Theatre Scrub Nurse | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; England; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare institution in England seeks a passionate Registered Nurse to join their ophthalmic services team. This role involves delivering high-quality care, advocating for patients, and actively participating in the implementation of evidence-based practices. You will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and assist in delivering efficient surgical and out-patient services. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to patient safety and quality nursing care within the NHS framework.

Benefits

Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme

Free 24/7 independent counselling service

Learning and development opportunities

Attractive benefits and discounts

Free Pilates classes

Flexible working environment

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with experience in ophthalmic services.
• Strong understanding of clinical practices and patient safety.
• Compassionate and able to advocate for patients.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality nursing care to ophthalmic patients.
• Facilitate surgical procedures and out-patient services.
• Participate in developing evidence-based practices.

Skills

Clinical ophthalmic practice

Patient advocacy

Evidence-based practice

Health and Safety compliance

Education

Registered Nurse qualification

Job description

Overview

The post holder will assist with the delivery of ophthalmic services at Moorfields in Bedford. The post holder will facilitate the provision of excellent nursing care and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, scrub in theatre. They will assist in ensuring the effective running of the services which consist of surgery, out-patients and Daycare treatments whilst ensuring the safety and wellbeing of patients and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person-centered care principles.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for carrying out clinical ophthalmic practice within designated clinical areas, ensuring that high quality, current evidence-based nursing assessment, care planning, implementation, interventions and evaluations for patients is provided from admission through to discharge.
• Perform scrubbing duties of different ophthalmic procedures.
• Responsible for the application of knowledge across the range of ophthalmic work procedures and practices, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and practical experience.
• To act as advocate for patients within the area, to ensure a patient orientated approach to the delivery of care and to meet standards within the NHS Plan and other relevant guidelines.
• Participate in key developments relating to the ophthalmic specialty so that high quality patient focused services are promoted.
• To help ensure that the learning environment and specialist training is provided for the benefit of all staff and that evidence-based practice is incorporated and utilized in the teaching environment.
• To ensure mandatory training is kept up to date
• To work with the Practice Development Team in the development and implementing of evidence-based practice.
• Be a role model and demonstrate specialist knowledge and high standards of clinical practice and provide support or advice when necessary.
• Actively participate in audit taking, presenting and sharing of audit outcomes.
• To comply at all times with the requirements of the Health & Safety regulations under the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and to take responsibility for the health and safety and welfare of others in the working environment ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment.
• To comply at all times with the Trusts Information Governance Policy. The policy sets out the accountability and reporting arrangements for Information Governance in the trust and how assurance is provided that the Trust continues to meet at least the minimum standards of information governance compliance required by the NHS Information Governance Toolkit.
• The trust has adopted a security policy in order to help protect patients, visitors and staff and to safeguard their property. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that those persons using the trust and its service are as secure as possible.
• It is the responsibility of all trust employees to fully comply with the safeguarding policies and procedures of the trust. As a Moorfields employee you must ensure that you understand your role in protecting adults and children that may be at risk of abuse. Individuals must ensure compliance with their safeguarding training.
• The trust is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. A copy of our policy is available from the human resources department.
• You should familiarise yourself with the requirements of the trust’s policies in respect of the Freedom of Information Act and comply with those requirements accordingly.
• The role description gives a general outline of the duties of the post and is not intended to be an inflexible or finite list of tasks. It may be varied, from time to time, after consultation with the post holder.
• You are responsible for ensuring that all equipment used by patients is clean/decontaminated as instructed by manufacturers and in line with the infection control/guidelines protocol and policy.
• Full Job description can be found attached
• This advert closes on Thursday 18 Dec 2025

Benefits

• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation
• And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Compliance

• To comply at all times with the requirements of the Health & Safety regulations under the Health & Safety at Work Act (1974) and to take responsibility for the health and safety and welfare of others in the working environment ensuring that agreed safety procedures are carried out to maintain a safe environment.
• To comply at all times with the Trusts Information Governance Policy. The policy sets out the accountability and reporting arrangements for Information Governance in the trust and how assurance is provided that the Trust continues to meet at least the minimum standards of information governance compliance required by the NHS Information Governance Toolkit.
• The trust has adopted a security policy in order to help protect patients, visitors and staff and to safeguard their property. All employees have a responsibility to ensure that those persons using the trust and its service are as secure as possible.
• It is the responsibility of all trust employees to fully comply with the safeguarding policies and procedures of the trust. As a Moorfields employee you must ensure that you understand your role in protecting adults and children that may be at risk of abuse. Individuals must ensure compliance with their safeguarding training.
• The trust is committed to a policy of equal opportunities. A copy of our policy is available from the human resources department.
• You should familiarise yourself with the requirements of the trust’s policies in respect of the Freedom of Information Act and comply with those requirements accordingly.