We are looking for a Glaucoma Nurse to join our busy Ophthalmology Nursing team.
You must have good communication skills and experience in clinical expertise within glaucoma care.
Our teams of nurses ensure high standards of holistic nursing care and work as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team consisting of Ophthalmology, Optometry, and Orthoptist staff.
You will provide clinical, professional, and strategic leadership of Glaucoma Services within the department.
You should be recognized as a clinical expert in Glaucoma, ensuring all advice and services provided are evidence-based and aligned with national and local policies and guidelines. Responsibilities include managing and delivering direct clinical care to glaucoma patients, follow-up care, and discharge summaries. Care will be provided both in clinic-based and virtual settings, including assessment, diagnosis, education, advice, emotional and psychological support, counseling regarding treatment options, and surgical intervention if appropriate.
You will identify opportunities for service expansion and lead the development and redesign of glaucoma services, including pathway implementation.
You will act as an advanced autonomous practitioner, professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of work, including decisions about treatment and management of highly complex patients.
We are ESNEFT, providing hospital and community health services to nearly one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, clinics, and patients’ homes.
As one of the largest NHS organizations in England, employing over 12,000 staff, we support our staff with training, development, flexible working, a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days of annual leave (pro rata), and NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offers various services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. We focus on improving our processes and removing delays for staff and patients.
We are investing in digital transformation through a partnership with Epic, bringing a leading electronic patient record system to ESNEFT, enhancing hospital life for staff and patients.
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For further details or informal visits, contact:
* Name: Debbie Mann
* Job title: Lead Sister
* Email: debbie.mann@esneft.nhs.uk
* Telephone: 01473 704238
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