Ophthalmic Science Practitioner

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Full-time (part-time applications will be considered) motivated and enthusiastic individual to join our team providing high quality Ophthalmic diagnostic assessments.

The post will include working at 3 sites, Treatment Centre Queen's Hospital, Burton upon Trent, Sir Robert Peel Hospital, Tamworth and Samuel Johnson Community Hospital, Lichfield, and therefore it is highly advantageous for you to be a car owner/driver.

Main duties of the job

Clinical duties to be undertaken across the UHDB Trust sites include:

• Optical Coherence Tomography of the Optic nerve and Retinal nerve fibre layer
• Optical Coherence Tomography of the Retina and Macula.
• Static perimetry using the Humphrey Visual Field analyser.
• Fundus photography.
• Focimetry and transposition.
• Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements using non-contact tonometry (e.g. iCare tonometer).

Administrative duties as required at the request of the Orthoptic staff.

Any additional activity as requested by the Head Orthoptist.

Closing date of applications: 1 January 2024.

Interview date: 15 January 2024.

About us

As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together

Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.

In return we will offer:

• Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
• On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
• Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes

Key Facts:

• We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
• We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
• An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
• Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
• Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
• We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
• We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
• UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital Burton

Belvedere Road

Burton On Trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Queens Hospital Burton

Belvedere Road

Burton On Trent

DE13 0RB

Employer's website

https://www.uhdb.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

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