Ophthalmic Assistant Practitioner

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

37.5 Hours per week

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Ophthalmic Assistant Practitioner to join a busy Imaging team within the Eye Outpatients Department.

The candidate should have experience of working in Ophthalmology / Ophthalmic Imaging. We are looking for a full time Ophthalmic Assistant Practitioner to work in the department as a Band 3 while training then will move to a Band 4 once training is completed.

Main duties of the job

Some duties will include disc imaging, Optical Coherence Tomography, retinal imaging, fluorescein angiography and slit lamp photography.

Preference will be given to those currently working within ophthalmology although previous experience of similar work would be an advantage.

You will need to be a good communicator as you will be dealing with all age groups with visual impairment. Must have clear speech, when necessary work in low light conditions and able to move wheelchair bound patients. The successful applicant will be asked to work independently with minimal supervision as well as part of a busy team.

This is a chance to join an exciting department within a growing discipline. Candidates should be enthusiastic and prepared to work in a busy environment with a flexible approach to working hours as some evening and weekend work will be required.

Please note that this vacancy will close when we receive sufficient completed applications.

About us

South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust offers leadership and improvement training to all new staff to the Trust; this training programme has been designed to support our leaders in developing their understanding of leadership and management skills. You will be expected to attend the New and Aspiring leaders programme, and the Foundation Quality Improvement Programme that the Trust delivers. After you complete this one and a half day of training you will be able to explore further leadership and improvement training opportunities, we offer further in-house courses and bitesize programmes and leadership apprenticeships at level 3,5 and 7

Date posted

16 November 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£22,549 to £24,882 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

328-HNO-5821492

Job locations

The James Cook University Hospital

Marton Road

Middlesbrough

TS4 3BW

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Job description

Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Educated to foundation degree level in ophthalmic imaging or be willing to work towards

Experience

Essential

Must have Ophthalmic health care background

Person Specification

Qualifications & Training

Essential

Educated to foundation degree level in ophthalmic imaging or be willing to work towards

Experience

Essential

Must have Ophthalmic health care background

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.