Staff Nurse - OphthalmologyNHS

Job summary

The Eye Clinic is the largest Outpatients Department in the Trust and we treat patients of all age groups.

Ophthalmic care is a fast paced service. Ophthalmology demand is constantly increasing due to an ageing population and treatment changes becoming more available, allowing more eye conditions to be treated long term.

Main duties of the job

The staff nurses role is to participate in the patients journey of care through the clinic. Most of our patients will have multiple appointments within one clinic visit.

The nurses role will provide a variety of assessment, supporting invasive procedures and ensuring the patient is informed through each step of their assessment.

Job description

Please see attached Job Description for further information about the Staff Nurse position available at WUTH.

About us

All new colleagues can expect to receive a warm and friendly Wirral welcome from the very first time they make contact with us. We are described as "competent and caring staff" by our patients.

Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is situated on The Wirral peninsula which has a stunning coastline and beautiful countryside surroundings, with great activities for its residents.

We are one of the largest and busiest acute Trusts in the North West of England, comprising of the Wirral's only Emergency Department. We provide a high quality range of acute care services and employ over 6,000 staff, who serve a population of approximately 400,000 people across Wirral, Ellesmere Port, Neston, North Wales and the wider North West footprint.

We have approximately 855 beds trust-wide and our financial turnover is in excess of £337m.

The Wirral is easily accessible with excellent transport links including motorway, train, bus or ferry and within easy reach to the major cities of Liverpool, Chester and Manchester as well as neighbouring North Wales.