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Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Ophthalmology Intravitreal Nurse/Orthoptic Injector
Dorchester On-site 2-5 yrs exp Hospitals and Health Care 1,091 employees
Intravitreal Injection AdministrationOphthalmic NursingOrthopticsPatient-Centred CareClinical Judgement
Requirements
The role seeks a compassionate, motivated nurse or orthoptist interested in developing a career in ophthalmology. Applicants should bring clinical expertise, sound judgement, and attention to detail; no specific qualifications or years of experience are stated.
Job Description
Are you a compassionate, motivated nurse/Orthoptist, looking to develop your career in Ophthalmology? We’re looking for an Ophthalmic Nurse/Orthoptist Injector 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.
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.
You will be part of our nurse-led intravitreal (IVT) injection clinics, caring for patients receiving treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and other retinal conditions. You will support the wider Outpatient nursing team in the delivery of the multi-speciality clinics within the department.
Your clinical expertise, attention to detail and sound judgement will be key to delivering safe, compassionate care. You will work closely with the medical team, who will prescribe IVT injections and follow up pts following their course of injections, 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.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Harris Job title: Matron - Head, Neck and Speciality Medicine Email address: gemma.harris57@nhs.net Telephone number: 01305 253794
This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, working alongside experienced Consultant Ophthalmologists, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.
UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.
You will be part of our nurse-led intravitreal (IVT) injection clinics, caring for patients receiving treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and other retinal conditions. You will support the wider Outpatient nursing team in the delivery of the multi-speciality clinics within the department.
Your clinical expertise, attention to detail and sound judgement will be key to delivering safe, compassionate care. You will work closely with the medical team, who will prescribe IVT injections and follow up pts following their course of injections, 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.
At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.
Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.
We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.
We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate’s individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.
All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Gemma Harris Job title: Matron - Head, Neck and Speciality Medicine Email address: gemma.harris57@nhs.net Telephone number: 01305 253794
Skills
Intravitreal Injection AdministrationOphthalmic NursingOrthopticsPatient-Centred CareClinical JudgementAttention To DetailRetinal Condition CareOutpatient NursingMultidisciplinary TeamworkCompassionate CareService Improvement
About Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Our busy, modern hospital provides a full range of district general services, including an accident and emergency department, and links with satellite units in five community hospitals. We are the main provider of acute hospital services to a population of around 210,000, living within Weymouth and Portland, West Dorset, North Dorset and Purbeck. We also provide renal services for patients throughout Dorset and South Somerset; a total population of 850,000. Our staff work in GP surgeries, schools, residential homes and people’s own homes as well as Dorset County Hospital and the community hospitals.