Role Summary
- Undertakes Ophthalmic Telephone & referral Triage following patient assessment and categorising guidelines in line with NICE guidance for macular conditions.
- Assess patients, plans and implements care, provides specialist advice and maintain associated records for patients in the macular practitioner service.
- Participate in setting, monitoring and evaluating standards of care in partnership with other members of the ophthalmic multidisciplinary team to ensure the delivery of holistic, evidence based and clinically effective specialist macular services.
- Undertake intra vitreal injection clinics for anti VEGF treatment for various macular conditions in line with agreed local protocol and NICE Guidelines.
- Provide education and training to a range of associate allied health care professionals within the macular service.
- Ability to Work autonomously within local unit agreed competencies, departmental guidelines and protocols without direct supervision; in addition to working closely with all members of the multi-disciplinary team.
- Work within a variety of sub speciality ophthalmology clinics to meet the developing needs of the service appropriate to the post holders area of expertise.
About the Role
We will work with you to help you be the best version of you at work.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, physiotherapy, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
For more information on the Job Description and Responsibilities please click the link below.
More detail about the role
An exciting opportunity for an advanced ophthalmic practitioner Band 6 in the macular / medical retinal team has arisen for a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiastic individual to work within this multi professional Opthalmology team.
The successful candidate will be required to act as an autonomous practitioner in the medical retinal /macular service and participate in diagnostic virtual macular review pathway clinics . In addition to providing patient assessment, diagnosis & treatment including independent prescribing for the treatment & monitoring of existing patients, the post holder will be required to perform intra vitreal injection of Anti VEGF under agreed competencies.
The service is expending and is now providing a more comprehensive community-based service, for our intravitreal service and virtual diagnostic review pathways are being further developed to provide a new innovative service delivery model at the Exeter Nightingale Hospital, Heavitree hospital and Axminister Hospital .
The role also includes provision of support and mentoring departmental clinical staff, to ensure ophthalmic patients receive high standards of care. You will work with the service head, and ophthalmology clinical managers to deliver robust clinical care for patients attending the Medical Retinal & Macular Service both at WEEU Wonford and the community sites on a regular basis.
Ideally, you will have ophthalmic experience however this is not essential. A training package will be provided to help you provide the highest levels of care. You will be an organised, friendly, kind and compassionate individual. You will have excellent IT skills to be able to undertake audits, update MyCare (our patient record system), and support other team members. We would love to hear from you if you are motivated, enthusiastic and forward thinking, and excited about a new challenge.
Interview date: To be confirmed
For further information please contact Jo Tripp, Head of Retinal Services on 01392 406003 or email jtripp@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Benefits
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
