Lead Ophthalmic Nurse — Intravitreal & Clinic Services

King's College Hospital; Foots Cray; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

King's College Hospital is seeking an experienced ophthalmic nurse to advance leadership, service improvement and specialist ophthalmology skills within a busy multidisciplinary team.

You will support patient pathways, service delivery and staff development, maintaining high standards of patient experience, safety and quality across outpatient clinics, diagnostics, minor procedures and intravitreal sessions.

Qualifications

• Registered nurse with ophthalmic experience and leadership skills.
• Experience in service improvement and staff development is desirable.
• Committed to patient safety, compassionate care and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred nursing care for patients with ophthalmic conditions.
• Deliver specialist ophthalmic services including intravitreal injection clinics and emergency pathways.
• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate individualised patient care and treatment.
• Act as senior clinical nurse and role model, providing advice and support to patients and multidisciplinary team.
• Support clinical governance, quality improvement and patient safety initiatives.
• Contribute to workforce development through supervision and teaching of nursing staff.
• Coordinate clinical activity, patient flow and workforce deployment.
• Undertake delegated leadership and management responsibilities within the clinical area.
• Act as nurse in charge when required and support day-to-day operational management.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical governance

Ophthalmic nursing

Staff development

Patient experience

Education

NMC registered nurse

Job description

King's College Hospital is seeking an experienced ophthalmic nurse to advance leadership, service improvement and specialist ophthalmology skills within a busy multidisciplinary team.

You will support patient pathways, service delivery and staff development, maintaining high standards of patient experience, safety and quality across outpatient clinics, diagnostics, minor procedures and intravitreal sessions.