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 Department covered by Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust. 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 Health Campus, Tower Hill Partnership and has the potential to expand to other areas as service needs develop.

The Birmingham and Midland Eye Centre is one of the largest eye hospitals 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. We have a clear pathway for staff development and offer opportunities for development into Band 7 roles as advanced ophthalmic practitioners.

As a Staff Nurse you will be involved in the day to day running of the department. This will include checking visual acuities using various test types, checking baseline observations including Temp, BP, Pulse, BM, ECG's and managing a caseload of patients in a timely manner. You will carry out pre-operative assessment and perform 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 and performing phlebotomy and cannulation procedures. Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country - one of the country's most culturally diverse areas. It's a friendly and welcoming place - a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.

We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people. Our values - Ambition, Respect and Compassion - are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.

Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is "Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population." It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It's what makes us unique.

We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded.

A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we're 'with you all the way' we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.

The four partner Trusts of the Black Country Provider Collaborative (Dudley Group NHS FT, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, and Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust) are actively working in partnership to deliver a collective vision focused on providing better, faster and safer care to the population of the Black Country and beyond. To support this vision, we are (where appropriate and safe to do so) actively looking at new models of care which: Better protect elective / planned care service delivery across the system by organising on a 'hot and cold' arrangement Consider the optimal use of resources through consolidation and specialisation, and Seek to reduce unwarranted variance, level up / standardise care through a 'Networked Service Solution' approach across the four sites Against this context, although this post is hosted by Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust, there may be an expectation to work flexibly across the four partner Trusts to better meet patient and service needs. 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. 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 by joining our Green Impact programme. #J-18808-Ljbffr