Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Sister - Ophthalmology
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Job Overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Senior Sister/Charge Nurse to join our department. This is a part-time post (18.75 hours per week) working as part of a job share arrangement alongside another part-time Senior Sister. The department operates Monday to Friday, 07:30-18:00.
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic individual to provide clinical and operational leadership, ensuring the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, be able to lead and motivate teams, and support the development of staff and services.
The post holder will be self-motivated, organised and able to work independently as well as collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. They will support workforce management, patient safety, governance, service improvement and the delivery of quality care.
The Eye Unit is a friendly and supportive multidisciplinary service caring for patients with a wide range of ophthalmic conditions. Our team includes nurses, healthcare support workers, ophthalmologists, optometrists, technicians and administrative staff.
The department comprises a busy outpatient service, a day-case ward caring for patients undergoing ophthalmic surgery under local and general anaesthetic, and a nurse-led anti-VEGF injection service. This is an excellent opportunity to join a dedicated team and contribute to the ongoing development of ophthalmology services.
Main duties of the job
The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse is accountable and responsible for the care delivery and management of the Eye unit. This will including the supervision of staff and students. You will be involved in datix investigations, Health Roster, vacancy management, appraisals, ensuring staff training is up to date.
In order to achieve this the senior sister/charge nurse will work in a supervisory capacity and be expected to lead and manage team performance thus enhancing the patient experience, improving patient outcomes and contributing to the organisational priorities.
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The Senior Sister/Charge Nurse will act as an exemplar role model delivering high standards of care through demonstrating care and compassion at all times.
Working for our organisation
At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.
We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.
A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.
We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!
We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.
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Person specification
Management & Leadership
Essential criteria
- Organisational Skills
- Leadership skills
Desirable criteria
- Management and leadership qualifications
- Mentor qualification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
- NMC registered
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
- Band 6 experience or equivalent
- Experience of leading a team
Desirable criteria
- Mentoring qualification
- Band 7 experience or equivalent
- Management and/or Leadership qualification
- Post registration ophthalmic specialist qualification
Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered unless an alternative right to work solution can be provided. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa e.g. those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying: Prove your right to work to an employer: Overview - GOV.UK
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
- Job Description & Person Specification (PDF, 551.5KB)
- Join the RUH (PDF, 1.3MB)
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name: Sam Rye
- Job title: Matron for Eye Unit
- Email address: sam.rye@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01225824429
- Additional information: abigale.payne@nhs.net - Senior Sister Eye Unit
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