Job vacancy: Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology- Band 5, Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cheltenham

Job summary

Main area: Opthalmology
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 5
Contract: Permanent: 8-6pm; 8-7pm (Tuesdays only) and 8-6pm one Saturday a month
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 318-25-T0591

Employer: Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: Cheltenham General Hospital
Town: Cheltenham
Salary: £31,049 - £37,796 (pro rata if part time)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 03/09/2025 23:59

Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology- Band 5

NHS AfC: Band 5

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the largest employer in the county, we’re proud to provide outstanding acute, elective, and specialist services to over 650,000 people across our county. Whether you’re just beginning your NHS journey or taking the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing in innovation, research, and transformation, with over 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our two district hospitals.

You can expect a welcoming and supportive culture and you’ll be supported by passionate colleagues who care deeply about teamwork, development, and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring, and leadership opportunities to help you grow in your career. Gloucestershire has the perfect mix of culture, countryside, and community. With excellent schools, transport links, and access to award-winning green spaces, it’s a great place to live and work.

We value the diversity of our workforce and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels they belong.

Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

- To prepare operating room by checking all necessary equipment and machines required are available and functional.

- Ensure sterility of the instruments and check their conditions prior to use.

- To attend and engage in WHO team briefing.

- To scrub and assist surgeons when required.

- Ensure all equipment is accounted for and correct after the operation.

- To accurately document and chart procedures undertaken during surgery. Details are entered accurately on Trak/H-Trak and Medisoft system.

- Conduct final assessment after the procedure and provide a brief post-operative instruction to the patient.

- To clean theatres at the end of the day. Ensure cleaning checklist is followed and completed on a daily basis.

- To admit/discharge patients for surgery.

- To ensure patients notes are prepared, checked and ready prior to surgery.

- To ensure PGDs are followed and checked accordingly.

- To ensure medication cupboards are checked and topped-up on daily basis

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Registered Adult Nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
Basic IT skills

Basic levels of dexterity and accuracy pertaining to clinical skills.

Act as a resource for all staff disseminating clinical skills and knowledge.

Have basic theatre scrub experience.

Have basic knowledge of ophthalmic surgery or ophthalmology in general.

KEY RESULT AREAS

Demonstrate ability to assess patient condition and implement appropriate care, within the disciplinary team.

To communicate effectively, especially where patient ability to do is compromised.

Have the ability to disseminate contentious and delicate information appropriately.

To adhere to all Trust policies and procedures and professional code of conduct

To retrieve and input patient and staff information from computer based system.

CHALLENGING PART OFTHE JOB

Dealing with difficult situations/people.

24 hour on -call for theatre.

Ability to work under pressure and effective time management.

Consolidation of training and development of clinical skills.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria

Active registration with the NMC as a Registered Nurse
Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of a professional portfolio, registration revalidation & commitment to lifelong learning

Desirable criteria

Previous experience in relevant specialty

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload
Personally resilient and able to manage complexity and work in an ambiguous or changing environment
Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, diagnose, plan and offer a range of treatment options; deliver, evaluate and amend the treatment plan
Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety

Desirable criteria

Experience (through placement or employment) of working in an acute clinical environment

We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications have been received.

You will only be contacted by the Recruitment Team via email if you are shortlisted for this post. Please ensure therefore that you check your e-mail account regularly.

If you require sponsorship for a visa to work in the UK, to avoid disappointment, please check to ensure you are eligible under the UKVI points based system

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

Registered Nurse-Eyford Day Unit/Theatres (PDF, 264.4KB)

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Maria Juan
Job title: Ward Manager
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 422 2985

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Registered Nurse - Ophthalmology- Band 5

NHS AfC: Band 5

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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