Ophthalmic Technician

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

The Ophthalmic Technician will provide technical support to the Ophthalmic services / Imaging Department in the Royal Eye Unit supporting and delivering services to all its outpatient clinics.

The interview date will be on 13 April 2023 which will be the open day recruitment

Main duties of the job

To work along all staff in all areas of the patient pathway - Ophthalmic outpatient clinics including corridor G, ARC, outreach clinics (Raynes Park, Queen Mary's Hospital, Roehampton), procedure rooms, theatre etc.
To undertake clinical work and related tasks as delegated by qualified nursing staff, following appropriate training and assessment of competency.
To liaise effectively with all stakeholders in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless, and integrated service to patients.
To attain departmental competencies in outpatients, theatre, and Imaging Department according to the pathways and protocols after a period of training
To develop becoming a multi-skilled Ophthalmic technician / photographer to meet the needs of the service and patient-focused care such as vision assessment, instilling eye drops, undertaking base line observations: BP, BM, TRP.
To develop excellent skills in operating various ophthalmic imaging equipment's (computerised and mechanical) such as Topcon, Humphreys visual field analyser, Heidelberg Spectralis, Pentacam, Slit lamp photography etc.
To manage Glaucoma monitoring clinics, Retinal virtual clinics, HCQ clinics, ARC Triage.
To act as a chaperone if required.

About us

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

-Caring- Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.-Safe- Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first-Responsible- All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation-Value Each Other- Value each other's contribution-Inspiring- We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Date posted

28 February 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£29,460 to £31,909 a year p.a. Including Outer London HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-NN-6062552-AHP-Z

Job locations

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Galsworthy Road

Kingston Upon Thames

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Band4

Essential

Good general GCSE education or equivalent

Desirable

Ability to support team members and reassure patients and carer

Ophthalmic EXperience

Essential

Flexible, adaptable, reliable. forward thinking with a positive attitude

Desirable

Carrying out assigned ophthalmic tasks e.g. visual acuity, OCT, Visual Fields etc.

Person Specification

Band4

Essential

Good general GCSE education or equivalent

Desirable

Ability to support team members and reassure patients and carer

Ophthalmic EXperience

Essential

Flexible, adaptable, reliable. forward thinking with a positive attitude

Desirable

Carrying out assigned ophthalmic tasks e.g. visual acuity, OCT, Visual Fields etc.

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.