Diabetic Eye Screener/Grader

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

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Job summary

This is an opportunity to join Cornwall's Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Programme whose centre is based at Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro. The Programme screens over 35,000 patients each year in 90 locations throughout Cornwall in GP practices, community hospitals, and in a mobile screening unit. Patients' retinae are screened using specialist ophthalmic cameras to capture digital photographs of the back of the eye to detect diabetic retinopathy. Images then undergo a stringent primary, secondary and tertiary grading process and those with retinopathy are referred into specialist ophthalmic clinics for a course of treatment. This role will cover South East Cornwall predominantly with flexibility to cover other areas around Cornwall when required, head office is RCHT with a travel base of Bodmin/Liskeard.

Main duties of the job

To prevent the development of blindness through the early detection and treatment of diabetic retinopathy by providing a high quality systematic screening and grading service throughout Cornwall.

About us

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target. All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.

Update - NHS employees/applicants of frontline posts at the Royal Cornwall Trust are no longer required to be fully vaccinated against COVID by 1 April 2022. This is pending the public consultation and Parliamentary review announced by the government. We may however request immunisation status but this will not impact working with the Trust.

Date posted

30 May 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£22,549 to £24,882 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

156-4241746

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Job description

Job responsibilities

To set up clinic equipment and operate a non-mydriatic and OCT retinal cameras, undertake fundus photography, OCT and download images onto a central server.

To be responsible for performing a Level 1 grade and refer all patients with retinopathy for Level 2 grading.

To carry out a visual acuity test and administer prescribed eye drops to patients according to strict guidelines.

Capacity to work accurately whilst maintaining intense periods of concentration and competing claims on time. To be accountable and make clinical decisions involving patients within local guidelines, without direct supervision from medical staff.

To communicate the results of the eye screen with patients and input patients results into the computer database.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To set up clinic equipment and operate a non-mydriatic and OCT retinal cameras, undertake fundus photography, OCT and download images onto a central server.

To be responsible for performing a Level 1 grade and refer all patients with retinopathy for Level 2 grading.

To carry out a visual acuity test and administer prescribed eye drops to patients according to strict guidelines.

Capacity to work accurately whilst maintaining intense periods of concentration and competing claims on time. To be accountable and make clinical decisions involving patients within local guidelines, without direct supervision from medical staff.

To communicate the results of the eye screen with patients and input patients results into the computer database.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education including GCSE English and Maths at level C or above (or equivalent).
  • Hold City & Guilds Cert in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening/ Health Screeners Diploma.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in Diabetic Eye Screening.

Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate. Knowledge of diabetic retinopathy.

Desirable

  • Experienced in using non-mydriatic retinal cameras and OCT.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Good standard of education including GCSE English and Maths at level C or above (or equivalent).
  • Hold City & Guilds Cert in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening/ Health Screeners Diploma.

Experience

Essential

  • Experience working in Diabetic Eye Screening.

Skills

Essential

  • Computer literate. Knowledge of diabetic retinopathy.

Desirable

  • Experienced in using non-mydriatic retinal cameras and OCT.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

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


Employer details

Employer name

Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust

Address

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


Employer's website

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


For questions about the job, contact:

Programme Manager

Jake Mills

jake.mills1@nhs.net

01872254636

Date posted

30 May 2022

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£22,549 to £24,882 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

156-4241746

Job locations

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Truro

TR1 3LJ


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