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Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Healthcare Assistant - Ophthalmology

The closing date is 29 July 2025

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Job summary

Working Part time: 31.5 hours per week

Who Our Opportunity is for:

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Ophthalmology Department for a Band 2 Healthcare Assistant.

Covering a five day service Monday-Friday from 7am -7pm varying shifts.

Main duties of the job

Healthcare Assistant required in a busy Ophthalmic outpatients department.

Under supervision and direction of the Registered Nurse/Midwife assist in delivery of the safe, high quality care to all patients.

Assessing patients visual acuity, assisting senior Nurses and Doctors in the day to day running of clinics and day case ward patients.

Maintaining adequate stock levels. Maintaining a clean environment.

We are looking for flexible & dynamic staff to join our team.

About us

The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:

  • The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds
  • Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility
  • Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.

The Trust employs over 5916 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 411,000. This includes 361,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.

The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.

Details

Date posted

21 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

210-2025-430

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Job description

Job responsibilities

See Job Description for further details.

Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.

Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costswill be deducted from their salary over the first three months of employment.

You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £16per year applies.

New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.

Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.

Good luck with your application.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake an NVQ level 2 in Health Care.
  • Prepared to complete within six months of commencement
  • Good level of general secondary education.

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in Health Care or associated health or Social Care or equivalent experience.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Numeric and Literacy Skills
  • Basic IT skills
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues
  • An understanding of organisation of nursing care

Desirable

  • Previous work / life experience requiring involvement with the public
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • Willingness and ability to undertake an NVQ level 2 in Health Care.
  • Prepared to complete within six months of commencement
  • Good level of general secondary education.

Desirable

  • NVQ level 2 in Health Care or associated health or Social Care or equivalent experience.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Numeric and Literacy Skills
  • Basic IT skills
  • Basic understanding of NHS issues
  • An understanding of organisation of nursing care

Desirable

  • Previous work / life experience requiring involvement with the public

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


Employer's website

https://www.coch.nhs.uk/working-with-us.aspx (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Ophthalmology Nurse manager

Leah Butterfield

leah.butterfield@nhs.net

01244363656

Details

Date posted

21 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 2

Salary

£24,465 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

210-2025-430

Job locations

Countess of Chester Hospital

Liverpool Road

Chester

CH2 1UL


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