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Job summary

Main area
Eye Casualty/Ophthalmology
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
193-8267134PCG
Employer
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Town
Reading
Salary
£49,387 - £56,515 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/11/2026 23:59

Employer heading

Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust logo

Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Eye Casualty/Ophthalmology

NHS AfC: Band 7

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”

Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements.  The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.  

We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions

We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate

We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live

We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice

At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.

Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us.  We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.  

Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Job overview

Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Eye Casualty/Ophthalmology

PLEASE NOTE: Sponsorship is not normally available for this vacancy - applicants must have the right-to-work in the UK for this role by their proposed start date. 

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Advanced Nurse Practitioner to work within our Ophthalmology department.

The successful candidate will be responsible for assessing the patients at the first point of contact within Eye Casualty, providing autonomous practice which demonstrates high level of accountability at an advanced clinical level, delivering high-quality direct patient care, and providing treatment based on advanced clinical skills assessment and non-medical prescribing.

The successful candidate will also support the Age-related Macular Degeneration, considering the role as an injector and also supporting clinical reviewing. 

The Advanced Nurse Practitioner should continuously seek to develop and implement improvement, meet key performance indicators, quality and safety standards relevant to the service.

Main duties of the job

Practise autonomously with a high level of accountability, delivering advanced clinical care and making complex decisions based on expert assessment, diagnostic reasoning and clinical management skills.

Work in partnership with patients, families and carers, undertaking comprehensive history taking, holistic assessment, risk identification, mental health assessment, and the requesting, performance and interpretation of diagnostic investigations to determine health and care needs.

Assess, diagnose and manage patients with a wide range of ophthalmic conditions, developing and implementing treatment plans within agreed protocols and scope of practice. 

Independently assess and manage patients attending AMD and Medical Retina services, interpreting OCT and retinal imaging, monitoring disease progression, determining treatment requirements in line with established pathways, providing patient education, and escalating complex cases where necessary.

Independently assess, diagnose and treat patients presenting to Eye Casualty with urgent and emergency ophthalmic conditions. Prioritise care according to clinical need, initiate appropriate investigations and treatment, arrange follow up, and refer sight-threatening or complex presentations to medical staff.

Practise as a Non-Medical Independent Prescriber, prescribing and monitoring treatments safely within professional standards, current legislation, local policies and Patient Group Directions (PGDs).

Working for our organisation

Reading sits on the River Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford, and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work, and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.

The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.

Our Trust "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

We are looking for a talented individual who has excellent communication skills promoting high quality care and service delivery. 

The attached job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Adult (NMC)
  • Specialist post-graduate education/qualifications relevant to Ophthalmology
  • Demonstrable evidence of ability to study at Level 7 (either previous Level 6 or level 7 study)
  • Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
  • Hold History Taking and Clinical Assessment module
Desirable criteria
  • Completed or completing Level 7 MSc, relevant to clinical area or speciality, or willing to undertake
  • Hold or able to undertake & register with professional regulatory body (NMC) as an Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
  • Leadership course/qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post-registration clinical experience with evidence of sustained professional development and a minimum of 3 years experience within Ophthalmology
  • Proven evidence of management ability and leadership
Desirable criteria
  • Evidence of existing clinical skills / procedures as per job description
  • Experience of Change Management
  • Post-registration clinical experience in Emergency Eye Care

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyCare quality commission - GoodArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerStonewall equality policy. Equality and justice for lesbians, gay men, bisexual and trans people.Florence Nightingale FoundationNational Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark 2024

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.

Application numbers

This vacancy will automatically close when 50 applications have been received.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Rafael Fernandes
Job title
Matron Head & Neck
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0118 322 8086
Additional information

Rafael Fernandes (Matron Head & Neck) 0118 322 8086 / [email protected]

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