Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology

Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology

The closing date is 21 May 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 registered staff nurse to join our Community Macular service within the Garston Community Site. The role requires dual site activity, including St Paul's at the Royal Liverpool Hospital, most likely on a 3:2 split. The successful candidate will have experience within a hospital Ophthalmology unit and experience with Macular patients undergoing intravitreal injections.

We are looking for someone with experience of working in a high volume healthcare environment. Experience of working in an Ophthalmic setting would be an advantage.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to take on a new challenge and develop this role. You will be given full training along with competency based assessment for skill development.

The successful applicant will be well supported by the nursing team and encouraged to develop the role to its full potential. The candidate must be enthusiastic, dynamic, flexible, reliable and ready to take on a demanding role working with a high volume of patients.

We are looking for nurses who have excellent communication skills and can demonstrate passion and empathy to this client group and who want to make a difference to the quality of our patients' lives.

Main duties

You will be working alongside an established Macular nursing team and your duties will include supporting patients who are attending the clinic. You will be performing vision checks, intra ocular pressure checks and learning other ophthalmic skills that will allow you to prepare the patients for consultation and injections. You will be working alongside a full multidisciplinary team.

Job responsibilities

• Visual assessment, ophthalmic investigations, treatment and triage of patients attending the department.
• Preparation of patients undergoing ophthalmic investigations, including requesting relevant investigations and surgical procedures.
• Run and organise clinic and assist in ophthalmic surgical procedures.
• Participate in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers, and maintain agreed standards of nursing care.
• Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Trust guidelines.
• Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit.
• Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients.
• Provide information and support to patients/carers, and ensure all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patient's condition.
• Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs.
• Undertake expanded practice, under supervision, to optimise patient care and in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies.
• Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care.
• Ensure effective lines of communication within the department.
• Assist the department manager in identifying required resources to enable nursing staff to provide agreed standards of patient care.
• Collaborate with other professional groups to ensure safe and effective care is made available on the department.
• Works in line with and promotes government and hospital strategies, ensuring nursing staff meet their responsibilities and are working to the aims and objectives of the organisation.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration.

Experience

• Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment.
• Evidence of working with students.
• Post registration experience and successful completion of preceptorship.
• Ophthalmic experience.

Skills

• Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately.
• Ability to support less experienced staff.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Good written and verbal communications.
• Ability to problem solve.
• Basic IT skills, including e mail and word processing.

Other

• Supportive of colleagues.
• Ability to work in changing environments.
• Committed to high standards of patient care.
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour.
• Maintain both personal and professional development.
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance.
• Demonstrate awareness of own limitations.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.