OCT's
Administration of medication in a variety of forms for eg., Oral, Intra Muscular and Intra Venous
Performing phlebotomy and cannulation procedures

NHS Afc: Band 5
Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust is a friendly, integrated healthcare provider focused on improving the life chances and health outcomes of our diverse population.
We have three strategic objectives:
People: To cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff;
Patients: To be good or outstanding at everything we do;
Population: To work seamlessly with partners to improve lives;
We run services from Sandwell, City and Rowley Regis Hospitals, Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre, Birmingham Treatment Centre, the Lyng and Leasowes Intermediate Care Centre. Our GP practices and community teams provide care in schools, healthcare centres and at home.
Our next milestone is opening the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), a once in a career opportunity to shape care transformation within and beyond the hospital walls.
Developing and caring for our People is fundamental. We were one of the first Trusts to provide the Real Living Wage, as well as a Live and Work scheme to support people at risk of homelessness into paid work and training. We offer a range of staff benefits, health & wellbeing support and will help you to bring your ambition to life through our bespoke training and development programmes. As "People" is one of our three strategic objectives, we make a continued commitment to prioritise support for all our colleagues.
Healthcare services have a significant impact on the environment. We are committed to embedding sustainable practices. We expect all colleagues to support the delivery of our Green Strategic Plan and to drive positive changes in their department., The Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre is the second largest eye hospital in the country. We are a regional referral centre and see patients with a wide range of eye conditions.
We have a variety of general and specialist clinics running every day in the department including intravitreal injections and pre assessment clinics. Experience in an ophthalmic setting is essential and evidence of leadership skills would be desirable.
We have a clear pathway for staff development and offer opportunities for development into Band 7 roles as advanced ophthalmic practitioners., Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what this role entails
As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.