Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; United States; Remote; USD 33,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Professional development support

Job summary

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Macular clinic team. You will support patients attending the clinic with vision and intra-ocular pressure checks, and help prepare patients for consultations and injections.

You will help run the clinic, assist in ophthalmic investigations and procedures, maintain nursing records, and contribute to patient care standards according to NMC guidelines.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with active NMC registration.
• Experience in ophthalmic or clinical setting preferred.
• Strong communication and team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Support patients in the Macular clinic setting.
• Perform vision and intra-ocular pressure checks.
• Prepare patients for consultations and injections.
• Assist in ophthalmic investigations and procedures.
• Maintain accurate nursing records per NMC and Trust guidelines.
• Promote safe, high-quality patient care and effective communication.

Skills

Nursing care

Teamwork

IT literacy

Education

NMC registration

Tools

N/A

Job description

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., patients attending the department . Preparation of patients undergoing ophthalmic investigations, including requesting of relevant investigations, surgical procedures. To run and organise clinic and to assist in ophthalmic surgical procedures. Participates in maintaining a safe, comfortable and therapeutic environment for all patients and carers and maintain agreed standards of nursing care. Maintain nursing records in accordance with the NMC and Trust guidelines. Maintain and improve quality of patient care through contribution to the development of Essence of Care and clinical benchmarking within the unit. Ensure due regard is given to customs, values and spiritual beliefs of patients. Providing information and support to patients/carers, and ensuring all those involved in the care are aware of changes in the patients' condition. Assist in the safe custody, checking and administration of drugs. To undertake expanded practice, under supervision, in order to optimise patient care and in accordance with ward/department and Trust policies. Involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care. Ensure effective lines of communication within the department. Assisting the department manager in identifying required resources to enable nursing staff to provide agreed standards of patient care. Collaborates with other professional groups to ensure safe and effective care is made available on the department. Works in line with and promotes government and hospital strategies, ensuring nursing staff meet their responsibilities and are working to the aims and objectives of the organisation., The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working. The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24. Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £25.70 (standard disclosure) or £46.70 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment. From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years. Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa. This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults' policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures. Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation. All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action. As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence. Our statement on modern slavery We have zero tolerance of slavery and human trafficking and are committed to maintaining and improving systems, processes and policies to avoid complicity in human rights violation and to prevent slavery and human trafficking in our supply chain. The Trust policies, procedures, governance and legal arrangements are robust, ensuring that proper checks and due diligence are applied in employment procedures to ensure compliance with this legislation. We also conform to the NHS employment check standards within our workforce recruitment and selection practices. This strategic approach incorporates analysis of the Trust's supply chains and its partners to assess risk exposure and management on modern slavery. Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

• Registered Nurse, current NMC registration

Desirable criteria

• Mentorship/teaching qualification
• Post registration qualification in relevant specialty, Evidence of maintaining a clinical learning environment
• Evidence of working with students

Desirable criteria

• Post registration experience and successful completion of preceptorship
• Ophthalmic experience, Ability to organise workload and delegate tasks appropriately
• Ability to support less experienced staff.
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Good written and verbal communications
• Ability to problem solve
• IT skills, including e-mail and word processing, Supportive of colleagues
• Ability to work in changing environments
• Committed to high standards of patient care
• Exemplary personal standards of conduct and behaviour
• Maintain both personal and professional development
• Willingness to be flexible and adaptable, Knowledge of current nursing issues and clinical governance
• Demonstrate awareness of own limitations, You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.