Ophthalmic Technician

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in London seeks an Ophthalmic Technician to provide specialized support for diagnostic testing. You will perform key imaging techniques, supervise staff, and ensure high-quality patient care. The ideal candidate must have relevant experience in ophthalmic imaging and excellent communication skills. This role supports a collaborative team in a busy healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in performing visual acuities, intraocular pressure testing, and optical coherence tomography scans.
• Demonstrate continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Independently perform imaging techniques.
• Inform medical team of imaging abnormalities.
• Supervise junior staff.

Skills

Ophthalmic imaging experience

Excellent communication skills

Job description

Job summary: As an Ophthalmic technician, you will provide an efficient specialised support service to all patients allocated for diagnostic testing and face to face assessment.

The post holder will work alongside members of the medical, medical imaging, administrative, nursing team and other allied health professionals. They will support the nursing staff and medical team in providing high quality individualised care to a defined group of service users, relatives, and carers, ensuring the safety and well-being of service users, and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person-centred care principles.

The post holder will supervise and teach/train all members of the multidisciplinary team in ophthalmic imaging.

The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of the maintenance of ophthalmic imaging equipment. Work with IT to network new equipment and troubleshooting issues with existing equipment.

Main duties of the job

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• To independently perform visual acuities, intraocular pressure testing, optical coherence tomography scans, fundus photography, and other different imaging techniques required for patients.
• To be competent to identify the normal and abnormal eye imaging anatomy
• Inform medical team of imaging abnormalities which need urgent review.
• Assist in the education and training of all staff.
• Supervise junior staff.
• Possess excellent communication skills to effectively give instructions to patients for the acquisition of ophthalmic images and communicating relevant information to the multidisciplinary team.

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.

Job responsibilities

Communication and Relationship skills

• Communicate with patients in a clear and polite manner maintain all the HEART values.
• Clearly verbalise instructions for patients to follow to obtain the most comprehensive diagnostic test results
• Communicate any worrying diagnostic eye test changes to the appropriate health professional following the appropriate protocols.
• Escalate to the appropriate health care profession if the diagnostic patient requires a different pathway eg: face to face instead of virtual clinic.
• Familiar with the local diagnostic protocols and standard operating procedures.
• Maintain a good working relationship with the medical, nursing, allied health profession and clerical team.
• Seek advice from the multidisciplinary team as necessary.
• Liaise with equipment companies and EBME to repair broken equipment.

Person Specification

Essential:

• Ophthalmic imaging experience
• Demonstrate continuous professional development

Desirable:

• Recognising ophthalmic pathology
• Ability to deal with medical emergency situations

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.