Healthcare Assistant - Eye Clinic

Job summary

Join Our Team as a Band 3 Healthcare Assistant (Dependent on Qualifications and Skills)Unlock Your Potential and Make a Real Difference in Patient Care

Are you passionate about providing compassionate care and making a meaningful impact in patients' lives? We are looking to recruit Healthcare assistants in the specialised departments of Eye Clinic

As a Healthcare Assistant, you will be responsible for providing the highest standard of individualised holistic patient care in conjunction with the multi-disciplinary team.

Eye clinic is a highly skilled area within the Surgical unit; The post holder will be competent in specific ophthalmic skills, assisting in treatment sessions, supporting clinics, visual acuity assessments and instilling eye drops.

The role will be flexible across 3 sites; Doncaster Royal Infirmary, Montagu and Bassetlaw, delivering high quality care to a wide range of patients including premature babies to the elderly who have sight impaired conditions.

What we are looking for:

Previous experience as a Healthcare Assistant

Completion of the Care Certificate (or willing to complete within 3 months of starting)

Relevant healthcare qualification (or evidence of equivalent experience)

Clinical skills and competencies specific to the department (if you lack these then you'll start as a Band 2 Trainee HCA, with progression to a Band 3 HCA upon completion of training).

Main duties of the job

Your key responsibilities

• Monitor patients' conditions, includingvital signsandNEWS (National Early Warning Scores).
• Collect non-invasive specimens as appropriate.

Perform a range of extended clinical skills in keeping with scope and range of the role.

Chaperone patients while undergoing medical/clinical examination and various procedures.

Perform auto refraction & focimeter readings accordingly and document accurately in patients' records.

To complete training in a range of Ophthalmology investigations required as part of the pre clinician appointment build up including visual fields and vision tests.

To complete the eye drop installation package and be competent in administering eye drops.

To complete the aseptic package and be competent in assisting clinicians in the ophthalmology treatment sessions.

To be competent in recording Schirmers test for dry eyes.

Is This Role Right for You?

Healthcare work is incredibly rewarding, but it also requires resilience. You'll assist with personal care tasks, communicate compassionately with patients and their families, and support individuals facing challenging health conditions.

If you're ready to join a dedicated team and play a vital role in delivering exceptional patient care, apply today!

Together, let's make a difference.

About us

DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.

As an organisation that supports flexible working, 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.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.