Bank Ophthalmic Technician

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Bank Ophthalmic Technician

Winchester

GBP 40,000 - 60,000

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to recruit a Bank Ophthalmic Technician to join our Virtual Clinic in Butterfield Ophthalmology Unit Team in Winchester. This dynamic role involves working as part of the Ophthalmic Imaging Team in the provision of a high-quality specialist diagnostic imaging service to the department of Ophthalmology.

The main responsibilities of this role are to assist the multidisciplinary team to provide an efficient and effective ophthalmic service. Duties include performing various ophthalmic investigations including visual field, OCT, eye pressure and visual acuity testing, which assesses the visual function of patients attending the eye clinic. The role also includes ocular imaging and day to day administrative tasks. A key element is to assist medical teams in providing gold standard patient care. The role involves meeting and interacting with patients in a friendly and professional manner.

This role helps ensure the smooth running of ophthalmic clinics, ensuring that the medical workforce is free to make clinical decisions on the next steps in the patient's pathway. It also enables a virtual clinical review, where the technician can perform the ophthalmic imaging and in a different virtual session the doctor can complete a virtual review of the patient, ensuring that more patients can be reviewed by the doctor than in a face-to-face clinic and the patient does not experience long waits to see the doctor in clinic.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a range of pre-defined procedures, for which specific training has been given under the direction of the Senior Ophthalmic Nurse. To carry out all tests to a high standard, ensuring the individual needs of patients are met, maintaining the patient's privacy and dignity, acting in the patients' best interests at all times. Record all tests on the relevant patient records.

Job responsibilities

Please note that we do not support sponsorship within this role. This is a 12 month fixed term role to cover maternity.

Person Specification

Training and Qualifications

• GCSE in English and Maths (or equivalent skill level)
• Evidence of personal development
• NVQ level 3 or equivalent
• Ophthalmic qualification

Experience and Knowledge

• Previous experience within a healthcare setting
• Excellent computer skills including Word processing and use of Excel.
• Previous experience within ophthalmology
• Basic knowledge and understanding of ophthalmic anatomy and physiology and disease processes
• Experience in using digital photographic techniques

Skills and Ability

• Good communication skills - able to communicate verbally and in writing to staff, patients and relatives.
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage own time effectively
• Able to build effective working relationships with staff and colleagues
• Able to work effectively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• Analyses problems and implements effective and appropriate solutions
• Ability to deal with difficult/sensitive situations
• Ability to train others
• Visual acuity/ field testing
• Analyses problems and contributes to finding solutions

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.

Employer name

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust