Job summary
Employer heading
Healthcare Assistant in Ophthalmology - Royal Site
Band 3
Job overview
We have various for Band 3 Health Care Assistants within our Ophthalmic Team which includes Ophthalmic Outpatients / A&E and Pre-op Assessment Service.
We are looking for enthusiastic, friendly , flexible and reliable individuals who can use initiative.
This is a demanding role and applicants must have experience of working in a hospital setting as a band 2.
Our three departments have an extremely high volume of patients and applicants must be ready to deal with a fast paced patient flow.
We are looking for someone who has excellent communication skills, can work alongside a full multi-disciplinary team and can demonstrate passion and empathy to this client group and who wants to make a difference to the quality of our patients lives.
Competency work based training will be given.
Main duties of the job
Our Health Care Assistants play a vital role within our team.
They assist with patient flow within our department by providing ophthalmic assessments to each patient , whilst maintaining patient safety.
They carry out investigative and diagnostic procedures.
They chaperone the patients during their consultations.
They maintain a safe environment for our patients.
We have various hours for Band 3 Health Care Assistants within our Ophthalmic Team which includes Ophthalmic Outpatients / A&E and Pre-op Assessment Service.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.
The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.
The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be expected to carry out :
Visual Acuity assessment
Intra-ocular Pressure measurement
Instillation of a variety of eyedrops , understanding their pharmaceutical value
Visual Field Assessment
( Competency based training will be given )
You will be able to contribute towards maintaining an effective patient flow by carrying out the above assessments in an efficient , safe manner for a high volume of patients.
You will contribute to and understand the specialist care required for our ophthalmic patients .
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Demonstrates a willingness & capability to undertake NVQ level 3
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in hospital setting working at NVQ level 2
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Reputation for high standard of patient care
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to develop effective interpersonal relationships with colleagues in the Healthcare setting
- Basic Computer Skills
Other
Essential criteria
- Supportive of colleagues and patients
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
- Christine Plews
- Job title
- Sister
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 3983
- Additional information
Sister Joanna O'Dowd
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