Registered Nurse
At a glance
- Band
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 22
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 30/09/2026
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 part-time Registered Nurse role in the Ophthalmology Department at Kettering General Hospital involves providing specialized care and management for patients. The successful candidate will support junior colleagues, maintain daily care standards, and engage in quality monitoring. Full training in Ophthalmology will be provided if needed. The role requires working within a busy day case unit, Monday to Sunday.
Essential criteria
- NMC Registered
- Ophthalmic Nursing course gained or willing to take at degree/masters level
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Leadership experience and courses completed
- Mentorship qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Able to deal with communication problems
- Organisational skills
- Dealing with distressed people
- Previous ophthalmology experience
- Experience with patient flow and capacity
- Worked in outpatient setting
- Worked in ward setting
- Worked in theatre setting
- Skills and Competencies
- Sound knowledge of current nursing issues
- Clinical skills
- Ability to undertake audits and develop areas of development from any areas identified
- Understanding of current developments in the NHS
- Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/delegating
- IT and keyboard skills
- NMC Registered
- Ophthalmic Nursing course gained or willing to take at degree/masters level
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Leadership experience and courses completed
- Mentorship qualification
- Knowledge and Experience
- Able to deal with communication problems
- Organisational skills
- Dealing with distressed people
- Previous ophthalmology experience
- Experience with patient flow and capacity
- Worked in outpatient setting
- Worked in ward setting
- Worked in theatre setting
- Skills and Competencies
- Sound knowledge of current nursing issues
- Clinical skills
- Ability to undertake audits and develop areas of development from any areas identified
- Understanding of current developments in the NHS
- Organisational skills e.g. prioritising/delegating
- IT and keyboard skills
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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Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Registered Nurse
The closing date is 30 September 2026
Job summary
This vacancy is for a part-time role at 22 hours per week.
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to develop yourself whilst playing a key role in the development of others?Are you ready for a new challenge?We are seeking an exceptional individual who is enthusiastic, energetic and will thrive in a busy Ophthalmology Department.
You will be required to provide support, specialised knowledge and expertise in the day to day care and management of all patients coming through the department. Working within this very busy environment will provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your clinical skills. You would be responsible to ensure standards are maintained, evaluated, and where necessary improved.
In addition, you will play a key role in ensuring to care for and manage Ophthalmic patient's effectively with high professional standards, excellent communication skills and a genuine desire to work within the Ophthalmic Unit. We work over a seven day period Monday to Sunday as a day case unit.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will need to have a good range of clinical nursing skills, be proactive, work autonomously and be able to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of professional development. The role will invol
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