Staff Nurse - Outpatient Ophthalmology
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working
- Posted
- 17/08/2026
- Closes
- 31/08/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This role is for an experienced or newly qualified Band 5 Staff Nurse interested in ophthalmology to join the nursing team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital/Wycombe Hospital's Outpatient Department. The post involves working in the Urgent Booked Ophthalmic Clinic, looking after ophthalmology patients, and potentially rotating to other outpatient sites. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality, compassionate care and assist in service delivery improvements, with opportunities for clinical and autonomous practice development.
Essential criteria
- Good general education
- Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further continued professional development
- Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Skills & Knowledge
- Good communication skills: written and verbal in English
- Competency in IV drug administration. Cannulation. Infusion pump skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
- Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Ability to develop clinical skills
- Willingness to undergo training (e.g. medications
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
- good time mangement
- Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Special Circumstances
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
- Education & Qualifications
- Good general education
- Registered Nurse/Awaiting NMC PIN
- Evidence of further continued professional development
- Post qualification experience in relevant speciality
- Ability to understand the role of a registered nurse
- Ability to work as part of a team and on own initiative
- Awareness of current professional nursing issues
- Demonstrates understanding of the importance of audit/quality
- Post registration experience working in an acute hospital setting
- Skills & Knowledge
- Good communication skills: written and verbal in English
- Competency in IV drug administration. Cannulation. Infusion pump skills
- Ability to manage and prioritise own caseload with supervision
- Ability to solve problems and use initiative
- Ability to develop clinical skills
- Willingness to undergo training (e.g. medications
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of care planning, preceptorship, reflection and clinical supervision
- good time mangement
- Awareness of the NHSE guidance of clinical governance in order to continuously improve quality of care e.g. quality, safety and ward audit standards
- Special Circumstances
- Able to travel to other sites and off site as necessary
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 5 at £29,970 – £36,483 a year, across England.
This advert: £32,073 – £39,043 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
Are you an experienced Band 5 staff nurse looking for a new direction in your career? Are you interested in ophthalmology? Stoke Mandeville Hospital/Wycombe Hospital dedicated Ophthalmology Out Patients Department which complement our existing service across five sites.
We are currently seeking highly motivated, dynamic staff nurses who have an interest in ophthalmology to join our nursing team - no previous ophthalmology experience is necessary.
The role will include working alongside the ophthalmic nurse practitioners in the Urgent Booked Ophthalmic Clinic, looking after ophthalmology patients and some rotation to the ophthalmology outpatient department cross site may be required. You will be expected to deliver safe, high quality, compassionate care to our patients and assist the senior nursing team in providing innovative changes in service delivery. In return we will promote your development in clinical and autonomous practice working within a friendly and supportive environment.
We look forward to hearing from you. Come and meet us!
Main duties of the job
1. Acts at all times in accordance with the NMC Code of Conduct, and within the principles of the scope of Professional Practice and ensures other members of the team also work within these
2. Maintain professional working relationships with all members of the ophthalmology team and effectively cont
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