Ophthalmic Technician

Job summary

We are recruiting for an Ophthalmic Technician who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.

Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!

To work as part of the ophthalmic team, delivering an unsupervised, high quality technical and specialist service. Performing visual assessments including visual acuity, visual fields, measuring intra ocular pressure. The post holder will learn how to interpret the test and report to the senior staff. (KSF Dimension HWB5 Level 1)

To work within all clinical areas of ophthalmology including day-care surgery, outpatient clinics across all three sites, to work within the intravitreal injection service supporting the injectors and some administrative tasks.

Work collaboratively and cooperatively with others to meet the needs of patients and their families (KSF Dimension 5 Level 1)

To be based at Lister Treatment Centre and to also cover sessions at New QEII and Hertford County. Allowed 30 mins travel between sites.

Main duties of the job

Performing multiple visual assessments, learning how to interpret the test and report to the senior staff.

Achieveknowledge and skills in ophthalmology with the support of the team.

To work within the intravitreal injection service supporting the patients and injectors, from admission through to discharge.

To work within the ophthalmology team on the day care ward admitting and preparing patients for surgery through to their discharge.

To process patients through the outpatient clinic sessions working with the registered nurses and wider ophthalmic team.

Assist with clerical and administrative duties as required.

Maintain regular contact with the senior team member and communicate all relevant issues.

About us

At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.

We run the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.

We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital Treatment Centre

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

East and North Herts NHS Trust

Address

Lister Hospital Treatment Centre

Coreys Mill Lane

Stevenage

SG1 4AB

Employer's website

https://www.enherts-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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