AddressJob overview
We have the opportunity to employ a candidate to our Ophthalmic technician role for one day per week 8am - 6pm.
The role is highly specialised with diagnostic machinery running within ophthalmology, previous knowledge welcomed but not essential as training will be given.
Will also spend time on clinic learning how to do eye tests for patients which feed into the technician role.
Will spend time assisting the nurse injector within intravitreal injections as a circulating team member.
The salary starts at a Band 2 while training then moves up to Band 3 upon completion.
Main duties of the job
Performing tests on patients following the appropriate training and sign off within the department against our competency booklets which are provided.
- Run Visual fields lists.
- Run OCT lists
- Run Optos lists
- Run Anterion lists
- Support colleagues within the team
- Work within clinic setting.
- Work within injection lists as the circulator
- Assist patients as required
- Manage scans of patients on the Zeiss Visual field machine, Heidelberg OCT machine, Anterion corneal scanner and the Optos fundus camera.
- Main Communicator with patients undergoing diagnostic tests and treatment
Working for our organisation
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
For the latest information around our values and behaviours, please visit our careers website https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/
Person specification
It & Literacy
Essential criteria
- Literacy to enable candidate to read and sign instructions
- Computer literate
Tech experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge Of VF
- Knowledge of OCT
- Knowledge of Optos
- Knowledge of Optos
Desirable criteria
- Venepuntcture
Communication
Essential criteria
- Team work
- Communication with team members
- Communication with team members
Desirable criteria
- Clinic experience
We reserve the right to close the online vacancy when we are in receipt of sufficient applications. Should you wish to apply for this post you are advised to complete and return your application form as soon as possible.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) serves a diverse population, and each Care Organisation works hard to ensure all services are accessible and fair.
We respect the value of difference. So, our aim is to employ a workforce representative of the communities we serve. Regardless of age, disability, gender, marital status, trans status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, religion or belief, all are welcome.
We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to the application process, please contact resourcingnca@nca.nhs.uk
In applying for this post, you give the Trust permission to use your data for recruitment purposes.
Please note that this vacancy may be withdrawn at any time should it be filled via the internal redeployment process.
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