Staff Nurse – Eye Unit
The closing date is 19 April 2026
Note: This is a 12 month fixed‑term contract.
Due to expansion of our service, we have an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join us. This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology Nursing team. We have recently achieved Silver accreditation and Team of the Month for our development of the Nurse Injector Service.
The Eye Unit is a multidisciplinary team that provides holistic care for a large group of patients with different ophthalmic conditions. We are a big team which includes 20 Nurses & HCSW’s, Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Technicians and Admin.
There are 3 main areas: an outpatients department, a day case ward that caters for patients undergoing eye surgery under local and general anaesthetic, and an anti‑VEGF injection service.
Ophthalmology experience is preferable, but full training and support can be given. We can provide lots of teaching and training opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills around Ophthalmology.
Main duties
- Work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:
- The assessment of care and health education needs
- Provide holistic care for our wide range of patients
- Complete accurate documentation electronically
- Work on the Ward admitting, preparing for surgery, recovering and discharging Day Case Patients who have had eye surgery under local and general anaesthetic.
- Work in our busy outpatients department checking visual acuity, biometry, nurse‑led triage for casualty patients, undertake mini pre‑assessment, ECG, bloods, cannulas, IVs.
- Train to become a Nurse Injector running your own clinic and progress into Band 6 specialist.
- Assist with IV fluorescein clinic.
To gain experience and skills in
- Clinical practice
- Facilitation and teaching
- Management (as appropriate)
Qualifications & Training
- NMC registered
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Knowledge & experience
- Good understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for own practice & behaviour
- Up‑to‑date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice at the level of a newly qualified nurse.
- Able to demonstrate effective consolidation of nursing knowledge & practice after qualification & preceptorship
- Experience working in a registered nurse role
- Ophthalmology experience
- Outpatient/day surgery experience
- Venepuncture & cannulation
- Experience using Millennium system
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.
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