IVT Development Role Ophthalmology (INTERNAL)
The closing date is 03 June 2025
Job summary
***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***
The Victoria Eye Unit is looking for an enthusiastic registered nurse or allied health professional to join our team in a busy Ophthalmology Department. The intravitreal service is a continually expanding service and we are looking for an enthusiastic individual to develop into the role as an intravitreal injector.
Ophthalmology experience is desirable as training for the right candidate will be provided.
We welcome applications from individuals that hold a UK NMC registration or HCPC registration
Main duties of the job
To deliver patient centred care to Ophthalmic patients within the retinal service.
Develop practical and theoretical knowledge to ensure competencies in the intravitreal injection/retinal service.
Provide health education to patients and relatives, which promotes the health and well being of patients.
Achieve high standards of care in accordance with policies and procedures.
Deliver evidenced based care, promoting best clinical and professional practice.
The ability to work within a multidisciplinary team of consultants, speciality doctors, trainee surgical doctors, orthoptists, optometrists, imaging technicians and theatre team, to ensure continuity of care.
About us
Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.
Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.
We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.
More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.
We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.
Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."
Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.
Details
Date posted
20 May 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 5
Salary
£29,970 to £36,483 a year pa pro rata
Contract
Secondment
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
229-SUR-7197300
Job locations
WVT, County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer details
Employer name
Wye Valley NHS Trust
Address
WVT, County Hospital
Hereford
HR1 2ER
Employer's website
https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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