Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust • London HA8 0AD
About this role
Job overview
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Ophthalmology service provides a number of services across different settings in North London.
We are recruiting into a full time Band 5 position in our ophthalmology department at Edgware community Hospital. The post involves multi site working , Wednesday at Chasefarm Hospital and Friday am at Barnet Hospital
Main duties of the job
Working in a friendly environment you will be responsible for the assessment and planning of care needs for Ophthalmic patients in a clinic and day surgery setting.
Previous experience in Ophthalmology would be an advantage but not essential as full training will be given.
In addition to the eye clinic at Edgware community Hospital site, we also have ophthalmic clinics in other hospitals within the foundation trust and you will be expected to work there i.e. Barnet Hospital and Chasefarm Hospital.
Working in a team you will be responsible for assessing patients and preparing them for doctors assessment in clinics as well as working in nurse led clinics e.g. pre-operative assessment, intravitreal injection and fundus Fluorescein angiography clinics
This post is only available to Nurses who already have full NMC registration or student nurses awaiting their pin. Not suitable for nurses requiring OSCE.
This is a full time post. The hours will be worked across 5 days . Mon-Friday . The post involves some 08:00 starts and 18:00 finishes
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated team of staff care for over 1.6 million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17 million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
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https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
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This advert closes on Wednesday 6 May 2026