Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Band 5 registered staff nurse to join our team at the Royal, within the macular treatment centre.
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.
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 it's 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 quality of our patients lives.
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.
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 but not essential. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is keen to take on a new challenge and develop this role within the existing team. 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 it's 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.
You will be working alongside a full multidisciplinary team. 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 quality of our patients lives.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lindy Gee Job title: Business Manager Email address: Lindy.Gee@liverpoolft.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 706 3873
Dept Manager also: Kate.hagan@liverpoolft.nhs.uk
