- To support the professionally qualified staff and work under their direction to provide quality nursing care, therapy activity, treatments and procedures directly to patients.
- To prepare clinical rooms for outpatient clinics to ensure a smooth running clinic
- Visual acuity testing
- Optical Coherence Topography
- Intraocular pressure testing with the ORA/I-Care
- Pentacam
- Visual Field Testing
- Chaperoning patients
- Assisting within the laser clinic to maintain patient and relatives safety
- Assisting the registered nurse in the nurse-led pre-assessment clinic.
- To be conversant with equipment and its use and the procedure for reporting faults.
- To put away stock and help maintain stock levels.
- To Clear Dirty instrument trolleys and rubbish and linen bags.
- Assist in positioning patients on the operating table.
- Assist in preparing theatres
- Assist in the Admission and preparation of Patients for theatre.
- Act as an Escort nurse
- Act as a runner in Theatre
- Setting up of sterile field for Intravitreal injections
- Assist in the care and Discharge of Post op Patients.
- Best services for local people
- Best experience of care and best outcomes for our patients
- Best use of resources
- Best people
- To support the professionally qualified staff and work under their direction to provide quality nursing care, therapy activity, treatments and procedures directly to patients.
- To prepare clinical rooms for outpatient clinics to ensure a smooth running clinic
- Visual acuity testing
- Optical Coherence Topography
- Intraocular pressure testing with the ORA
- Pentacam
- Visual Field Testing
- Chaperoning patients
- Assisting within the laser clinic to maintain patient and relatives safety
- Assisting the registered nurse in the nurse-led pre-assessment clinic.
- To be conversant with equipment and its use and the procedure for reporting faults.
- To put away stock and help maintain stock levels.
- To Clear Dirty instrument trolleys and rubbish and linen bags.
- Assist in positioning patients on the operating table.
- Assist in preparing theatres
- Assist in the Admission and preparation of Patients for theatre.
- Act as an Escort nurse
- Act as a runner in Theatre
- Setting up of sterile field for Intravitreal injections
- Assist in the care and Discharge of Post op Patients.
- NVQ 2/3 in Direct Care or equivalent.
- Key skills- Literacy/Numeracy
- First Aid Qualification
- -Able to perform ECG
- Trained in Venepuncture
- Keyboard/computer skills
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- Experience of working within a nursing team
- Experience of working in a theatre setting
- Experience of working in a clinic setting
- Experience of working in an ophthalmic setting
Senior Healthcare Assistant Ophthalmology - Kidderminster, United Kingdom - Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Found in: Talent UK C2 - 1 week ago
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Job summary
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and committed SHCA who willjoin our friendly and conscientious Ophthalmology team. This is a Part time post Fixed term post for 12 months and these hours will need to be worked flexibly to cover the needs of theservice.
Our service is countywide in that we offer a range of services to thepopulation of Worcestershire, treating and managing the simplest to complexconditions and diseases.
The successful candidate will work primarily at the Kidderminster hospital site but all staff are required to be flexible and may need to coveractivity on other sites should the need arise.
This excellent opportunity has arisen for band 3 SHCA to join ourdepartment working within our multidisciplinary team. You will be required towork in both the theatre and clinic environments and will be supported toprovide excellent care for our patients.
With the help of our admin, support and management teams, you willdeliver our values and nurse our patients with pride, respect, empathy,consideration, compassion and dignity.
We are committed to delivering an excellent ophthalmic nursing servicethat delivers the best patient experience and care.
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About us
Our purpose is simple - Putting Patients First. We are looking for exceptional colleagues who can help us achieve this.
Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust is a large acute and specialised hospital trust that provides a range of local acute services to the residents of Worcestershire and more specialised services to a larger population in Herefordshire and beyond.
The Trust operates hospital-based services from four sites in Kidderminster, Redditch, Bromsgrove and Worcester
Our workforce is nearly 6,800 strong, and our caring staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care. You could be one of them.
We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision - working in partnership to provide the best healthcare for our communities, leading and supporting our teams to move 4ward. Our 4ward behaviours, which we ask all staff to demonstrate, underpin our everyday work and remain firmly at the heart of all we do.
Our objectives are simple:
Better never stops, and our Clinical Services Strategy provides a clear future vision for our Trust, our hospitals, our services and our role in the wider health and care system.
We are proud to have achieved Timewise accreditation - this means we are committed to embedding flexible working within our organisation as a flex positive employer.
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