Trainee Health Screener

NHS; Oxford; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Oxford is seeking a Trainee Health Screener to join their team. This role involves working closely with patients during eye screening processes, ensuring their comfort and care. Candidates should be compassionate and adaptable, and training will be provided to achieve a Health Screener Diploma. Opportunities for career progression exist, with potential salaries reaching £45k.

Qualifications

• Good with people and a desire to help others.
• Full driving license and access to a car.
• Ability to take detailed photos of the eye.

Responsibilities

• Make patients feel welcome throughout the screening process.
• Administer eye drops safely and undertake photographs.
• Identify patients who require urgent referral.

Skills

Compassionate

Customer service

Adaptability

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

So, what is Diabetic Eye Screening? Some people with diabetes develop serious complications with their eyes, called diabetic retinopathy. If they dont get this treated properly, it can lead to sight loss.

About us

InHealth is the UK's largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments and procedures. In the last year, we have supported more than 5 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.

As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing the way we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.

Our mission is to be the preferred provider of high-quality diagnostics and healthcare solutions in hospitals and in accessible community settings, serving patients from 1,000 locations by 2025.

Job responsibilities

Role: Trainee Health Screener

Location: Oxfordshire

Salary: £23,809.50 rising upon completion of your diploma

Starting as a screener you will be trained on the job and will be given all the skills and knowledge to complete your Health Screener Diploma. Experience in a caring environment or hospital background is preferable but not necessary; screeners have come from all walks of life. If you are good with people and want to make a difference this could be the career for you. We offer on-the-job training and opportunities to progress within Diabetic Eye Screening with salaries up to 45k.

There are a variety of opportunities to progress your career in Diabetic Eye Screening with salaries up to 45k:

• Screener / Grader
• Arbitration Grader
• Referral Outcome Grader
• OCT examiner
• OCT grader
• Slit Lamp Examiner
• Team Leader/Management

Who are we looking for?

• Compassionate individuals who are empathetic towards the requirements of each individual patient
• Someone who is happy to travel to our screening services in the Oxfordshire area
• Although we will provide full training, we are looking for individuals who are able to take detailed/up close pictures of the eye and remain composed
• People who consider themselves adaptable and possess the ability to think quickly and resolve problems
• Flexible in their working week as occasional evening and weekend work may be required and a commitment to completing their Health Screener Diploma in the required timescale
• Those looking for a career in a care profession in their next position
• Individuals who enjoy working with the public, are caring and have an in built need to help others
• People who take pride in the level of customer service they offer
• Full driving licence and access to a car for travel to and from clinics

Key duties of a Screener

• Ensure that patients are made to feel welcome and comfortable throughout the screening process
• Undertake the screening Checklist to ensure the screening environment is safe (for yourself and your patients)
• Basic maintenance of the camera and equipment to enable the best possible images are taken
• Safely administer the eye drops (to enlarge pupils), and undertake photographs ensuring correct field of view
• Identify any patients requiring urgent onward referral at the time of their screening appointment
• Maintaining a sufficient stock of consumables to run your clinic

Our application processes

Were really grateful that youve read this far; hopefully you now have a better understanding of the importance of a screeners job, not to worry if you have any further questions, well be able to answer them during the application process.

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Person Specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.