Medical Retina Nurse Practitioner

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Sheffield seeks an experienced nurse for their Medical Retina Service. Responsibilities include assisting in the assessment and treatment of age-related macular degeneration. The role offers opportunities for professional development and a supportive working environment with excellent benefits, including flexible working arrangements and career progression.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible working options

Pension schemes

Health and wellbeing packages

Qualifications

• Experience in ophthalmology or related fields is preferred.
• Full registration with a relevant nursing body.
• Skills in intravitreal injections and fundoscopy.

Responsibilities

• Participate in running theatre lists and nurse-led clinics.
• Assist in the assessment and treatment of AMD.
• Maintain accurate patient care records.

Skills

Competent communication skills

Ability to provide patient care

Judgement in patient assessment

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to work within the Medical Retina Service within Ophthalmology. The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of Medical Retina, including running theatre lists to treat AMD and nurse-led clinics, with opportunities for development as the post evolves.

Responsibilities

• Focus on macular degeneration with a view to expanding the role within the Medical Retina specialty as the post develops.
• Assist in the assessment, planning, examination, diagnosis and treatment of specific patient care programmes and set standards of care to provide a high-quality service.
• Assist the consultant in assessing patients and undertaking treatment for patients with age-related macular degeneration and other conditions as the role develops.
• Undertake fundoscopy and manage own caseload in clinic.
• Report on photographic images for patients with age-related macular degeneration as part of the AMD service virtual clinic.
• Give intravitreal injections as part of patient management and provide appropriate advice.
• Exercise judgement in assessing wide-ranging patient problems and promote options for optimum patient care.
• Practise as a competent, fully registered, non-medical prescriber.
• Maintain effective communication with all patients, carers and members of the healthcare team.
• Act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide-ranging physical and emotional needs.
• Work unsupervised, within Trust Guidelines, Policies and Procedures and professional codes of conduct; seek advice on non-routine matters from line managers or Duty Matron.
• Ensure accurate, contemporaneous and timely care records, both written and electronic.

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees, including commitments to professional development and policies to support work-life balance.

Please note that to comply with the UK Government's rules on Skilled Worker sponsorship, applicants who do not meet eligibility requirements or concessions on salary thresholds under the Skilled Worker visa will not be eligible for sponsorship from the Trust. Details on these concessions and who qualifies can be found here.

Additional information

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We are committed to helping our staff balance work and home life and to supporting their development. We offer career development opportunities, flexible working, generous annual leave and pension schemes, health and wellbeing packages and financial support options, including salary sacrifice schemes and access to retailer discounts.