Specialist Nurse - Ophthalmology
Location
Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
7/24/2025
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Description
The Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner will have their own clinics, consisting of Triaging/ Assessment/ Examination/ Discharge of patients.
St Pauls is extremely patient focused and we strive to achieve this to a high standard.
The St Pauls team are welcoming and enjoy not only working as a team but also autonomously, they are friendly and keen to share their knowledge.
As a Nurse Practitioner, you are encouraged to share ideas and be involved in decision making/ future planning of the role and development of the staff and will also play a part in the forward planning of how services will be delivered going forward.
They will be there to support Junior Staff, to teach and develop existing staff members and be an advocate for them.
They will also deputise in the absence of the Band 7.
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Nurse Practitioner within St. Paul's / Ophthalmology.
These are both extremely busy departments with a high volume of patients. The post will involve assessment / treatment of ophthalmic patients , involvement in setting up nurse led clinics and deputising for the management band 6/7 in both departments.
The post holder must be flexible in their working pattern and will include early and late shifts and also weekend work.
It is essential that the applicant has at least 2 years’ experience working within an Ophthalmic A&E / OPD setting.
If the applicants do not have the relevant Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner qualification, Annex 21 training pay scale will be applied to the post ( 75% of the top of the Band will be paid until completion of training ).
The successful applicant will be assisting in the development of new models of care to help the transition into the new Hospital, therefore must be enthusiastic and forward thinking.
We are pleased to say that our Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioners are now able to enrol onto the Royal College of Ophthalmology Nurse Practitioner course ( OPT ) and this will be offered to the successful candidate.
An ANEX 21 (training post) would be considered in order to gain the required qualifications.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanna ODowd Job title: Manager / Senior Sister Email address: Joanna.O'[email protected] Telephone number: 0151 706 3983
Sister Chris Plews, telephone 0151 706 3983, email [email protected] or Sister Joanna O'Dowd, email [email protected] on 0151 706 3983.
St Pauls is extremely patient focused and we strive to achieve this to a high standard.
The St Pauls team are welcoming and enjoy not only working as a team but also autonomously, they are friendly and keen to share their knowledge.
As a Nurse Practitioner, you are encouraged to share ideas and be involved in decision making/ future planning of the role and development of the staff and will also play a part in the forward planning of how services will be delivered going forward.
They will be there to support Junior Staff, to teach and develop existing staff members and be an advocate for them.
They will also deputise in the absence of the Band 7.
An opportunity has arisen for a Band 6 Nurse Practitioner within St. Paul's / Ophthalmology.
These are both extremely busy departments with a high volume of patients. The post will involve assessment / treatment of ophthalmic patients , involvement in setting up nurse led clinics and deputising for the management band 6/7 in both departments.
The post holder must be flexible in their working pattern and will include early and late shifts and also weekend work.
It is essential that the applicant has at least 2 years’ experience working within an Ophthalmic A&E / OPD setting.
If the applicants do not have the relevant Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner qualification, Annex 21 training pay scale will be applied to the post ( 75% of the top of the Band will be paid until completion of training ).
The successful applicant will be assisting in the development of new models of care to help the transition into the new Hospital, therefore must be enthusiastic and forward thinking.
We are pleased to say that our Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioners are now able to enrol onto the Royal College of Ophthalmology Nurse Practitioner course ( OPT ) and this will be offered to the successful candidate.
An ANEX 21 (training post) would be considered in order to gain the required qualifications.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Aintree University Hospital is the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility. Broadgreen Hospital is home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation. Liverpool Women’s Hospital specialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. The Royal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
For roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit their careers page
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Joanna ODowd Job title: Manager / Senior Sister Email address: Joanna.O'[email protected] Telephone number: 0151 706 3983
Sister Chris Plews, telephone 0151 706 3983, email [email protected] or Sister Joanna O'Dowd, email [email protected] on 0151 706 3983.
Advertise with us by contacting: [email protected]
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