Senior Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology

We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Senior Ophthalmic Nurses to deliver high standards of care and experience for patients attending a busy Ophthalmic Outpatient Service based at South Sites: Orpington Hospital Eye Clinic (BR6 9JU) and Queen Mary's Hospital Eye Department (DA14 6LT). This is a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Staff Nurse with extensive ophthalmic experience to join a multi-disciplinary team assessing and caring for ophthalmic outpatients.

The successful candidate will be required to be flexible, enthusiastic, and committed to bringing the highest level of nursing care to patients in line with the Quality Agenda of the NHS and the King's strategy. You should be able to demonstrate good planning, organization, managerial and leadership skills and deliver enhance clinical practice such as intravitreal injections

The post holder will be required to work flexibly within 7-day service delivery including weekends.

• To provide expert, holistic care of a high standard to both the patients and their relatives within the King's College Hospital.
• To take direct managerial responsibility for the clinical area in the absence of or as delegated by the Ward Sister/ Charge Nurse/ Head of Department.
• To assist in the leadership and development of an identified group of nurses within the ward complement.
• To act as a clinical resource within the ward and across the Care Group as necessary.
• To act as a positive role model to junior staff members. Particular emphasis is put at Kings on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner and to maintain patient confidentiality at all times.
• Applying specialist ophthalmic knowledge, clinical experience, and extended practice skills to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care to a defined cohort, including patients receiving intravitreal injections.
  
  

The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.

We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Milka Zagorcheva Job title: Senior Nurse Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01689866403