Job summary
- Main area
- Adnexal
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent: 22.5 hours per week
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)
- Job ref
- 273-DC-8034807
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moorfields City Road
- Town
- LONDON
- Salary
- £39,764.40 - £44,097.60 Per Annum, Including HCAS. Pro Rata'd as Part Time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/06/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Band 8a
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new Oriel site in St Pancras, Camden—a state-of-the-art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof. This groundbreaking facility, developed in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, will enable transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
In this part time post the successful candidate will be responsible for assessing the patients’ adnexal condition at the first point of contact, providing autonomous practice which demonstrates high level of accountability at an advanced clinical level, delivering high-quality direct patient care, making critical medical and surgical decisions and providing treatment based on advanced clinical skills assessment and non-medical prescribing.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in collaboration with the Adnexal Team; Consultant, Medical Consultants, Senior Nurses and Health Support Worker and the Matron and wider Trust to deliver high quality, safe effective care and experience to patient, families and carers.
The post holder will provide advanced ophthalmic nursing care in accordance with evidence-based practice, legislation, policies, and procedures.
The Advanced Nurse Practitioner should continuously seek to develop and implement improvement, meet key performance indicators, quality and safety standards relevant to the service. Exercise advance clinical expertise, use discretion and judgement in decision making as an autonomous practitioner
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Practice autonomously demonstrating high level of accountability at an advanced clinical level, delivering high-quality direct patient care, making critical clinical decisions based on advanced clinical skills assessment.
With support from the Nurse Consultant, be responsible for a caseload of patients surgically and managing new and review nurse led clinics in-person and via telemedicine.
Work in partnership with individuals, families and carers, using a range of assessment methods as appropriate (e.g. of history-taking, holistic assessment, identifying risk factors, mental health assessments, requesting, undertaking and/or interpreting diagnostic tests, and conducting health needs assessments).
Assess, diagnosis and treat patients, develop treatment plans within set guidelines, and record clinical findings using the department information systems, when necessary, collaborate with the multi-professional and/or scrutinise and refer to the senior clinical colleagues as appropriate.
Challenge practice so that the best and most appropriate treatment is given to the patient, maintaining and monitoring high standards of care, recognising and responding proactively to patients’ changing clinical needs.
Maintain professional competence, authority and credibility by undertaking regular clinical sessions in line with your job plan (Appendix 2) and being highly visible to patients, carers and staff, actively seeking feedback about the quality of services. Collaborate in the establishment and monitoring of protocols/care pathways.
Person specification
Education/Professional Registration
Essential criteria
- Registered Nurse Degree in health-related subject
- PG Cert: Clinical Ophthalmic Practice or equivalent
- Msc in Advance practice or working towards
- Non-Medical prescriber course
- Management qualification /experience
- Leadership course
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working autonomously in an advanced nursing role in Ophthalmology at a Band 7 or above
- Workforce planning
- Clinical audit and research
- Resource Management
Desirable criteria
- Worked as clinical nurse specialist in Specialist Service
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Advanced clinical practice skills: experienced in carrying out Nurse led Minor operations as part of the Adnexal pathway
- Administration and management of patients requiring Botulinum Toxin treatment, New Lacrimal,. PostOperative and Telemedicine Clinic
- Ability to lead staff and manage change effectively Ability to prioritise and meet deadlines
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Nicola Dunlop
- Job title
- Adnexal Nurse Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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