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Staff Nurse Ophthalmolgy Outpatients

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Location
Salary
£29,970 - £36,483 per annum pro rata
Profession
Nurse (adult and children)
Grade
Band 5
Deadline
30 Apr 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
17 Apr 2025

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.

The post is 20 hours per week

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

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.