Job requirements
Essential
7 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Significant post-registration clinical experience with evidence of sustained professional development and a minimum of 3 years experience within Ophthalmology
- Experience
Proven evidence of management ability and leadership
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Registered Nurse Adult (NMC)
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Specialist post-graduate education/qualifications relevant to Ophthalmology
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Demonstrable evidence of ability to study at Level 7 (either previous Level 6 or level 7 study)
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Mentoring, Facilitating Workplace Learning or Clinical Supervision Qualification
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Hold History Taking and Clinical Assessment module
Desirable
6 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Evidence of existing clinical skills / procedures as per job description
- Experience
Experience of Change Management
- Experience
Post-registration clinical experience in Emergency Eye Care
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Completed or completing Level 7 MSc, relevant to clinical area or speciality, or willing to undertake
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Hold or able to undertake & register with professional regulatory body (NMC) as an Independent/Supplementary Prescriber
- Education, Qualifications and Training
Leadership course/qualification
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).
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.
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.
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This advert is for Advanced Nurse Practitioner - Eye Casualty/Ophthalmology with Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust in Reading, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Nurse practitioner role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 01 Nov 2026.
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