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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Part time - 30 hours per week
Job ref
287-OPHT-79-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£37,338 - £44,962 per annum, pro rata
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
01/01/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Sister - Ophthalmology

Band 6

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced ophthalmic trained nurse to join our Macular service within St Paul's at the Royal Liverpool Hospital on a part-time basis.

The successful candidate will have experience within a hospital Ophthalmology unit and experience with Macular patients undergoing intravitreal injections.

Main duties of the job

The role will include general ophthalmic nursing care as well as assisting the specialist nurse practitioners and medical staff administering the treatment.ÌýÌý

The successful candidate must have recognised ophthalmic nursing qualifications or working towards such, excellent communication skills, attention to detail and be able to work on a variety of IT systems.

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Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.Ìý

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.Ìý

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. Ìý

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.Ìý

Ìýis 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.ÌýÌýis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.ÌýÌýspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheÌý is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.Ìý

For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theirÌý.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information within the role, please refer to the detailedÌý job description attached.

The successful candidate must be able to work well within a team and to liaise with other members of both the ophthalmic team and the multidisciplinary team.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse, current NMC registration
  • Teaching and assessing qualification or equivalent
  • Post registration qualification in speciality
Desirable criteria
  • 1st level degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of management experience
  • Evidence of change management
  • Application of evidence based practice
  • Evidence of developing high standards of patient care
  • Lead role in education of staff and patients

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Application of current nursing issues and healthcare governance

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work in changing environments
  • Basic IT skills, including e-mail and word processing

Other

Essential criteria
  • Supportive of colleagues
  • High level of personal and professional credibility
  • Well motivated

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring LevelNHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardVeteran Aware

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Mrs Lindy Gee
Job title
Business Manager for Clinical Eye Research Centre
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 3873