Trainee Health Screener

InHealth Group; Whitburn; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 25,000; Part time

Job summary

InHealth Group is hiring a Trainee Health Screener to support our Surrey DES Programme, with clinics across Horley, Oxted, Redhill and surrounding towns. This part-time role offers 22.5 hours per week, 8:30am–4:30pm, typically Monday to Wednesday, with training leading toward a Health Screener Diploma.

Experience in a caring environment is preferred; full training is provided. You will assist with patient welcoming, eye screening procedures, and photo capture, progressing into advanced screening

Qualifications

• Compassionate and empathetic towards patients
• Willingness to travel to Surrey screening sites
• Able to take detailed eye photographs
• Flexible schedule including possible evenings/weekends

Responsibilities

• Welcome and make patients comfortable during screening
• Undertake the screening checklist to ensure safety
• Maintain camera and equipment for quality images
• Safely administer eye drops and take photographs
• Identify patients needing urgent onward referral
• Maintain stock of consumables for the clinic

Skills

Compassionate

Empathetic

Willing to travel

People skills

Job description

Role: Trainee Health ScreenerLocation: 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, rising upon successful completion of your diploma - the part-time salary for the role is, £14,911.60.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.

Main duties of the job

Ensure that patients are made to feel welcome and comfortable throughout the screening processUndertake 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 takenSafely administer the eye drops (to enlarge pupils), and undertake photographs ensuring correct field of viewIdentify any patients requiring urgent onward referral at the time of their screening appointmentMaintaining a sufficient stock of consumables to run your clinicOur application processes

About us

InHealth is the UKs 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.

Read more about us here: Who We Are - InHealth Group

Job responsibilities

Role: Trainee Health Screener

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 youll 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 dont 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 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 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 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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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.