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Job summary

Main area
Ophtalmology
Grade
MHS AfC: Band 6
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days a week (Monday - Friday))
Job ref
190-0867-DIR
Employer
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Town
Sheffield
Salary
£38,682 - £46,580 per annum pro rata for part time staff
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
30/09/2025 23:59
Interview date
10/10/2025

Employer heading

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Medical Retina Nurse Practitioner

MHS AfC: Band 6

We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced nurse to work within the Medical Retina Service within Ophthalmology. 

The successful candidate will participate in all aspects of Medical Retina such as running theatre lists to treat AMD, nurse led clinics and there is plenty of opportunity for development.

To support the Medical Retina Service: Focusing in macular degeneration specifically with a view to expanding the role within the Medical Retina Speciality as the post develops.

 

Main duties of the job

To undertake and support in the assessment, planning, examination, diagnosis and treatment of specific programmes of patient care and setting of standards of care aimed at providing a high quality of service.

To assist the consultant in assessing patients and undertaking treatment for patients with age related macular degeneration and other conditions as the role develops.

Undertake fundoscopy and manage own caseload in clinic.

Will report on photographic images for patients with age related macular degeneration as part of the AMD service virtual clinic.

Give intravitreal injections as part of the patients’ management and offer advice as appropriate.

Exercise judgement in assessing wide ranging patient problems and promote options for optimum patient care.

Practising as a competent, fully registered, non-medical prescriber.

To maintain effective communication with all patients, carers and members of the healthcare team.

To act sensitively, confidentially and with empathy in demonstrating understanding of wide ranging physical and emotional needs.

Work unsupervised, within Trust Guidelines, Policies and Procedures and professional codes of conduct, seeking advice on non-routine matters from line managers or Duty Matron.

To ensure accurate, contemporaneous and timely care records, both written and electronic.

 

Working for our organisation

You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.

When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.

 

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered Nurse Adult with valid NMC registration
  • Nursing Studies degree or equivalent
  • Evidence of post registered education relevant to the role
Desirable criteria
  • Non-medical prescribing qualification

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Extensive post registration experience
  • Extensive experience in ophthalmology
  • Slit lamp biomicroscopy skills
  • Experience of managing own workload
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of using Volk lens desirable

Further training

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work autonomously as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Good communication skills
  • Commitment to professional development and education
Desirable criteria
  • IT skills including use of data base

Special Skills

Essential criteria
  • Articulate with track record of problem solving

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

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jennifer Smith
Job title
Senior Sister
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0114 2261262
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