Ophthalmic Nurse Injector and Triage Nurse

Ophthalmic Nurse Injector and Triage Nurse NHS AfC:
Band 6

Main area Ophthalmology Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (to suit the service. Will be required to travel between sites) Job
-SRG-8138995-A

Site King's Mill Hospital Town Sutton in Ashfield Salary £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 11/10/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in this role, we would be delighted to welcome you to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here and know that happy colleagues deliver better care.

Our teams work in a supportive, inclusive environment, which nurtures wellbeing and has opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

At Sherwood Forest Hospitals, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. As such, we particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, or Disabled. We believe that a diverse team better represents the communities we serve and brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences to our work.

Are you a compassionate, motivated nurse looking to develop your career in ophthalmology? We’re looking for an Ophthalmic Nurse Injector and Triage Nurse to join our dedicated Ophthalmology team.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care , working alongside experienced Consultant Ophthalmologists, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.

You’ll lead our nurse-led intravitreal (IVT) injection clinics , caring for patients receiving treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and other retinal conditions. You’ll also support the triage of ophthalmic emergency patients , working closely with the specialist nursing team to ensure timely assessment and appropriate management.

Your clinical expertise, attention to detail and sound judgement will be key to delivering safe, compassionate care.

You’ll work closely with a named Consultant Ophthalmologist , who will provide clinical support before IVT injections are administered, ensuring safe and effective treatment.

We’re committed to your professional development , with opportunities for training, multidisciplinary team meetings and service improvement initiatives.

Your knowledge, experience and ideas will help us develop best practice and improve patient care across the department.

If you’re passionate about ophthalmology and want to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other.

We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as…