About this role
Job summary
The post holder will support the Outpatient teams for the provision and overall smooth running of our clinical services.
You will receive training at the Bristol Eye Hospital and when relevant competencies have been achieved, you will be required to attend peripheral clinic and hospital sites to deliver the required clinical care. Therefore, a willingness and capacity to travel to different working locations will be required, as well as the ability to provide services on days across the whole week, including weekends as and when required.
You will be required to communicate in an empathetic manner with patients, relatives and carers who may be emotionally distressed or who may have barriers to understanding, such as learning difficulties, language, hearing difficulties or visual impairment and to children and babies.
In summary you will assist in the provision of a high standard of ophthalmic and personal care ensuring the smooth running of our clinics.
Main duties of the job
Following appropriate training and assessment you will be performing the following clinical care duties (this list is not exhaustive and will change with the service in line with developing competency frameworks):
An ability to understand and undertake all clinical duties carried out by assistant ophthalmic and vision scientists
Assist with intravitreal injections
Pachymetry
Stereo disc photos
Henson and Humphrey visual field testing
Blood Glucose Testing
Ensure patient's quality of care and safety is maintained during their entire visit including escorting to & collecting from other departments within the hospital
Assist patients with their mobility in order that tests and examinations can be carried out
Support patients with personal care activities as necessary.
To undertake administrative and clerical duties, inputting data using computer systems, working at all times within information governance policies.
About us
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
Job description Job responsibilities
For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Proven experience of dealing with the public Experience of learning new systems
Desirable
Previous experience of high-volume activity
Qualifications and Training Essential
Extensive experience of ophthalmic care or at least 5 GCSE's to Grade C or above including English, Maths and one other science subject
Desirable
Undergraduate qualification or equivalent experience Extensive experience of ophthalmic care or at least one A level in a science subject Grade C or above
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Essential
Working Knowledge of ophthalmic procedures and techniques Understanding of patient confidentiality issues Current working Knowledge of general medical/ophthalmic conditions, equipment and techniques Computer literate Good presentation skills, high level of accuracy and excellent hand-eye coordination Ability to deal with difficult situation Ability to deal with difficult patients Ability to travel between different working locations and weekend working if required Ability to work with respect to continuing professional development
Desirable
Working knowledge of NHS procedures Knowledge of Health and Safety issues
Public Sector Language Competency Essential
Be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard
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 Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bristol Eye Hospital
Lower Maudlin Street
Brsitol
BS1 2LX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)