Macular Nurse Specialist

Macular Nurse Specialist NHS AfC:
Band 6

A fantastic opportunity has arisen to develop our retina service, caring for patients with macular and retia disease. We run one-stop and fast-track clinics including assessment, consultation and intravitreal injections treatment and also anti-VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) lists.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and compassionate individual who is keen to develop their skills, with support from our experienced team. We provide a variety of learning experiences, such as intravitreal injections and assisting clinicians with consultation. Our nursing team works closely with medical staff, and other members of the multidisciplinary team, to provide a high standard of safe and effective care.

Each shift has a senior team member in charge who provides support to the team, and organises patient flow to enable the clinics to run smoothly.

As part of the service improvement and development plan, Band 6 Nurse Specialists will have the opportunity to submit their expression of interest to be trained and progressed to band 7 level in Macular Nursing. Further information about these requirements and pathway can be discussed, and will involve completion of university further study and qualifications.

Full time or part time hours available

Interview:
July 21st

The successful candidate will work within the Macular Suite, providing care in a clinic environment in the Eye Outpatient department and potentially an additional location within UHD. They will be given an individually tailored induction programme, where senior staff will support them to learn the skills required to care for our patients as a Band 6 Macular Nurse Specialist. Our senior team will guide and support them to work through required competencies until skills are mastered and confidence gained to work more independently.

• NMC UK Registered Nurse
• Masters Level Module in Ophthalmology
• Ophthalmology Practitioner Training - Medical Retina
• Ophthalmology Foundation qualification

• Evidence of teaching/supervising in practice
• Evidence of multi-disciplinary team working
• Evidence of leadership skills
• Evidence of working independently
• Experience in administration of intravitreal injections
• At least 3 years experience of Ophthalmology nursing
• IT literacy using a range of current and relevant packages (Medisight, EPR, E-camis)
• Leadership ability, change management skills, planning and prioritisation, problem solving
• Commitment to personal and professional development and development of others

• Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working with aseptic techniques
• Basic ophthalmic conditions and treatment
• Ability to assess need for and interpret ophthalmology related investigations and tests relevant to the macular patient (eg. OCT, visual fields)
• Macular diseases and treatment knowledge

• Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
• Ability to prioritise effectively
• Ability to work under pressure and with frequent interruptions

Please note: Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands.

This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.

COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.

Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.

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.

Name:
Mehrafarin Izadpanah –

Job title:

Macula lead – Email:  – Telephone:

To arrange a formal visit, please contact:
Lead Macular Practitioner, Mehrafarin Izadpanah – Email: