Trainee Health Screener

InHealth Group Limited; Redhill; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Generous pension

Learning & development opportunities

Well-being hub & Employee Assistance

Refer a friend bonus

Discounts on InHealth services

Cycle to Work

Job summary

InHealth Group Limited is seeking a part-time Screener to support diabetic eye screening across Surrey clinics, including Horley, Oxted, Redhill, and surrounding towns. The role involves working 22.5 hours over three days (8:30am–4:30pm) with on-site duties and initial on-the-job training towards a Health Screener Diploma.

Ideal candidates are caring, communicative, and able to travel to multiple screening sites in Surrey (with a full driving licence and access to a car).

Qualifications

• Compassionate individuals who are empathetic towards patients' needs.
• Full driving licence and access to a car for travel to clinics.

Responsibilities

• Welcome and make patients feel comfortable throughout the screening process.
• Undertake the screening checklist to ensure a safe environment for patients and staff.
• Maintain camera and equipment to capture quality eye images.
• Safely administer eye drops to enlarge pupils and photograph the eye.
• Identify patients requiring urgent onward referral at appointment time.
• Maintain stock of consumables to run the clinic.

Skills

Compassionate

Driving licence

Car ownership

Willingness to travel

Education

Health Screener Diploma

Tools

Camera handling

Eye photography

Job description

Location: Surrey - This role will support clinics across our Surrey DES Programme, including Horley, Oxted and Redhill, as well as Dorking, Epsom, Leatherhead, Cranleigh, Guildford and Woking, with cover also required at our other screening venues, including but not limited to Addlestone, Ashford (Surrey) and Haslemere.

Salary: £24,862.66 (full-time equivalent) or £14,911.60 (part-time salary for 22.5 hours per week), rising upon successful completion of your diploma.

This is a part-time role, working 22.5 hours per week across 3 full days. Working hours are 8:30am to 4:30pm. We are ideally looking for someone to work Monday to Wednesday, although we are happy to discuss alternative working days with suitable candidates.

Thanks for your initial interest in a career in Diabetic Eye Screening, we appreciate that not many people know what the role of a screener is, but hopefully throughout your application process you’ll have a better understanding.

So, what is Diabetic Eye Screening? Some people with diabetes develop serious complications with their eyes, called diabetic retinopathy. If they don’t get this treated properly, it can lead to sight loss. Diabetic eye screening is a test to check for eye problems caused by diabetes. The eye screening test can find eye problems before sight is affected. Pictures are taken of the back of the eyes to check for any changes.

Experience in a caring environment or hospital background is preferable but not necessary, our 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. 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. Once trained there are a variety of opportunities to progress your career in Diabetic Eye Screening with the following:

• Screener / Grader
• Arbitration Grader
• Referral Outcome Grader
• OCT grader

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 Surrey area, and locations as mentioned above.
• 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

We're really grateful that you've 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, we'll be able to answer them during the application process.

What's in it for you

We offer a fantastic benefits package, which is available through a mobile-enabled rewards platform, called InJoy. This is your place to access thousands of offers and discounts on a wide range of products and services relating to: fashion, travel, eating out, technology, leisure and more!

In addition to this, we also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Generous company contribution pension scheme
• Fantastic learning and development opportunities
• 24/7 access to a dedicated well-being hub and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Monthly award programme and online peer-to-peer recognition
• Refer a friend bonus
• Discounts on InHealth's healthcare services
• Smart tech, Cycle to Work and thousands of discounts and cashback options
• Paid-for professional memberships and more!

Making sure our people are happy at work is one of our main priorities, which means giving them as many opportunities as we can to support their personal and professional growth. We also have an innovative approach to personal and professional development, helping you to be the best version of you and giving you a real career pathway. IND02

About us

InHealth is the UK’s largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions, working in partnership with the NHS for more than 30 years to make healthcare better for more than 5 million patients each year.

For clinical colleagues, that means delivering high-quality care within modern settings, with state-of-the-art equipment across a wide range of community, hospital and mobile settings.

With flexibility, strong learning and development opportunities, and the chance to support people at important moments in their healthcare journey, you can build a rewarding career while making a real difference locally and nationally.

InHealth is a place where you're trusted to do your job well, supported by people who value your expertise and give you the space to act on it. Teams show up for each other, leaders back your judgment and help remove blockers rather than create them.

New opportunities open as we grow - whether that's progressing, moving sideways or taking on something different as your strengths evolve. And everything we do is focussed on making healthcare better - for patients, partners and the people delivering care.