Intravitreal Injector / Medical Retina Nurse Nurse
| Posting date: | 05 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,338.00 to £44,962.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37338.00 - £44962.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 June 2025 |
| Location: | Coventry, CV2 2DX |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9218-25-0723 |
Summary
Demonstrate highly technical and/or practical skills to ensure optimum patient management including complex patient monitoring; equipment management and frequent administration of invasive tests/procedures. Ability to administer medicines to patients using patient group directives. Paperwork and leaflets in the medical retina clinic are up to date. To make sure that the consultants trolley with the paperwork like consent forms, leaflets, amslers chart are checked at least once a week to make sure adequate supply to the clinicians. Both at UH and Rugby. In liaison with Pharmacy to maintain IVT drug stocks at both University Hospital and Rugby. To attend any pharmacy meetings relating to IVT drugs and proactively deal with any stock issues. To make sure that the laser policies are implemented. To make sure that the paperwork e.g. leaflets, laser consent form, lenses and so on are readily available for the clinicians. To attend meetings in relation to laser. Takes responsibility of smooth running of medical retina clinics under guidance of Consultants across UH and Rugby. This is in liaison with, non- consultants, band 5 nurses, ophthalmic techs, photographers and AHPs. To liaise with the nurse rota manager to make sure that adequate nurse support is available including FFA service to run the clinic. Develop and educate staff, participating in supervision, mentorship and appraisal as required. Whenever possible to attend Medial retina teaching at UH and QIPS. You will be required to cross cover other services including eye casualty and clinics in times of increased demand. This will give you an opportunity to work and support junior colleagues and educate. Utilise and ensure others utilise IT systems to secure accurate and timely patient, workforce and resource data available. Manage expected and unexpected clinical events requiring varying levels of physical effort according to patient dependency/clinical need. Support patients, carers and others during difficult situations arising in the clinical area, e.g. imparting bad news or following an unexpected event. Promote and monitor adherence to Health and Safety and Trust policy designed to protect healthcare staff and service users from known hazards. Maintain a clean, safe environment ensuring adherence to Trust standards of cleanliness, hygiene and infection control at all times. For further details of the role please see the attached job description.