Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Ophthalmology Service as a Senior Staff Nurse. We are seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic registered nurse with excellent clinical, leadership and communication skills to support the delivery of high-quality ophthalmic care across our outpatient and treatment services.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Ophthalmic nurse looking to further develop their leadership, service improvement, and specialist ophthalmology skills within a busy and progressive multidisciplinary team.
The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting patient pathways, service delivery and staff development while maintaining a strong focus on patient experience, safety, and quality.
The post holder will work across a range of ophthalmology services, including outpatient clinics, diagnostic services, minor procedures, and intravitreal injection sessions. The role includes supporting and delivering intravitreal injection treatments for those already trained or following appropriate training and competency assessment, ensuring patients receive safe, effective and compassionate care.
The post holders will be working across both Eye Service Locations at Queen Mary's Hospital and Orpington Hospital.
Main duties of the job
- Provide patient-centred nursing care for patients with a range of ophthalmic conditions, ensuring safe, effective and evidence-based practice.
- Deliver specialist ophthalmic services, including intravitreal injection clinics, emergency ophthalmology pathways and pre-assessment services.
- Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care and treatment.
- Act as a senior clinical nurse and role model, providing advice and support to patients, carers and multidisciplinary team members.
- Support the delivery of high-quality care through clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
- Contribute to workforce development through supervision, teaching and support of nursing and support staff.
- Coordinate clinical activity, patient flow and workforce deployment to support efficient service delivery.
- Undertake delegated leadership and management responsibilities within the clinical area.
- Act as nurse in charge when required and support day-to-day operational management of the service.
- Support the effective running of the department in the absence of senior nursing staff.
About us The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites. In June 2026, we launched our new strategy for 2026-31. Our vision is to transform healthcare, and we have agreed six strategic ambitions to help us improve care for patients, and the working lives of our staff.
Benefits
- Agenda for Change pay scheme
- Band 6 salary (£45,953 to £54,254 a year)
Person Specification
- 1st level Registered General Nurse with active UK NMC registration
- Further professional studies relevant to the clinical area
- Mentorship programme or equivalent teaching qualification
- Demonstrable clinical expertise, relevant to the area.
- Intravitreal Injector experience or willingness to attain competency
- Communication skills - able to relate and communicate with patients and staff at all levels and from different professions.
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