Surgery Healthcare Assistant: Eye Care & Laser Support

Optical Express; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave

Free Laser Eye Surgery

Free eye tests

Eye wear discounts

Family discount scheme

Training and development

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Optical Express in Glasgow is seeking a Healthcare Assistant (Surgery Assistant) to support the laser vision correction and ophthalmic theatres. The role involves travelling to cover other Optical Express surgery clinics and working across two surgical specialties.

You will perform pre-operative testing, support during consent and treatments, assist the surgeon, manage patient flow, and help with end-of-day reports, records and stock control.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to absorb and convey highly technical information.
• Adaptable with a flexible approach to work.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks.
• A confident and professional individual who has fantastic organisational skills.
• Excellent telephone manner.
• Demonstrate confidentiality, integrity and discretion.

Responsibilities

• Pre-operative testing; conducting tests prior to examination and treatment and assisting during the consent appointment process, including providing information to patients prior to their IOL or LVC procedure.
• Patient discharging; instructing the patient pre and post procedure on the care of the eyes, updating medical records, making follow up appointments.
• Laser technician; preparation and calibration of the lasers, understanding data, loading and transferring data, safe running of the lasers.
• Co-ordinating: Controlling patient flow on the day of the consent appointment and surgery appointments to ensure minimum waiting times for patients and managing queries.
• Assisting the surgeon during consent appointments and treatments – acting as scrub assistant (LVC only); taking notes for the surgeon; instilling eye drops.
• Undertaking the role of ‘HCA’ (Healthcare Assistant) in IOL theatre to assist the surgical team and patients during surgery and associated tasks such as decontamination of instruments.
• Actively participating in the end of treatment day activities; updating patient files, filing, compiling ‘end of day’ reports for head office, cleaning the department, stock and lens ordering.
• Reporting untoward incidents – taking an active role in patient safety issues and quality and risk management.

Skills

Communication skills

Time management

Confidentiality

Organisation

Flexibility

Job description

Optical Express in Glasgow is seeking a Healthcare Assistant (Surgery Assistant) to support the laser vision correction and ophthalmic theatres. The role involves travelling to cover other Optical Express surgery clinics and working across two surgical specialties.

You will perform pre-operative testing, support during consent and treatments, assist the surgeon, manage patient flow, and help with end-of-day reports, records and stock control.