About this role
Job summary
Ophthalmic Technician
The post holder will work flexibly across ophthalmology sub-specialties and virtual clinic pathways, ensuring investigations are undertaken accurately, safely and efficiently and that results are appropriately recorded and available to support clinical decision-making.
The post is an established Band 3 Ophthalmic Technician position and forms an important part of the ophthalmology workforce skill mix. The Band 3 technician role provides a distinct technical function and is required to maintain appropriate service capacity, clinic flow and delivery of ophthalmology activity.
The post holder will be expected to maintain a high standard of patient care, communicate effectively with patients and colleagues, work within their scope of competence and contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of ophthalmology services.
Main duties of the job
The role will include the assessment and recording of visual acuity and colour vision using Ishihara testing, visual field assessment, optical coherence tomography (OCT), corneal topography, wide-field retinal photography and intraocular pressure measurement using iCare tonometry. The post holder will also instil ophthalmic medication under the guidance and supervision of a Patient Support and Guidance (PSG) practitioner, in accordance with local policies and procedures.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:
Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays NHS pension scheme membership Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further NHS Staff discounts Cycle to work scheme Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice
Job description Job responsibilities
The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specifications focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.
The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
5 GCSE's/BTEC/NVQ 2 or equivalent technical qualification
Desirable
Experienced in Healthcare
Knowledge Essential
Basic MS Office Skills Experience working with computers / data handling / collating patient data (paper & electronically) Multidisciplinary team working Working with the public
Desirable
Venepuncture skills Experience working in hospital. Previous experience of working in ophthalmology or related services.
Skills Essential
Excellent verbal and written communication skills Attention to detail Ability to use own initiative Problem Solving Handling sensitive situations Ability to work under pressure
Desirable
Stock management Knowledge of Datix Incident reporting
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 Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Address Stockport Foundation Trust Outpatients B
Poplar Grove
Stockport
SK2 7JE
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://www.stockport.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)