Department Ophthalmology
Band 5 £31,049 - £37,796 Per annum, pro rata
Hours: 32 per week, all MKUH roles will be considered for flexible working
We are seeking an enthusiastic, friendly, approachable registered nurse to come and work in Ophthalmology.
You will be part of the nursing team where you will be expected to deliver excellent patient care. The Eye Clinic is a busy, dynamic department which has just gone through a big relocation to Lloyds Court CDC which is an offsite premises. Your duties on the department will include clinic work as well as working in procedure rooms assisting clinicians and nurses to deliver treatments to patients.
Our patients come from all backgrounds and are all ages so you will need to be adaptable. Ideally you will have prior ophthalmic knowledge and skills, but training will be given if not by way of a competency package.
If you have a strong work ethic and you are interested in this post, then we would look forward to your application.
We encourage visits to the department by potential candidates by appointment and we would like you to put in your application what attracts you to this role.
'We care We communicate We collaborate We contribute'
Interview 29 August 2025
To provide effective professional and managerial leadership to nursing staff in the absence of the Outpatients Sisters; to be the Outpatients representative if the Outpatients Sisters are unavailable; to maintain a high standard of nursing care across the department in accordance with Trust policies; to ensure that all lines of communication are identified and used effectively.
Join #TeamSurgery at Milton Keynes University Hospital
The surgery division at MKUH, which covers specialties including theatres and the Intensive Care Unit, offers a variety of roles and opportunities, both clinical and non-clinical. The division are looking for passionate, enthusiastic and forward-thinking professionals to join the team.
MKUH is one of the leading hospitals in Europe for implementing robotics to assist in surgery, becoming the first in the continent to use the CMR Versius robot for gynaecological surgery. Since its introduction in 2019, the theatres team have completed over 500 surgical cases, the first hospital in the UK to reach this milestone, achieving this in March 2023.
As well as being an innovator in robotics, the Trust is proud to be part of the New Hospital Programme, with plans to expand and increase our surgical capacity to meet the health needs of our communities now and in the future.
With a leading benefits package, and a growing hospital estate to meet one of the fastest growing populations in the country, it is a great time to join MKUH.
Find out more about working in #TeamSurgery at MKUH from the people who work across the division in the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mYel-Y9nrU
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Denise Holland Job title: Senior Sister - Ophthalmology Email address:
[email protected] 
