Job overview

To support the Emergency Eye Referral Service and Ophthalmology Outpatients Service in clinic 9, Outpatients Department University Hospital and Macular Unit at Rugby St Cross Hospital. The service runs 6 days a week Monday-Saturday with some late shifts expected as part of your working week. The post holder will work closely with the wider Ophthalmology team to provide leadership and support to the team.

Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely with the wider Ophthalmology team to supply and deliver specialist ophthalmic care to paediatric and adult patients in EERS and outpatients. Responsible for conducting essential tests and investigator procedures to assist in diagnosing eye conditions. Escalating concerns beyond their scope of practice. Assisting the nursing team with assessing, planning, implementing, monitoring care and providing advice and guidance to patients, their careers and other professionals. As such, they will provide and receive complex, sensitive, confidential and emotive information that requires empathetic handling and management. The post holder will work under the supervision of the Registered Nurses and wider clinical team to support the day to day running of the service, delivering care to the patients and supporting careers and relatives, undertaking training for Visual Acuity, Measuring Intra ocular Pressures (IOP) with handheld device, Colour vision and checking for Relative Afferent pupillary Defect RAPDs,  A variety of  other diagnostic tests,  Blood pressures, Pulse and temperature and documenting findings in electronic patient records as well as administration of ocular medications once competent under trust governance. 

Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.

We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.

Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.

We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)

By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.

The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.