Ophthalmology Nurse Specialist

The Victoria Eye Unit, Ophthalmology Department is looking for an Ophthalmic Specialist Injector for the Retinal Injection Service.

To practice autonomously with a high level of accountability in the direct delivery of high-quality care, making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment.

Support and enable patients and carers to make informed decision relating to their treatment and management, escalate concerns within professional structures as required.

Main duties of the job

To deliver patient centred care to Ophthalmic patients within the retinal service.

Continued practical and theoretical knowledge to maintain competencies in the intravitreal injection/retinal service.

Provide health education & counselling to patients and relatives, which promotes the health and well being of patients.

Achieve high standards of care in accordance with policies and procedures.

Deliver evidenced based care, promoting best clinical and professional practice.

The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team of consultants, speciality doctors, trainee surgical doctors, orthoptists, optometrists, imaging technicians and theatre team, to ensure continuity of care.

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.