About this role
Job summary
The award winning Ophthalmology Outpatient department HRI is offering and exciting opportunity for highly motivated individuals to join our expanding Imaging team.
This interesting and challenging role involves performing vision tests and diagnostic digital imaging scans on patients presenting with a variety of eye conditions.
We offer a supportive and friendly working environment with an opportunity for professional development.
Candidates should be caring, enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a large team dedicated to providing high quality patient focused care
Previous healthcare and/or imaging experience would be an advantage but not essential as a full induction and training will be provided.
Main duties of the job
To work as part of the Ophthalmic Imaging Team in the provision of a high quality specialist diagnosticimaging service to the department of ophthalmology.
To carry out a range of ophthalmic imaging techniques to support the diagnosis and management of ophthalmic patients. These include the following but not an exhaustive list :
- Visual Fields
- Optical Coherence Tomography
- Topography
- Visual acuity
About us
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
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Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications Essential
Educated to at least GCSE level Willingness to develop and acquire new skills
Desirable
NVQ level 2 in Health Care or equivalent
Application Completion Essential
ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Knowledge, Training & Experience Essential
Ability to communicate well within a multidisciplinary team Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workload Ability to work under pressure Keyboard skills Candidate will be expected to maintain knowledge by attending courses/training as required. Customer care experience Ability to follow detailed guidelines
Desirable
IT skills Experience in Healthcare or Ophthalmic setting.
Communication and Interpersonal Skills Essential
Good communication - verbal/written Be able to work on own initiative Works well with in a team Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality Participate in standard setting and research projects Evidence showing clinical and professional development To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands Facilitate learning of others. Confident, approachable and cheerful disposition Flexible approach to work
Special Attributes and other Essential
Shows motivation in developing new skills High level of interpersonal skills Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy Flexible and reliable
Other Requirements Essential
Good time keeper Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
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.
Employer details Employer name Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Address Hull Royal Infirmary
Anlaby Road
Hull
HU3 2JZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.hey.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)