Ophthalmic Technician

Job summary

Ophthalmic Technician - Band 4

This is an exciting opportunity to join our highly-skilled, dedicated and supportive team as an Ophthalmic Technician within our nursing team. The Eye Department is based across two sites, St Helier and Epsom Hospital. We currently have a large nursing team working alongside 13 Consultant Ophthalmologists. Your role will involve working in a multi-disciplinary team where you will consolidate and improve your own current ophthalmic knowledge.

You will contribute to the assessment of patients attending the Ophthalmic department at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals across multiple sites. The post holder will work without direct supervision to provide a high-quality technical service under the direction of the Head of Orthoptics and Optometry.

You are also, expected to participate in departmental teaching and clinical audit.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will contribute in the assessment of patients attending the Ophthalmic department a Epsom and St Helier Hospitals across multiple sites. The post holder will work without direct supervision to provide a high quality technical service including diagnostic testing and imaging for adult and paediatric patients across a variety of sub-specialities under the direction of the Head Orthoptist and Clinical Leads.

The post holder will provide a variety of diagnostic tests following training and achievement of competences. The tests required will include assessment of visual acuity, Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT) both posterior and anterior, Digital Retinal Imaging, Corneal Topography, Biometry and Visual Field Assessment.

The post holder should have the ability to work closely with members of the multi-disciplinary teams.

The post holder is expected to participate in departmental teaching and clinical audit.

The post holder will work within standard operating procedures, departmental guidelines and protocols, usually without direct supervision.

The post holder will work within a variety of ophthalmology clinics to meet the needs of the service.

The post holder will have the opportunity to carry out school vision screening in accordance with the BIOS training programme.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and north east Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and is supported by over 500 volunteers.

The Eye Unit is a friendly, dynamic and forward thinking department. We promote a patient centered approach to all we do and support each other at all levels.