Ophthalmic Nurse Injector and Triage Nurse

Ophthalmic Nurse Injector and Triage Nurse

NHS AfC: Band 6

Main area Ophthalmology Grade NHS AfC: Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (to suit the service. Will be required to travel between sites) Job ref 214-SRG-8138995-A

Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Job overview

Are you a compassionate, motivated nurse looking to develop your career in ophthalmology? We’re looking for an Ophthalmic Nurse Injector and Triage Nurse to join our dedicated Ophthalmology team.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care , working alongside experienced Consultant Ophthalmologists, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll lead our nurse-led intravitreal (IVT) injection clinics , caring for patients receiving treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and other retinal conditions. You’ll also support the triage of ophthalmic emergency patients , working closely with the specialist nursing team to ensure timely assessment and appropriate management.

Your clinical expertise, attention to detail and sound judgement will be key to delivering safe, compassionate care.

You’ll work closely with a named Consultant Ophthalmologist , who will provide clinical support before IVT injections are administered, ensuring safe and effective treatment.

Grow your skills. Shape our service. Make an impact.

We’re committed to your professional development , with opportunities for training, multidisciplinary team meetings and service improvement initiatives.

Your knowledge, experience and ideas will help us develop best practice and improve patient care across the department.

If you’re passionate about ophthalmology and want to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Working for our organisation

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person specification

Knowledge

• Flexible
• Good team worker
• Ability to manage own caseload
• Ability to recognise deterioration and refer to consultant if required
• Knowledge of A & P of the eye
• Previous work within an Ophthalmic setting
• Previous ophthalmic injecting experience

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse Adult with valid NMC registration or suitable alternative Ophthalmic qualification.
• Nursing study degree or Ophthalmic equivalent
• Evidence of post registered Ophthalmic education
• Working towards Non medical prescribers qualification or willing to undertake
• Consent Course

Further Training

• Commitment to professional development and education
• IT skills including use of data bases
• Evidence of working with challenging/non-compliant patients

Experience

• Evidence of post registered experience of Ophthalmology
• Experience of moving and handling patients
• Experience of patient centre care
• Ability to prioritise
• Articulate with track record of problem solving
• Experience of working with LD, patients who lack capacity and other challenging situations
• Experience of using slit lamp, volk lens
• Experience of triage phone calls and assessment of patients with potential emergency ophthalmic conditions

Contractual

• Follow CARE values
• Good professional conduct
• Appropriate registration and revalidation
• Ability to travel between sites
• Flexible

Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:

Home Office guidance has changed. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.

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We reserve the right to close a vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications have been received. Priority for vacancies at the Trust will be given to existing employees of Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust whose roles are currently at risk of redundancy due to organisational change. If a high number of applications are received, a longlisting exercise will be conducted prior to shortlisting.

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