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Staff Nurse - Ophthalmology OutpatientsNHS

Dorchester, DT1 2JY Fixed-Term £32,073 to £39,043
Posted 23 October 2026 Closing date 1 November 2026
Checked 18 hours ago · still listed on NHS Jobs Closes in 7 days · 1 Nov 2026
Dorchester West Rail Station (0.2 miles, direct) Norden - Park and Ride (Swanage Railway) (17.5 miles, direct) Temp Bus Station (19.6 miles, direct)

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated Registered Nurse to work in the Ophthalmology Outpatients department.

The role requires flexible and adaptable skills, an aptitude to learn and a motivation to develop your own clinical skills in line with progressive service delivery, involving supporting consultation clinics and minor operative procedures, contributing to maintaining patient safety, quality care and standards.

You will require excellent communication skills and a willingness to develop your management and leaderships skills including supporting staff development.

You will deliver and participate in as required, clinical supervision and reflective learning in accordance with Trust Policy

If you are a strong, caring, compassionate individual, who cares about patient safety, quality and standards and enjoys working within a diverse team, then please apply.

Main duties of the job

We are looking to recruit a highly motivated and enthusiastic trained nurse to assist with the delivery of high standards of care.

The successful applicant will be required to demonstrate skills and knowledge such as:

Chaperoning, being a patient advocate.

Assisting in procedure clinics and supporting patient recovery.

Supporting various Ophthalmology clinics.

Supporting the development of new staff.

Supervision and assessment of students.

Communicating with patients, their families/carers and staff.

Time management.

Basic level of leadership skills/experience.

Job description

Right to Work in the UK:This is not available for Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Applicants must already have the legal right to work in the UK at the time of application. Unfortunately, we are unable to support visa applications for this post in line with UKVI regulations.

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 [email protected] 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.

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.

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