Ophthalmic Technician | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust; Bristol; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A large NHS Trust in South West England is seeking an Assistant Ophthalmic Technician to support clinical services by conducting imaging tests and ensuring patient care. The role involves data entry, supporting various procedures, and requires compassion in communication with patients. Travel to different locations and working on weekends may be required. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to delivering excellent care.

Qualifications

• Ability to assist with clinical duties and maintain patient safety.
• Willingness to travel to different working locations.
• Capacity to provide care for patients with various needs.

Responsibilities

• Support the provision of ophthalmic imaging and outpatient clinical care.
• Conduct various clinical tests and procedures.
• Assist with patient mobility and personal care activities.

Skills

Empathy

Communication

Data entry

Job description

The post holder will support the Ophthalmic Imaging and Outpatient teams for the provision and overall smooth running of our clinical services. This will involve data entry, eyesight and visual field testing along with the general personal care and support of the patient. You will have responsibility for preparing our patients and undertaking their investigations, performing a range of basic imaging tests and procedures, as well as providing the reports and baseline evaluations for review by other clinical staff.

You will receive training at the Bristol Eye Hospital and when relevant competencies have been achieved, you will be required to attend peripheral clinic and hospital sites to deliver the required clinical care. Therefore, a willingness and capacity to travel to different working locations will be required, as well as the ability to provide services on days across the whole week, including weekends as and when required.

You will be required to communicate in an empathetic manner with patients, relatives and carers who may be emotionally distressed or who may have barriers to understanding, such as learning difficulties, language, hearing difficulties or visual impairment and to children and babies.

In summary you will assist in the provision of a high standard of ophthalmic and personal care ensuring the smooth running of our clinics.

Clinical care duties (This list is not exhaustive and will change with the service in line with developing competency frameworks):

• An ability to understand and undertake all clinical duties carried out by assistant ophthalmic and vision scientists
• Assist with intravitreal injections
• Pachymetry
• HRT
• Stereo disc photos
• Henson and Humphrey visual field testing
• Blood Glucose Testing
• Irrigation
• ECG recording
• Research
• Conjunctival swabs
• Ensure patient’s quality of care and safety is maintained during their entire visit including escorting to & collecting from other departments within the hospital
• Assist patients with their mobility in order that tests and examinations can be carried out
• Support patients with personal care activities as necessary.
• To undertake administrative and clerical duties, inputting data using computer systems, working at all times within information governance policies.

About University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW)

UHBW is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi‑award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.

Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.

For a more detailed job description, main responsibilities, and Person Specification, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.

This advert closes on Tuesday 9 Dec 2025