Senior Grader | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust; Hull and East Yorkshire; Sur place; GBP 23 000 - 27 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in Hull is seeking a Senior Grader to join the Humber Diabetic Eye Screening Programme. The role involves grading patient retinal images, providing screening clinic support, and staying up to date with pathway changes and national guidance.

The successful candidate should have experience in a Screener-Grader role and completed the City and Guilds NHS Screener qualification.

Qualifications

• Experience in grading retinal images or Screener-Grader role.
• Completion of Screener/Grade qualification (City & Guilds/NHS Screener)
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to work under pressure
• Strong teamwork and customer-facing skills

Responsabilités

• Grade patient retinal images and provide screening clinic support.
• Stay updated with pathway changes and national guidance.
• Lead assessment processes for Health Screener Diploma coursework within the team.
• May require weekend work as service plans evolve.

Connaissances

Attention to detail

Excellent teamwork

Interpersonal communication

Manual driving license

Formation

Screener qualification (City and Guilds/NHS Screener)

Description du poste

Senior Grader | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

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Company: Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated person to join the Humber Diabetic Eye Screening Programme as a Senior Grader. The successful applicant will work within the grading team and be responsible for grading patient retinal images and providing screening clinic support as required. The grading role will include ongoing Test and Train assessments and keeping up to date with the latest pathway changes and national guidance. Attention to detail is vital and the ability to follow strict information governance procedures.

The successful applicant needs to be able to confidently and competently work under pressure dealing with a large workload with great accuracy. Excellent teamwork is required within a small grading team and the ability to support and feedback to the retinal screeners is essential. A friendly manner with patients is essential during the screening process with knowledge of how to care for patients with mobility or health issues.

The post holder would need to have experience ofworking /working towards a Screener-Grader role and must have completed the Screener role City and Guilds/ NHS Screener qualification.

The post holder is required to observe/assess/approve the Health Screener Diploma coursework for all retinal screeners and screener/graders within the team. The post holder takes the lead in managing the assessment process, which is ongoing.

The trust is undergoing service transformations and review, therefore there may be a requirement in future for weekend work.

The post is an excellent opportunity to join an award-nominated, efficient and cost-effective department that focuses on developing its personnel whilst providing excellent quality patient care.

Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills, together with an ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly under pressure to achieve deadlines. Experience of the NHS and working within a Retinal Screening Programme as a Retinal Screener is essential.

The successful candidate must hold a current and full manual driving license and will be expected to undertake a trust driving assessment.

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.

Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust