Senior Nurse Ophthalmology Nurse Practitioner, Band 7

The Ophthalmology nurse practitioner role provides high-quality specialist ophthalmic nursing care to patients including skills in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and treatment within the uveitis, casualty and medical retinal multidisciplinary pod services. The post holder also leads on the delivery of specific ophthalmic procedures such as delivery of Yag laser capsulotomy, injections of botulinum toxin to muscles around the eye, fundus angiography and photodynamic therapy., To work alongside the Matron, consultants and wider team to determine and deliver on service strategic objectives and to promote the overarching vision for the service

- To provide expert knowledge and advice in own specialist area, ensuring maintenance of clinical excellence underpinned by evidence-based practice

- To lead on the delivery of specific ophthalmic procedures such as delivery of Yag laser capsulotomy, injections of botulinum toxin to muscles around the eye, fundus angiography and photodynamic therapy

- To provide specialist ophthalmic skills in assessment, diagnosis, prescribing and treatment within the uveitis, casualty and medical retinal multidisciplinary pod services

- To manage triage telephone referrals from GPs, Emergency Department, Minor Injury Units, optometrists and self-referring patients, and collate data for audit

- To take day to day responsibility on effective management of nursing resource, ensuring staff rotas are able to deliver safe and effective patient care

- To work collaboratively and cohesively with the multidisciplinary team to meet the needs of patients and their families

- To take an active role within clinical governance and quality framework, helping to embed the culture of continuous improvement

- To contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of standard operational procedures, policies, protocols and guidelines relevant to the defined service

Gloucestershire Hospitals is one of the largest hospital trusts in England serving a diverse population of almost 620,000 people. We provide acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, Cheltenham General Hospital and Gloucestershire Royal Hospital.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred care across a range of clinical areas.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff.

We are committed to diversity, inclusion and equality of opportunity for everyone, valuing and celebrating differences and encouraging a workplace and culture where all can thrive. We endeavour to ensure each and every person working in our organisation feel respected and valued.

In return, we offer the opportunity to work at a trust that is on a truly exciting Journey to Outstanding and to make a real difference to the lives of our patients, their families and the wider community. We are also committed to training and developing you to be the best you can be and offer you a rewarding career, whatever your role.