Job summary
To work within the ophthalmic day care service being responsible for assessing, planning and implementing specialist care and advice. To ensure ophthalmic day care patients receive the highest quality pre, peri and post-operative care based on accountable methods of practice.

Main duties of the job

• To assess the suitability of patients undergoing cataract surgery under local anaesthesia with particular regard to medical, psychological and psychosocial circumstances.
• To develop, implement and evaluate specialised programmes of care.
• To give specialist advice to patients and relatives on a range of ocular co-morbidity.
• To convey information to patients undergoing cataract surgery under local anaesthesia including pre, peri and post-operative care, risks and benefits of the surgical procedure.
• To able to assist clinicians for conducting specialist clinics efficiently.
• To liaise with General Practitioners and other members of the multi-disciplinary team in preparing for patients surgery to provide the optimum in health care needs.
• To act as a patients advocate through effective support and information enabling them to make choices and decisions concerning present and future treatment.

About us
We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Job responsibilities

• To assess the suitability of patients undergoing cataract surgery under local anaesthesia with particular regard to medical, psychological and psychosocial circumstances.
• To develop, implement and evaluate specialised programmes of care.
• To give specialist advice to patients and relatives on a range of ocular co-morbidity.
• To convey information to patients undergoing cataract surgery under local anaesthesia including pre, peri and post-operative care, risks and benefits of the surgical procedure. Discussing post-operative refractive options with patients, dependent on the refractive needs of the individual, incorporating issues of anisometropia (imbalance between eyes) and possible IOL exchange.
• To examine measure and calculate for the implantation of the intra-ocular lens, using the IOL master or Compact touch. To calculate patients glass prescription using focimetry. To measure intra-ocular pressure using tonometry. To perform topography if appropriate for astigmatism. To ensure all calculations are printed in appropriate formulae dependent on refraction. To give specialist advice to patients on the options available regarding intended post-operative refraction.
• To able to assist clinicians for conducting specialist clinics efficiently.
• To liaise with General Practitioners and other members of the multi-disciplinary team in preparing for patients surgery to provide the optimum in health care needs.
• To act as a patients advocate through effective support and information enabling them to make choices and decisions concerning present and future treatment.
• To assist in providing a training package along with identifying the learning needs of the individual, of all student nurses in attendance on the ward using Pebble pad.

Person Specification

• Essential: Experience in Acute Healthcare settings
• Desirable: Ophthalmology experience
• Essential: Assessor and supervisor training
• Desirable: Up to date IV Training
• Essential: Up to date clinical knowledge, working autonomously, IT Skills
• Desirable: Assessor and supervisor, effective communication skill, interpersonal skill, critical thinking and decision making skill

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Details
Closing date: 01 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum pro rata
Contract: Fixed term, 12 months
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 177-ELEC-8352853

Contact
For questions about the job, contact: Ophthalmic Sister Linta Mohan, linta.mohan@jpaget.nhs.uk, 01493452008

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