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Job summary

Main area
Ophthamology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Saturday (Array of Shifts between 0800-2100))
Job ref
273-DC-7184772
Employer
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Moorfields Eye Hospital - City Road
Town
London
Salary
£31,944 - £34,937 Per Annum (Inclusive of HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
22/05/2025 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Registered Nursing Associate - Theatres

Band 4

 

Moorfields - A global leader in Ophthalmology

We are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.  Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research, and education.

With more than 2,300 staff we are proud to be supported by one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS.  Every year we treat more than 700,000 patients at City Road in central London and at our 22 satellites sites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.

We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, we also operate commercial divisions that provide care to private patients in both London and the Middle East. 

This is an exciting time to join Moorfields.  The pandemic fast-tracked a huge amount of innovation which is changing the way we work and deliver care.  Construction is under way on Oriel, our new eye care, research, and education centre being built in Camden.   The new centre will be flexible and modern, enabling us to bring together healthcare, eye research and education under one roof for the first time.

If you want to be part delivering world class eye health services and you share our values: excellence, equity, and kindness, then we would love to hear from you!

Job overview

This exciting, new and developing role is part of the perioperative team working with Surgeons, Anaesthetists, Registered Nurses and Allied Health Care Professionals in our Theatre Complex.

Working with proximal supervision from a registered nurse/practitioner the post holder will be an integral part of the multidisciplinary team providing direct and indirect care to the patient.

The post holder will perform circulating and scrub duties for a range of surgical cases as well as supporting the anaesthetist in the administration of local anaesthetics, monitoring of the patient intraoperatively and postoperatively.

Main duties of the job

To ensure that all departmental policies, procedures and guidelines, are adhered to.

Maintain a professional appearance and demeanour

Uphold the Trust’s values and behaviours and behave in a manner befitting the role, maintaining public and colleague confidence

Maintain professional and courteous working relationships with staff and respect the equality and diversity of each and every person he/she comes into contact with.

Uphold the privacy and dignity of the patient and respect the equality of patients at all times

Working for our organisation

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with.  We also offer:

  • Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
  • Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
  • Free 24/7 independent counselling service
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Easy and quick transport links
  • A range of attractive benefits and discounts
  • Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
  • Free Pilates classes
  • Full support and training to develop your skills
  • Flexible working friendly organisation

And so much more!  To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Duties

Contribute to  the delivery of high quality evidenced based care

Work to deliver a customer focused culture acting as a role model.

To participate as a  member of the theatre team as circulator in surgical procedures and carrying out safety checks with regards to swabs, instruments and needles working as the second checker.

To prepare, and make ready for use all equipment and instrument trays required for surgical procedures.

Working as delegated by the registered practitioner ensure the correct care, labelling and dispatch of laboratory specimens according to Trust and local policies.

Ensure written records are accurate and legible, enter data into theatre IT system, taking action in situations where the quality of the data may be affected.

Maintains personal contact with patients, relatives and visitors – being sensitive to their needs for courtesy, dignity and privacy and ensuring an appropriate professional environment at all times.

Foster effective and efficient working relationships across the multidisciplinary team

Undertake surgical scrubbing, gowning and gloving procedures aseptically.

Lay and prepare surgical instrumentation for use.

Working alongside the surgeon, safely passing the surgical instruments and materials within the sterile field in order to ensure safe and efficient completion of surgical procedures.

To prepare the anaesthetic room for the administration of local anaesthetics.

To prepare the patient for the administration of local anaesthetics.

To assist the anaesthetist/subtenons practitioner in the administration of local anaesthetics, supporting in the observation of the patient during this procedure.

To support in the monitoring of the patient intraoperatively and post operatively, recording accurately and legibly the patients vital signs.

To assist in the recovery phase of the patient’s journey, ensuring that notes and relevant paper work are completed. Assessing the readiness of the patient to return to the ward.

Person specification

Education/Qualification

Essential criteria
  • RNA Registered Nurse Associate on the NMC register.
  • Evidence of literacy and numeracy to GCSE Level
  • Committed to own personal development

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience in working as part of a multidisciplinary team in a theatre environment
  • Relevant Experience in Ophthalmic Surgery
Desirable criteria
  • Supervision of Junior Staff

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Appropriate level of clinical skills and knowledge
  • An awareness and understanding of policy and practice relevant to speciality

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Capital Nurse, LondonVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peoplePathway to excellenceCare quality commission - GoodMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident committedRNIBArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Don Kristoffer John Pol
Job title
Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07851110460
Additional information

Cecilia Tribunal

Practice Educator

[email protected]

0207 566 4540

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