Staff Nurse - Eye Unit

Royal United Hospital; Bath; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 37,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking healthcare organization as a Staff Nurse in the Eye Unit, where you will provide holistic care to patients with various ophthalmic conditions. This part-time role offers a supportive environment with opportunities for training and professional development. You will work alongside a multidisciplinary team, ensuring high-quality patient care in a dynamic setting. With a focus on staff well-being and a commitment to inclusive practices, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact in the community while advancing your nursing career.

Benefits

Health and wellness programs

Training and development opportunities

Supportive team environment

Qualifications

• Experience in venepuncture and cannulation is essential.
• Knowledge of NMC Code of Practice required for practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic care for patients undergoing eye surgery.
• Work in outpatient department checking visual acuity and triaging patients.

Skills

Venepuncture

Cannulation

Ophthalmology experience

Outpatient/day surgery experience

NMC Code of Practice

Education

Registered Nurse

Job description

This post is only open to internal applicants.

Staff Nurse - Eye Unit

Band 5

Main area Ophthalmology Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 27 hours per week (Shifts will be Monday-Friday only. No weekends or bank holidays) Job ref 427-7153383

Site Royal United Hospital Bath Town Bath Salary £29,970 - £36,483 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 01/06/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/06/2025

Job overview

Due to expansion of our service we an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join us. This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology Nursing team.

The Eye Unit is a multidisciplinary team provided holistic care for a large group of patients with different ophthalmic conditions. We are a big team which includes 20 Nurses & HCSW's, Ophthalmologist's, Optometrist's, Technicians and Admin.

Due to expansion of our service, we have an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse (with progression into a Band 6 once competent) 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.

There are 3 main areas to our department; We have an outpatients department, a day case ward which caters for patients undergoing Eye surgery under local and general anaesthetic, and an Anti veg-f injection service.

Ophthalmology experience is preferable, however 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 of the job

To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) 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

Main duties would include:

• To 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 patient, undertake mini pre-assessment, ECG, Bloods, Cannulas, IV's
• 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)

To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication and participate in clinical supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We’ve even got a pool!

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please find attached to the vacancy a detailed person specification and job description for further information about this role.

Person specification

Knoweldge & experience

• Venepuncture & Cannulation
• Up-to-date knowledge of nursing theory and best practice
• Good understanding of NMC Code of Practice and requirements of it for own practice & behaviour
• Ophthalmology experience
• Outpatient/day surgery experience

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.