Ocular Technician

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The National Artificial Eye Service supplies and fits artificial eyes to NHS patients throughout the whole of England. It also manufactures prosthetic eyes for other associated services.

Main duties of the job

The Ocular Technician's duties include the hand painting and fabrication of all types of Ocular Prostheses. Accurate colour perception and manual dexterity skills are essential, as is the ability to concentrate on fine detail for extended periods.

About us

Candidates will be required to demonstrate artistic ability via a portfolio or similar and will have the accuracy of their colour vision assessed by use of the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test & the Ishihara Test, prior to an interview.

Failure to achieve the required standard in these tests will prevent further progress to the interview stage.

Date posted

19 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

382-TER36-24

Job locations

The National Artificial Eye Service

221 Bristol Avenue

Blackpool

FY2 0BF


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the job description and requirements for the role please see the attached Person Spec and Job Description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the job description and requirements for the role please see the attached Person Spec and Job Description.

Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

  • 3 GCSE's including Art (or equivalent)
  • Qualification in Fine Art to Degree level or an equivalent

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Arts and crafts experience
  • Computer literate
  • Laboratory experience

Skills and Ability

Essential

  • Manual dexterity skills [assessed prior to interview]
  • Hand to eye co-ordination skills [assessed prior to interview]
  • Accurate colour vision [assessed prior to interview]
  • Workload management skills
  • Demonstrable artistic ability in fine detail work
  • Ability to concentrate on fine detail for extended periods
  • Ability to work under own initiative while adhering to set procedures
  • Ability to work to set targets
  • Ability to work as part of a team
Person Specification

Education & Qualification

Essential

  • 3 GCSE's including Art (or equivalent)
  • Qualification in Fine Art to Degree level or an equivalent

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

  • Arts and crafts experience
  • Computer literate
  • Laboratory experience

Skills and Ability

Essential

  • Manual dexterity skills [assessed prior to interview]
  • Hand to eye co-ordination skills [assessed prior to interview]
  • Accurate colour vision [assessed prior to interview]
  • Workload management skills
  • Demonstrable artistic ability in fine detail work
  • Ability to concentrate on fine detail for extended periods
  • Ability to work under own initiative while adhering to set procedures
  • Ability to work to set targets
  • Ability to work as part of a team

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The National Artificial Eye Service

221 Bristol Avenue

Blackpool

FY2 0BF


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

The National Artificial Eye Service

221 Bristol Avenue

Blackpool

FY2 0BF


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Production & Quality Manager

Ken Barratt

ken.barratt@nhs.net

01253951141

Date posted

19 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 5

Salary

£28,407 to £34,581 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

382-TER36-24

Job locations

The National Artificial Eye Service

221 Bristol Avenue

Blackpool

FY2 0BF


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