Ophthalmic Technician

Looking for something different and exciting, look no further as we have an amazing opportunity to come and join our Ophthalmic Medical Photography Team. The brand new role of Ophthalmic Technician offers the right person a unique starting point to a new career path.

You will be involved in undertaking pressure measurements, visual fields / visual acuity testing, pentacam imaging and other clinical techniques essential to the diagnosis and treatment of a variety of ophthalmic disorders. Keen to learn new skills and take on new challenges then this post is for you, full training will be given.

Are you hard working, motivated, enthusiastic, organised, patient focused and looking to work as part of a dedicated friendly supportive team, then you are the person we are looking for. Make today count and apply to join the fantastic work force supporting Newcastle upon hospitals.

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• Interview Date: 16 June 2023
• 37 hours 30 minutes/week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy.

The ophthalmic instruments used to examine patients are technical and require high levels of concentration for extended periods.

The technician must develop a good understanding of ophthalmic conditions whilst gaining the knowledge and experience necessary to undertake ophthalmic examinations safely and to a competent level.

Carry out the following visual assessments

Visual Fields Testing

Visual acuity measurement of patients

Specular microscopy of patients

Pentacam of patients

Intra-Ocular Pressure measurements of patients

Auto Lensmeter measurements

Pachymetry measurement of patients.

Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the busiest, largest and most successful teaching NHS foundation trusts in the country, with over 18,000 staff and an annual income of £1 billion.

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the CQC for the second consecutive time in 2019, we have a long history of providing high quality care, clinical excellence, and innovation in medical research regionally, nationally and internationally.

We’re also proud to be the second largest provider of specialised services in the country. This means we support people with a range of rare and complex medical, surgical and neurological conditions, cancers and genetic orders.

Our staff oversee around 1.84 million patients ‘contacts’ each year, delivering high standards of healthcare.

We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and recognise the benefit in providing an inclusive environment. We value and respect the diversity of our employees and aim to recruit a workforce which reflects the communities we serve, and is equipped to deliver the best service to our patients. We welcome all applications irrespective of people’s race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity and in particular those from under- represented groups.

• To provide visual assessments including but not limited to visual fields, visual acuity, pentacam and intra-ocular pressure (IOP) measurement which provide information for clinical decisions / treatments of eye and neurological conditions.
• Participate in research and medical audit projects as and when required.
• To perform administrative and clerical task as necessary for the efficiency of the service

Please note it is a requirement of The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that all successful candidates who require a DBS for the post they have been offered pay for their DBS certificate. The method of payment is a salary deduction from your first month’s pay.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.