# Senior Paediatric Ophthalmic Nurse > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-paediatric-ophthalmic-nurse/1b15f05d-33ed-4ef4-91f7-8da7f3dcad7e - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-paediatric-ophthalmic-nurse/1b15f05d-33ed-4ef4-91f7-8da7f3dcad7e.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Nurse (adult and children) - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum including HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity cover) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Long day, Early, Late, No night shifts and no weekends) - **Closing date:** 2026-06-29T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-15T15:21:15.740Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Moorfields_Eye_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Nursing/Nursing-v8084920 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8084920?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and provision of specialist ophthalmic nursing advice and carries out specialist nursing procedures including daycase surgical patients (NHS and Private). The post holder will provide clinical and managerial leadership to junior staff, students and may undertake research, lead clinical audits in own specialist area. They will assist the Ward Manager in ensuring the effective running of the ward; carrying out outpatient activities and ophthalmic emergency care. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles. ### Main duties of the job Independently manage a group of patients within the ophthalmic speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct care. Responsible for carrying out clinical ophthalmic practice within the designated clinical area, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge. Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.  This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations. Assist the nurse-in-charge in the effective running of the ward, clinic and Paediatric  A&E in accordance with Trust and local policies and procedures. Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication for in-patients and out-patients. Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Independently manage a group of patients within the ophthalmic speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct care. - Responsible for carrying out clinical ophthalmic practice within the designated clinical area, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge. - Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care.  This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations. - Assist the ward manager in the effective running of the ward in accordance with Trust and local policies and procedures. - Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication for in-patients. - Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality.  To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same. - Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines. - Ensure staffs take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood). - Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area. - Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards. - Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review. ## Job Details The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, planning and provision of specialist ophthalmic nursing advice and carries out specialist nursing procedures including daycase surgical patients (NHS and Private). The post holder will provide clinical and managerial leadership to junior staff, students and may undertake research, lead clinical audits in own specialist area. They will assist the Ward Manager in ensuring the effective running of the ward; carrying out outpatient activities and ophthalmic emergency care. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles. ## Job Description Independently manage a group of patients within the ophthalmic speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct care. Responsible for carrying out clinical ophthalmic practice within the designated clinical area, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge. Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations. Assist the nurse-in-charge in the effective running of the ward, clinic and Paediatric A&E in accordance with Trust and local policies and procedures. Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication for in-patients and out-patients. Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same. ## Responsibilities Independently manage a group of patients within the ophthalmic speciality whilst working as part of the multidisciplinary team, delivering individualised and personalised direct care. - Responsible for carrying out clinical ophthalmic practice within the designated clinical area, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge. - Demonstrate appropriate practice and specialist advice in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of patient care. This includes history taking, physical examination and the requesting of agreed diagnostic procedures/clinical investigations. - Assist the ward manager in the effective running of the ward in accordance with Trust and local policies and procedures. - Responsible for the correct administration of prescribed medication for in-patients. - Be responsible for assessing and recognising emergencies in the speciality. To interpret information and take appropriate action and to lead others to do the same. - Act as an advocate for patients within the department, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines. - Ensure staffs take precautions to minimise the risk of cross infection in relation to the safe disposal of body fluids (including blood). - Ensure safe and effective care for complex patients requiring advance clinical skills and responsible for carrying out specialist nursing procedures to area. - Promote high quality clinical care, and assist in the development of the specialist service, through the use of evidence-based practice and clinical standards. - Provide a seamless, high quality service from referral through to assessment, diagnosis, treatment and review. ## Person Specification ### Knowledge **Essential** - Demonstrates evidence of well-developed clinical practice - Demonstrates a knowledge and understanding of safeguarding children and young people **Desirable** - Demonstrates an understanding of audit, quality and governance issues ### Application and interview **Essential** - Interpersonal relationship/ Engagement with staff and service users - Flexible approach to shift patterns - Reliable with good time keeping ## Documents - [meh privacy notice (pdf, 138.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1732) - [meh staff benefits (pdf, 919.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1731) - [ps for band 6 paeds nurse (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377599) - [job description paeds nurse band 6 (pdf, 280.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10377598) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.