Ophthalmic Technician | London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust

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

Job summary

A health care provider in London is seeking an Ophthalmic technician to provide specialized support for diagnostic testing. The role involves performing various ophthalmic imaging techniques and ensuring high-quality patient care. Candidates should possess excellent communication skills and the ability to train junior staff. The position supports diverse populations and includes significant collaboration with medical professionals. This role offers competitive compensation in a reputable NHS trust.

Qualifications

• Competent in ophthalmic imaging techniques.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients and medical team.
• Experience in training and supervising junior staff.

Responsibilities

• Perform various ophthalmic diagnostic tests.
• Educate and train staff on imaging procedures.
• Communicate results to the medical team.

Skills

Visual acuities testing

Communication skills

Ophthalmic imaging techniques

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
• 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 the Trust

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.

Further responsibilities

• 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 e.g.: 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

Please see attached Job description for full role duties and responsibilities

This advert closes on Wednesday 1 Oct 2025