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Staff Nurse (Ophthalmology)

On-site in Middlesbrough·Full-time·Added yesterday (last checked 11 Nov)

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Salary
£32,073 - £39,043 a year

About £2,220 - £2,640 a month after tax.

Work mode
On-site, Middlesbrough
Contract
Full-time
Closing date
Apply by Wednesday 18 November

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What you'll get

£32,073 to £39,043 a year per annum

The role

We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to complement our welcoming multi-disciplinary team within the Eye Outpatients.

The department currently offers a range of services for both adult and paediatric patients accessing the service for elective and acute treatment. The successful candidate will rotate between both sites James Cook and Frirage Hospital, delivering safe, effective, high quality care to our patients.

This is a great opportunity to join our team and to be involved in the future of Ophthalmology care here at The James Cook University Hospital.

What you'll do

The successful candidate will work alongside our growing team and develop skills specific to ophthalmology to be able to run pre-assessment clinics, fundus fluorescein angiograms, venepuncture, assessments of eye including visual acuity and eye pressures.

The role involves ensuring patients receive all of the necessary tests required prior to seeing the doctor in clinic.

The candidate will need excellent communication and IT skills, and have the ability to troubleshoot patient enquiries over the telephone.

NMC registration is required.

Job responsibilities

Please see the full job description and person specification document(s) for main responsibilities of the role.

Leadership and Improvement Training

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff. This training programme has been designed to support our staff in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the following training sessions.

Your Leadership Impact

Leading Your Team to Success

Service Improvement for Beginners

Developing your Service Improvement Skills

The leadership and improvement programme aims to:

  • Explore leadership within the NHS
  • Promote Trust values and behaviours
  • Develop your leadership effectiveness and skills
  • Equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to lead and complete service improvements within the scope of your role.

After you complete these three and a half days of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities. We also offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes through our Leadership and Improvement Team.

Essential

  • Current NMC Registration
  • Registered General Nurse
  • Degree or Diploma in Nursing
  • Experience working within an acute or community setting.
  • Commitment to the development of self and others. Willingness to undertake further training and development.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer name

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

United Kingdom

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.southtees.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Date posted

11 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

About South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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About the company & team

South Tees Hospitals is the largest hospital trust in the Tees Valley with two acute hospitals and services in a number of community hospitals.

The James Cook University Hospital in Middlesbrough is a designated major trauma centre and provides all its specialties from one site which is unique for a hospital of its size. It provides a wide range of district general hospital services and specialist services such as neurosciences, renal medicine, spinal injuries, major trauma, cardiothoracics, vascular surgery and cancer services. It has 1,024 beds, a 24-hour acute admissions unit and an emergency department which houses the major trauma centre for Durham, East Cleveland, Tees Valley and North Yorkshire and has its own helipad. In 2012 the Middlesbrough hospital completed a £35 million redevelopment of its cancer services and is now proud to provide some of the best facilities in Europe. The James Cook University Hospital has a modern, central operating suite containing 20 well-equipped theatres and a 16-bedded intensive care unit. There is also an Institute of Learning, Research and Innovation on site, embracing postgraduate medical education, undergraduate teaching centre, nurse training school, the school of radiography and library facilities.

The Friarage Hospital in Northallerton is an essential part of our organisation and an important point of delivery for the community. It is one of the smallest district general hospitals in the country and has 189 inpatient beds.

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