Ophthalmic Technician

Barts Health Nhs Trust; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS trust in the UK is seeking a friendly and hard-working healthcare Assistant for an ophthalmic technician role. This position requires excellent communication skills and the ability to supervise and coach staff. Responsibilities include delivering high-quality patient care and performing various diagnostic tests. The ideal candidate will work autonomously and as part of a multidisciplinary team, ensuring the highest standards of service are met in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme

Public transport accessible

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Qualifications

• Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team.
• Experience in delivering high standards of patient care.
• Competence in conducting various diagnostic tests.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality patient care as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Assist in patient assessments in the ophthalmic department.
• Perform a variety of diagnostic tests following training.

Skills

Excellent communication

Supervisory skills

Organizational qualities

Technical service provision

Job description

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We are looking for a friendly, enthusiastic, and hard‑working healthcare Assistant for an acting up Band 3 ophthalmic technician role in our ophthalmology outpatient unit. You must be an excellent communicator as you will have everyday contact with multi‑professional colleagues where results and positive achievements will be crucial. Exceptional personal and organisational qualities are key attributes in this role. The ability to supervise and coach staff will also be necessary, as will a focus on delivering the highest standards of care and service to our patients.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver a high standard of evidence‑based practice as directed by nursing staff and medical staff.
• Ensure high‑quality patient care is delivered and take appropriate steps if this is not the case.
• Assist in the maintenance of a health and hygienic environment.
• Contribute to the assessment of patients attending the ophthalmic department at Whipps Cross Hospital.
• Work without direct supervision to provide a high quality technical service which includes diagnostic testing and imaging for both adults and children across a variety of sub‑specialities under the direct supervision of managers, senior sister, senior nurses and clinical leads.
• Work autonomously as well as closely with members of the multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Work within standard operating procedures, departmental guidelines and protocols, usually without direct supervision.
• Work within a variety of ophthalmology clinics to meet the needs of the service.
• Provide a variety of diagnostic tests following training and achievement of competences: assessment of visual acuity, ocular coherence tomography (OCT) both posterior and anterior, Pentacam, auto‑refraction, digital retinal imaging, HRT and visual field assessment, biometry, ECG, cannulation/venepuncture and focimetry.

About Barts Health

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world‑class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high‑performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm‑free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, where our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment. We aim to create an equitable working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential.

As an Equal Opportunities Employer we actively support applications from individuals who apply under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme and will process your application as appropriate. We reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once a sufficient number of applications has been received, and we regret that we are unable to provide notification if your application is unsuccessful.

By applying for this post you are agreeing to Barts Heath NHS Trust transferring the information contained in this application to its preferred applicant management system. If you are offered a job, information will also be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Barts Health is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and to child protection. The Trust aims to ensure that anyone who seeks to work in our organisation and who gains access to children is safe to do so. As such, you may be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Check as part of the recruitment process if appointed to a post with direct access to children or vulnerable adults.

Barts Health promotes active travel as part of its goal to reach Net Zero. Each site is accessible by public transport, the Trust has a cycle to work scheme and some sites have Brompton Hire Pods.