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Salary for this role£39,959 – £48,117 a year

Health and Care route minimum£25,000 a year

Pay basisNational pay scales (NHS bands)

This occupation falls under the Health and Care Worker route. Salaries set by national pay scales (NHS bands) at or above the relevant band rate typically meet the occupation's requirement.

Closest occupation match: SOC 2237, Other registered nursing professionals. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

Individual eligibility depends on personal circumstances. These figures are public reference information, not advice or a verdict on this job.

Role description

Job summary

Are you a compassionate, motivated nurse/Orthoptist, looking to develop your career in Ophthalmology? We're looking for an Ophthalmic Nurse/Orthoptist Injector to join our dedicated Ophthalmology team.

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care, working alongside experienced Consultant Ophthalmologists, specialist nurses and the wider multidisciplinary team.

UKVI Sponsorship: This role is eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route, as defined by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI). We welcome applications from individuals who require sponsorship to work in the UK. Sponsorship will be offered subject to meeting UKVI eligibility criteria.

Main duties of the job

You will be part of our nurse-led intravitreal (IVT) injection clinics, caring for patients receiving treatment for Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and other retinal conditions. You will support the wider Outpatient nursing team in the delivery of the multi-speciality clinics within the department.

Your clinical expertise, attention to detail and sound judgement will be key to delivering safe, compassionate care.You will work closely with the medical team, who will prescribe IVT injections and follow up pts following their course of injections, ensuring safe and effective treatment.

We're committed to your professional development, with opportunities for training, multidisciplinary team meetings and service improvement initiatives.

Your knowledge, experience and ideas will help us develop best practice and improve patient care across the department.If you're passionate about ophthalmology and want to make a meaningful difference, we'd love to hear from you.

About us

At DCHFT, we pride ourselves on the care we provide for our patients, and on the culture, we are creating for our staff. We work hard to create a fair, inclusive environment for our staff.

Our Mission is to work in partnership to provide high quality, compassionate services and to nurture an environment where people can be at their best. Our vision is healthier lives, empowered citizens, thriving communities.

We are a Trust that celebrates diversity, and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applications from people in all under-represented groups.

We understand that AI can be a useful tool when completing your application. However, we are seeing an increasing over-reliance of AI tools, which can negatively affect your application as it reduces a candidate's individuality, and makes it difficult for us to gain a clear and authentic understanding of your experience, skills, and in turn your suitability for the role.

All submissions must be truthful and if you do use AI, it should only be used to enhance your application and not create your supporting statement in its entirety. Your supporting statement should be in your own words and must accurately reflect your personal experience and achievements. Where we have concerns that AI has been used to generate content that misrepresents your experience and suitability for the role, we may withdraw your application.

Date posted

16 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year Per Annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

405-26-NM507OPHT

Job locations

Dorset County Hospital

Williams Avenue

Dorchester

DT1 2JY

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our DCHFT Job Description and Person Specification (attached) tells you all about this role, what to expect and what is needed to succeed. When completing your application please make sure to tell us how your experience and skills fit the person specification.

Please contact us at dch.recruitment@nhs.net if you are unable to view or download the attachment.

For all our roles, we are looking for staff who hold our Trust Values of Integrity, Respect Teamwork and Excellence, and who are passionate about providing the best patient care. To read more about our Trust and our Values search Dorset County Hospital online.

Person Specification

Education, Qualification and Training

Essential

NMC registered Nurse or HCPC equivalent
Evidence of ongoing professional development through maintenance of professional portfolio and registration revalidation.

Desirable

Evidence of postgraduate Ophthalmic qualification
Has undertaken Enhanced assessment skills in clinical practice, or willingness to work towards
Recognised teaching and assessing qualification

Skills and Abilities

Essential

Proficiency in recognising ophthalmic emergencies
Has excellent communication skills with patients, relatives, members of the public and wider MDT.
Proficiency on pachymetry and visual fields
Self-motivated and able to work under own initiative and prioritise workload.
Demonstrates ability to use clinical reasoning skills and techniques to assess, plan, deliver and evaluate patient care
Able to supervise non-registered and less experienced staff to ensure effective service and care delivery
Able to effectively and appropriately escalate concerns to reduce risk and promote patient safety
Demonstrates ability to keep up to date with professional issues that influence nursing/Orthoptic practice relating to areas of clinical practice, management, education and research
Demonstrates understanding and commitment to good record keeping using the trust electronic and paper methods

Desirable

Able to contribute to the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of policies/protocols /guidelines relevant to area of practice
Strong, professional leadership qualities, assertive and self-confident individual

Knowledge & Experience

Essential

Recent experience of working within an Ophthalmology department
Evidence of building effective working relationships with members of the multi disciplinary team and other key stakeholders
Knowledge of basic anatomy and physiology and symptoms of eye disease, including presentation, treatment and management of ophthalmic conditions.
Knowledge of ophthalmic drugs including its indication, side effects, adverse effects and potential interaction to other drugs
Demonstrate an understanding of refraction and biometry and interpretation of diagnostic test results
A good understanding of clinical governance and incident reporting

Desirable

Evidence of undertaking audit

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.