Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioner | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 17 Rhagfyr 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £38,682 - £46,580 Per Annum |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 01 Chwefror 2026 |
| Lleoliad: | Hull, HU3 2JZ |
| Cwmni: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 7707026/356-26-7707026 |
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As the nurse practitioner within the defined sphere of practice the post holder will undertake a range of duties to ensure the effective delivery of care, including undertaking specialist procedures and providing specialist advice and ongoing support to the client group. The post holder is responsible for initiating treatments for patients against agreed protocols and guidelines, in the absence of a medical practitioner.
Actively supports patients and their families, through communicating difficult and complex information using a variety of methods, to ensure effective understanding. This will include overcoming language barriers and ensuring that patients have an adequate understanding in order to consent for treatments/surgery
Has an in depth understanding of ophthalmic anatomy and physiology, ophthalmic conditions, their treatments and the equipment used. Regularly conveys this understanding to medical and nursing staff and patients and carers on a day to day basis.
Assesses patients attending nurse led clinics, and initiates treatments based on presenting factors using guidelines for practice.
Responsible for managing and prioritising own workload against the needs of patients and service requirements
Undertakes a range of highly developed physical skills to include performing intravitreal injections
Responsible for providing direct specialist care to a defined group of ophthalmic patients.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.Assesses patients attending nurse led clinics, and initiates treatments based on presenting factors using guidelines for practice.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
This advert closes on Friday 16 Jan 2026