Job summary
We are recruiting for a Ophthalmic Technician who wishes to join #TeamIOWNHS. You should share our passion and drive to ensure that our patients and staff receive quality and compassionate care and work with us to ensure the Trust continues its journey towards "great people, great place".
Full Time Position to cover a Monday - Friday 08:30 - 19:00 service.
This is an exciting time in the Ophthalmology service Isle of Wight, as we are reviewing our services in line with the elective recovery program and Getting It Right First-Time program, to ensure we are delivering excellent quality care to those patients with Ophthalmic conditions requiring conservative and surgical management, and those requiring emergency care.
Main duties of the job
Our services include emergency referrals from the Emergency Department, urgent care centre and GPs, Ophthalmology outpatient clinics, minor procedures clinics and day surgery through designated Ophthalmic theatres.
Do you have an NVQ 3 (or equivalent qualification / experience) Do you have Ophthalmic experience or are interested in increasing your skills in a specialised area? Are you a highly motivated, enthusiastic team worker, dedicated to improving the patient experience and providing quality care? If so we would be delighted to hear from you.
We are passionate about providing excellent CARE, which is why our values are Compassion, Accountable, Respect and Everyone counts. Our mission is to make sure that our community is at the heart of everything we do and that we hold our values across all our services.
We are committed to endorsing inclusion, diversity and multiculturalism throughout out services and as such, our procedures and policies ensure that applicants are always treated fairly throughout the recruitment process.
Why not come and see for yourself the CARE we give to our patients and staff. Apply to be part of our team today.
About us
The Isle of Wight NHS Trust is the only integrated acute, community, mental health and ambulance health care provider in England. We serve a population of approximately 150,000 residents, making the services we offer variable and personalised with a flexible approach to our service users.
Working for our Trust brings a variety of benefits, including an onsite day nursery, cycle-to-work scheme, discounts at local businesses and gyms, and the opportunity to hire Trust's beach hut in Ryde. We offer many flexible working opportunities, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement for you and if it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
The Isle of Wight is a unique and stunning gem located off the South Coast of England, a short ferry journey from Portsmouth and Southampton, with journey times taking from as little as 10 minutes. London can be reached in 90 minutes by rail from Southampton or Portsmouth. The island offers an amazing coastline with beautiful countryside, year-round events, festivals and award-winning attractions.
Our 2020-2025 strategy sets out to ensure that we continue to be a provider of excellent and compassionate care. As part of this strategy, we are proactively taking steps to ensure that we recruit and retain the highest quality of talent to provide CARE and we would welcome applications from under-represented groups to ensure our Trust is an inclusive and diverse employer.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full JD for details.
If you are interested and would like an informal visit or discussion, please contact Senior Sister Debbie Entwistle via deborah.entwistle1@nhs.net or Deputy Sister Rebecca Massey via rebecca.massey3@nhs.net or Deputy Sister Sarah Walsh via sarah.walsh43@nhs.net
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see full JD for details.
If you are interested and would like an informal visit or discussion, please contact Senior Sister Debbie Entwistle via deborah.entwistle1@nhs.net or Deputy Sister Rebecca Massey via rebecca.massey3@nhs.net or Deputy Sister Sarah Walsh via sarah.walsh43@nhs.net
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Role Specific Knowledge
Essential
- Good general life skills.
- Extensive Experience Ophthalmic Care .
- Ability to use Word, Email and hospital internet systems.
- Willingness to learn PAS and Isoft for clinic management.
- Experience of direct care in health or social care setting.
Desirable
- Evidence of own personal development presented in professional portfolio.
- Attendance at Leading Empowered Organisations Programme.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder with manual handling of patients, movement of patient medical notes and medical equipment..
- Ability to use initiative to cope in a variety of situations.
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to maintain effectiveness under pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team .
- Act in ways that support equality and value diversity.
Desirable
- Attend annual update and complete e-learning modules as required in relation to manual handling.
- Support equality and value diversity.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Professional, Flexible, Adaptable, Motivated approach
- Self-awareness and commitment to self-development
Desirable
- Demonstrates commitment to departmental and Trust wide initiatives.
- Evidence of own personal development presented in professional portfolio.
Abilities
Essential
- Be able to take part in formal and informal training and development opportunities.
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation.
- Able to be flexible in relation to service demands.
Desirable
- Undertake care activities to meet the health and wellbeing needs of individuals with a greater degree of dependency.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Communicates with a limited range of people on day to day matters.
Desirable
- Able to reflect on and address; barriers to communication; provide feedback to others on their communication at appropriate times; keep accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with guidelines policies and procedures, having received the appropriate training.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Role Specific Knowledge
Essential
- Good general life skills.
- Extensive Experience Ophthalmic Care .
- Ability to use Word, Email and hospital internet systems.
- Willingness to learn PAS and Isoft for clinic management.
- Experience of direct care in health or social care setting.
Desirable
- Evidence of own personal development presented in professional portfolio.
- Attendance at Leading Empowered Organisations Programme.
Physical Skills
Essential
- Physically capable of performing the role and responsibilities expected of the post holder with manual handling of patients, movement of patient medical notes and medical equipment..
- Ability to use initiative to cope in a variety of situations.
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to maintain effectiveness under pressure.
- Ability to work as part of a team .
- Act in ways that support equality and value diversity.
Desirable
- Attend annual update and complete e-learning modules as required in relation to manual handling.
- Support equality and value diversity.
Aptitudes
Essential
- Professional, Flexible, Adaptable, Motivated approach
- Self-awareness and commitment to self-development
Desirable
- Demonstrates commitment to departmental and Trust wide initiatives.
- Evidence of own personal development presented in professional portfolio.
Abilities
Essential
- Be able to take part in formal and informal training and development opportunities.
- Ability to adapt to change within working situation.
- Able to be flexible in relation to service demands.
Desirable
- Undertake care activities to meet the health and wellbeing needs of individuals with a greater degree of dependency.
Communication Skills
Essential
- Communicates with a limited range of people on day to day matters.
Desirable
- Able to reflect on and address; barriers to communication; provide feedback to others on their communication at appropriate times; keep accurate and complete records of activities and communications consistent with guidelines policies and procedures, having received the appropriate training.
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.
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.
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).
