Triage Nurse - Ophthalmology
The closing date is 22 January 2026
Job summary
Do you want to be part of a team who have an excellent reputation for delivering a high standard of care with innovative working in a rapidly changing environment?
The band 6 Ophthalmology Triage Nurse provides advanced clinical assessment, prioritisation, and management of patient presenting with acute or urgent eye conditions.
If you like a challenge, are able to work at a very fast pace, enjoy working with a multi-disciplinary team and can give our patients the dignified care they deserve then this could be the job for you.
Main duties of the job
- Perform rapid accurate triage of patient presenting with eye emergencies.
- Identify red-flag conditions such as, acute angle- closure Glaucoma, Endophthalmitis, retinal detachment, eye injuries and eye infections.
- Escalate urgent cases to Ophthalmology on call promptly
- Caseload management
- Maintain accurate and timely recording on Epic
- Monitor the work flow of the emergency clinic
- support junior staff
- Use clinical expertise and works in a collaborative way to extend the role of nursing and wider MDT to meet the needs of the patient, carer, and family.
- Act as a role model to develops and encourage harmonious working relationships and professional rapport within the department and with other disciplines, departments, and external agencies.
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.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Details
Date posted
09 January 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
432-HR1134-25
Job locations
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer details
Employer name
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Colchester Hospital
Turner Road
Colchester
CO4 5JL
Employer's website
https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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