Job overview

Due to expansion of our service we an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join us. This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology Nursing team. 

The Eye Unit is a multidisciplinary team provided holistic care for a large group of patients with different ophthalmic conditions. We are a big team which includes Nurses, Health Care Support Workers, Ophthalmologist's, Optometrist's, Technicians and Admin.

Due to expansion of our service, we have an opportunity for a Band 5 Nurse to join us. This is an exciting time to join our friendly and supportive Ophthalmology Nursing team.  We have recently achieved Silver accreditation and Team of the Month for our development of the Nurse Injector Service.

There are 3 main areas to our department; We have an outpatients department, a day case ward which caters for patients undergoing Eye surgery under local and general anaesthetic, and an Anti veg-f injection service. 

Ophthalmology experience is preferable, however full training and support can be given.  We can provide lots of teaching and training opportunities to enhance your knowledge and skills around Ophthalmology.

Main duties of the job

To work according to the NMC Code of Professional Conduct and relevant professional guidelines as a named nurse or key worker (with facilitation) for a defined group of patients and take responsibility for:

• The assessment of care and health education needs
• Provide holistic care for our wide range of patients
• Complete accurate documentation electronically

Main duties would include:

• To work on the Ward admitting, preparing for surgery, recovering  and discharging Day Case Patients who have had Eye surgery  under local and general anaesthetic
• Work in our busy outpatients department checking visual acuity, Biometry, Nurse led triage for casualty patient, undertake mini pre-assessment, ECG, Bloods, Cannulas, IV's
• Train to become a Nurse Injector running your own clinic and progress into Band 6 specialist
• Assist with IV fluorescein clinic 
• Triaging emergency referrals once competent

To gain experience and skills in:

• Clinical practice
• Facilitation and teaching
• Management (as appropriate)

To work in accordance with the RUH Nursing Strategy and contribute towards achieving its objectives and maintain effective communication and participate in clinical supervision as appropriate and to teach and act as a facilitator/mentor/preceptor/ role model to less experienced staff.

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are proud to be  in the top 20 best hospitals to work for in the country. 

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff well-being, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial well-being. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.