registered nurse London, England
Job description
Ophthalmic Nurse
Nuffield Health, The Holly Hospital |Buckhurst Hill IG9 5HX| Outpatients | Permanent | Full time | Includes weekend work
As Britain’s largest Healthcare Charity, your wellbeing is important to us – whether you’re a patient or one of the team. Join us as a colleague, and we’ll offer you fantastic opportunities to develop and follow the career path that works for you. Help us take care of the nation’s health and we’ll take care of you.
As an Ophthalmic Nurse at The Holly Hospital, you’re registered with the appropriate governing body, plus you bring the qualifications and experience that are relevant to your registration, including NMC. You also have post-registration experience, an active interest in working in Outpatients and a range of eye specialty skills.
As an Ophthalmic Nurse, you will:
- Be responsible for wound care for post-surgery patients
- Carry out ophthalmology pre-tests
- Assist consultants with minor procedures
- Conduct nurse-led pre-operative assessments before ophthalmic surgery
- Support with ophthalmic treatments, including laser surgery
- Be as passionate about high-quality care as we are
Helping you feel good.
We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That’s why we’ve developed a benefits package with you in mind. From free private healthcare to gym membership, emotional wellbeing support and more. At Nuffield Health, we take care of what’s important to you.
About us
The Holly Hospital is located in Buckhurst Hill, Essex and is one of the South East’s leading private hospitals. For over 35 years, we have provided first-class independent healthcare for the local community.
The Holly can offer you a peaceful stay and fast access to a consultant. We are renowned locally for our high standards of nursing care and friendly atmosphere.
We welcome patients who have private medical insurance or choose to pay for their own treatment. The Holly also provides some specialist services to NHS patients.
Our expert team
The Holly Hospital works with over 300 consultants and other specialists in the South East. Many of these healthcare professionals also work in the NHS and are leaders in their field.
We employ more than 370 hospital staff, including highly experienced nurses. All of our nurses are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Our dedicated team make sure that you get the best possible care and treatment.
Our facilities
- 24 consulting rooms
- 39 beds
- 5 theatres
- 6 treatment rooms
- 8 day care beds/seats
- 6 private rooms with seats
- 6 chemotherapy bays/beds
- Pharmacy
- 2 MRI
- CT
- 3 Ultrasound
- X-Ray
- DEXA
- Mammography
- BUPA accredited breast and bowel care centre
- Oral surgery and dentistry suite
- Physiotherapy and sports centre
- Pathology laboratory
- Decontamination Department
Join Nuffield Health and create the future you want, today.
If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it’s a good idea to apply right away to ensure you’re considered for this role.
It starts with you.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Canteen
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Free flu jabs
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Private medical insurance
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 8 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Location: In person
