The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is delighted to let you know that the RCN Ophthalmic Nursing Forum have recently published their Advanced Level Practice for Ophthalmic Nursing competencies guidelines, which can be found here.
"Ophthalmic nursing offers opportunities for advanced level roles, and this publication aims to outline the roles, and ways in which nurses could transition to advanced level practice. These competencies outline how nurses can progress through the levels of practice to become specialists within this field of practice, enhance patient care, as well as ensuring career progression which is essential in developing the profession."
The Forum Committee will also be presenting highlights from this publication in an online seminar on the 3 November 2025, 13:00–14:00 and you can sign up for this free seminar here.
