Slit Lamp Examiner

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; Bexhill-on-Sea; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Bexhill-on-Sea is seeking a part-time Slit Lamp Examiner to join the East Sussex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme. This role involves examining patients for diabetic retinopathy and requires previous slit lamp experience. Opportunities for teaching and participation in research are available. The position offers a range of staff benefits, including psychological support and NHS pension enrollment.

Benefits

NHS pension scheme

Access to nurseries

On-site staff accommodation

Free psychological support

On-site parking

Qualifications

• Experience in operating a slit lamp to examine the retina.
• Required to complete a Diploma in Health Screening if not already qualified.
• Must work autonomously in community locations.

Responsibilities

• Conduct examinations for diabetic retinopathy.
• Grading of patient retinal images.
• Participate in audit and research activities as needed.

Skills

Slit lamp experience

Optometrist/Orthoptist qualification

Experience in diabetic retinopathy

Education

GCSE

Diploma in Health Screening (if applicable)

Job description

Job Description:

Job information Slit Lamp Examiner from the Company East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, located in the city Bexhill in the country United Kingdom. This latest job opening is open to job seekers who have the latest education/graduate GCSE. Job Vacancies in this Healthcare field have been opened and published.

Job Responsibility:

East Sussex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (DESP) is seeking to appoint a slit lamp examiner on a part-time basis. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and qualified slit lamp examiner, Optometrist, or Orthoptist with experience in operating a slit lamp to examine the retina, with the purpose of detecting Diabetic Retinopathy. You will be working across several community sites within East Sussex, predominantly within the Bexhill and Eastbourne areas.

The post holder will be required to also undertake grading of patient retinal images within this role and complete monthly Test and Training sets for quality assurance purposes. This post would be suited to a newly qualified Optometrist looking to gain some experience in diabetic retinopathy or to someone already working within the diabetic eye screening programme as a slit lamp examiner. Slit lamp experience is essential for this post.

Please be aware that depending on your level of qualification, you may be required to complete a Diploma in Health Screening to work within the programme. To be a Slit Lamp Examiner responsible for the provision of a Slit Lamp Bio-microscopy as part of the East Sussex Diabetic Eye Screening programme. The post holder will work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking SLB clinics in community locations using advanced clinical techniques to look for and diagnose the signs of diabetic retinopathy along with any incidental findings of non-diabetic related eye disease within a framework agreed by the Clinical Lead, Senior Grader, and Programme Manager.

Working collaboratively with the DESP team by partaking in the grading of images, there will also be opportunities to participate in audit and research as required and to provide teaching/training at Multi-Disciplinary Meetings. A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff, including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to nurseries at Conquest Hospital and Eastbourne District General Hospital, staff restaurants, and on-site staff accommodation.

In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme, which is available to staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. On-site parking is available for a small administration fee.

Note: The application closing date is 2025-11-02. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates.