Glaucoma Nurse Specialist

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 01 May 2025

Job summary

We are looking for a Glaucoma Nurse Specialist to join our busy Ophthalmology Nursing team.

You must have good communication skills and an experience in clinical expertise within glaucoma care.

Our teams of nurses ensure high standards of holistic nursing care and work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team consisting of Ophthalmology, Optometry and Orthoptist staff.

Main duties of the job

You will provide clinical, professional and strategic leadership of Glaucoma Services within the department.

You have to be recognised as a clinical expert in Glaucoma ensuring all advise and services provided are evidence-based and in line with national and local policies and guidelines. Responsibilities will include the management and delivery of direct clinical care to glaucoma patients, follow up care and discharge summaries. This will be provided in both a clinic based service and virtual based service for this patient group. This will include assessment, diagnosis, provision of education, advice, emotional and psychological support, counselling regarding range of treatment options and list for surgical intervention if appropriate.

You will identify opportunities for service expansion and lead the development and redesign of glaucoma services including pathway implementation.

You will act as an advanced autonomous practitioner who is professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of work including decisions about treatment and management of highly complex patients.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

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Date posted

17 April 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR98-25

Job locations

Ipswich Hospital

Ipswich

IP4 5PD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Education qualification

Essential

NMC registration
GOC Registered Optometrist
HCPC registered Orthoptist
Teaching qualification or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable

Undertaking current academic study
Post graduate qualification in Glaucoma
Non Medical Prescribing Course

Experience

Essential

Proven experience working within a similar setting
Clinical expertise within glaucoma care
Audit and research experience
Experience of teaching and assessing in a clinical area
Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

Articulates understanding of prioritising clinical issues and managing clinical risk
Provides evidence of ability to make changes in clinical practice
Ability to work autonomously within clinical parameters
In conjunction with other clinical colleagues, develop and plan specialised care pathways for patients

Person Specification

Education qualification

Essential

NMC registration
GOC Registered Optometrist
HCPC registered Orthoptist
Teaching qualification or equivalent relevant experience

Desirable

Undertaking current academic study
Post graduate qualification in Glaucoma
Non Medical Prescribing Course

Experience

Essential

Proven experience working within a similar setting
Clinical expertise within glaucoma care
Audit and research experience
Experience of teaching and assessing in a clinical area
Evidence of managing and improving the patient experience

Knowledge/Skills

Essential

Articulates understanding of prioritising clinical issues and managing clinical risk
Provides evidence of ability to make changes in clinical practice
Ability to work autonomously within clinical parameters
In conjunction with other clinical colleagues, develop and plan specialised care pathways for patients

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.