Job summary
Employer heading
Ophthalmic Technician
Band 3/4
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
Are you looking for an opportunity that develops new skills with the potential for career progression, involves working with people, and allows you to develop your technological skills within a healthcare setting?
This post is in the Eye Unit Diagnostic Hubs. The clinical work will be initially centred around Glaucoma and Retinal cases, and you will be completing high quality diagnostics for Doctors and Optometrists to virtually review.
As this is an MSE wide role you will have a base site but may be asked to work at any of the MSE sites in the South Essex and Chelmsford areas. As travel across all our sites will be required a driving licence is essential. Our Hubs are at South Woodham Ferrers and Orsett. Our Hospitals are Orsett, Broomfield and Southend.
This is a fantastic opportunity for applicants that either have experience within the health care sector or are looking to take on a new career within healthcare. This opportunity will allow you to undertake work based learning with opportunities to progress.
Experience is not necessary for these roles, but you must have a caring and empathetic nature, be keen to learn and develop on a personal level and be IT literate whilst working in a busy complex environment.
This vacancy is a Band 3/4 subject to experience and completion of training.
Main duties of the job
Our technicians work alongside medical, nursing and allied health professionals to provide diagnostic support. You will be using a wide range of technology including visual field tests, medical photography, and imaging. Full training will of course be provided.
Ophthalmic technicians will function as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the department, to provide a seamless service and high-quality care to patients with proximal supervision from a registered member of staff.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to develop and acquire new skills, knowledge, and competencies and you will join initially as a Band 3 and once competencies and training are completed you will move to a Band 4 subject to vacancies.
You will continue to develop and undertake a range of tasks and will require excellent communication skills and ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop their skills and knowledge.
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Are you looking for an opportunity that develops new skills with the potential for career progression, then we want to hear from you?
For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description.
We look forward to your application.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable criteria
- Experience of ophthalmology in an acute hospital environment
- Previous experience of Humphreys Visual Field and OCT and other diagnostic equipment
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- English and Maths GCSE Grade C or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- UK driving licence and car access
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Alex Landells
- Job title
- Head of Orthoptics and Technical Services Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01702 435555
- Additional information
Louis Bartlett
Lead Orthoptist, Ophthalmology
Broomfield Hospital
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