Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 177-ELEC-7434110
- Employer
- James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- James Paget University Hospital
- Town
- Great Yarmouth
- Salary
- £31,049 - £37,796 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Staff Nurse Ophthalmology Outpatients
NHS AfC: Band 5
Patient and staff experience is important to us and these are the behaviours we live by:
- Putting patients first
- Aiming to get it right
- Recognising that everybody counts
- Doing everything openly and honestly
Job overview
To work within the Ophthalmology outpatient clinic providing services for a range of ophthalmic conditions.
Main duties of the job
A vacancy has arisen for a Band 5 Staff Nurse within the Ophthalmic Department at both the James Paget hospital and Beccles outpatients.
This is an exciting opportunity to become an integral member of our team working both autonomously and together with other multi-disciplines helping to support and deliver services to our patients.
Applicants must be well organised with a professional and approachable manner. The successful applicant must possess excellent communication skills as most of our patients are visually impaired and are of the elderly population.
Applicants should be able to use their own judgement to resolve issues and have a tactful, sensitive approach to managing often challenging situations
Working for our organisation
Ophthalmology Outpatients
Level 4
Division of Surgery Woman and Children Services
James Paget University Hospital
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To assist with services within the Ophthalmology Outpatients department including macular degeneration, glaucoma, pediatrics’, emergency and oculoplastic clinics. The department also supports the Ophthalmology research team based within the hospital and provides an outreach clinic at Beccles.
To support Nurse led clinics in fluorescein angiography, intra-ocular pressure clinics, virtual glaucoma and virtual diabetic clinics.
To assist with pre and post intravitreal injections. To assist in theatre with injection lists
To develop, implement and evaluate specialized programs of care.
To give specialist advice to patients and relatives on a range of ocular co- morbidity.
To liaise with General Practitioners and other members of the multi-disciplinary team in preparing for patients surgery to provide the optimum in health care needs.
To act as patients advocate through effective support and information enabling them to make choices and decisions concerning present and future treatment.
Person specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- First Level Registration
Desirable criteria
- Mentoring/Teaching and Assessing qualification
Experience and knowledge
Essential criteria
- Awareness of patient care
Desirable criteria
- Up-to-date clinical knowledge
- Awareness of current nursing developments appropriate to area
- Ophthalmology experience
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Experience of working autonomously and within a multi-disciplinary team
- Effective written and verbal communication
- Possession of interpersonal skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Louise Nunney
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01493 452594
- Additional information
If you are interested in the post or require any further information contact Sister Louise Nunney or Senior Sister Jaya Jayan 01493 452594
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