Professional & Practice Development Practitioner (Ophthalmology)

The Ophthalmology service at Hywel Dda University Health Board is looking for an ideal candidate to occupy the newly created post for a Professional and Practice Development Practitioner within the service, and support colleagues developing in their roles and careers.

This role is open to Nurses, Optometrists and Orthoptists, and it is for 34 hours per week, although other part-time arrangements could potentially be considered for the right candidate. If you have a passion for education and would like to develop your career in this direction, please consider applying for this post. Support will be given with education where required.

The successful candidate will be expected to travel between sites frequently, supporting colleagues undergoing Induction, Agored or OPT training closely, and working together with the unit managers to support training organisation and delivery. Hybrid ways of working could be supported as part of the role.

• The Professional and Practice Development Practitioner (Ophthalmology) will contribute to the strategic goals of the Ophthalmology team to deliver safe, effective, evidence-based and prudent care.
• The postholder will take a lead role on specific work streams and will work with key staff to take forward work programmes that are aligned with national and HDUHB-wide objectives.
• The postholder will apply the key principles of professional and practice development by focusing on the improvement of patient care and safety through adoption of a range of approaches working largely within the different parts of the service.
• Key to this is the active engagement of practitioners and clinicians working in a collaborative interprofessional way.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Hywel Dda University Health Board operates a bilingual policy. All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh; any application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

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