Senior Diabetic Eye Screener/Grader-Ophthalmnology | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust; Hertford; On-site; GBP 1,000 - 3,000; Full time

Job summary

A health organization in Hertfordshire is seeking a Screener/Grader to deliver diabetic eye screening to high-quality standards. You will be responsible for grading outcomes, mentoring new team members, and participating in quality assurance processes. The role may include occasional weekend work and offers a 5% High-Cost Area Supplement. If you are a dedicated individual passionate about quality care, this position is for you.

Benefits

High-Cost Area Supplement

Flexible working patterns

Qualifications

• Experience in diabetic eye screening and grading.
• Ability to provide 1:1 feedback and mentor new staff.
• Participation and completion of ongoing quality assurance standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver diabetic eye screening with high standards of quality.
• Monitor grading queues and ensure timely results notification.
• Assist in appraisals and internal audit activities of the screening team.

Skills

Quality assurance involvement

Ability to work autonomously

Mentoring new recruits

Job description

Overview

We are recruiting for a Screener/Grader who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients. The post holder will work within the Herts and West Essex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme to deliver diabetic eye screening for patients in the Herts and West Essex area to the highest standards of quality and care.

Responsibilities

The role includes occasional weekend working and participation in late clinics.

In addition, you will receive a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5% of your basic salary, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,121 per annum pro rata.

At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage you to embrace these values throughout the recruitment process and in your role with us.

You will undertake Referral Outcome Grading (ROG) when required and to feedback to the team at the regular MDT meetings.

You will also undertake the monthly EQA grading test (TaT) and participate in the ongoing internal quality assurance of grading standards.

You may train and mentor new screening recruits in all aspects of screening/grading, providing regular 1:1 feedback. Additionally, you'll be involved in the ongoing audit activities of the screening team.

The successful candidate will monitor the grading queues to ensure grading is completed and results are notified according to programme standards.

You will assist the Team leader with appraisals of the screening team on a six-monthly interview.

To work autonomously with minimal direction from the clinical management.

Trust and Facilities

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust runs the following hospitals:

• The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
• New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
• Hertford County, Hertford
• Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood

Flexibility and Work Life Balance

We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.

Application

Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.

This advert closes on Wednesday 10 Dec 2025