Ophthalmic Technician

London North West Healthcare NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking an Ophthalmic Technician to deliver specialized support for diagnostic testing and face-to-face assessments. You will work closely with medical professionals and supervise junior staff while maintaining ophthalmic imaging equipment. Excellent communication skills are essential for instructing patients and contributing to team discussions. The role promotes high-quality, individualized care for patients.

Responsibilities

• Perform visual acuities and intraocular pressure testing.
• Conduct optical coherence tomography scans and fundus photography.
• Inform medical team of urgent imaging abnormalities.
• Assist in training and education of staff.
• Supervise junior staff.

Skills

Visual acuities testing

Intraocular pressure testing

Optical coherence tomography

Excellent communication skills

Supervision skills

Tools

Ophthalmic imaging equipment

Job description

Overview

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.

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.