Senior Charge Nurse - Ophthalmology Clinic

The role requires providing effective leadership to all nursing staff and technicians, including oversight of sickness management, rota planning, recruitment processes and appraisals. It involves promoting best practice in the care of patients with ophthalmic conditions and working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality, patient-centred services. The post holder will support the daily clinical and operational management of the department and ensure that evidence-based care is consistently delivered to agreed standards, contributing to the achievement of all clinical and operational performance indicators. An understanding of local and national nursing strategies, including Compassion in Practice and the 6Cs, is essential to positively influence patient safety, experience and quality of care. The role also requires maintaining accurate and compliant record keeping in line with Trust and NMC guidelines, ensuring all risk-management procedures are followed, and overseeing the reporting, investigation and learning from incidents, near misses, accidents and equipment faults. Additionally, the post holder must ensure a clean, safe and compliant environment for patients, staff and visitors in accordance with all relevant legislation, policies and clinical protocols.

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and well being of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.

Qualifications

Essential: - Full NMC Registration; - Registered General Nurse; - Evidence of CPD; - Nursing Degree

Desirable: - MIPS, ENB 998 or desire to complete

Experience

Desirable: - Experience of sickness management; - Experience of complex Employee Relations