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Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Ophthalmology Failsafe Officer

The closing date is 10 December 2025

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Job summary

2 full time (37.5 hours per week) posts to work within the Ophthalmology Department at Hull Royal Infirmary.An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated person to join the Ophthalmology Department as a Failsafe Officer. The successful applicant will be instrumental in maintaining failsafe procedures and will have responsibility for process monitoring, and data validation.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will also assist in improving the quality and system for the collection of data used within the department to indicate performance against local commissioning targets and KPI's. To participate in information retrieval to support research and the audit programmes.

The Failsafe officer will be responsible for reporting functions for patients within the Ophthalmology Service for patients that are referred to the service or patients who are retained for treatment / monitoring.

In addition, the Failsafe Officer has a responsibility for monitoring treatment timelines for intravitreal injection patients and patients on the Outpatient Waiting List whose timelines differ from the 18 week RTT pathway, plus other failsafe reports.

About us

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.

Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.

Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.

As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.

We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.

Details

Date posted

26 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

356-25-7428424-A

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary

Hull

HU3 2JZ


Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regards to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For further details with regards to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Should we receive a high volume of applications the advert may be closed earlier than stated.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HUTH would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to diploma level or NVQ Level 4 or equivalent or relevant experience and significant NHS experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing high volumes of work and delivering tight deadlines
  • Significant experience in the use of data management and administration systems
  • Good keyboard skills with experience of using databases and MS office and excel

Desirable

  • Experience using Lorenzo and Medisoft/Medisight electronic patient record system
  • Good working knowledge of Ophthalmology operational processes
  • Understanding of failsafe officer role

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines without supervision and on own initiative
  • Ability to analyse data and generate reports (e.g. use of excel spreadsheets)
  • An ability to ensure accuracy and maintain patient records

Desirable

  • Knowledge of RTT targets

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • Evidence of continued professional development
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Educated to diploma level or NVQ Level 4 or equivalent or relevant experience and significant NHS experience

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of managing high volumes of work and delivering tight deadlines
  • Significant experience in the use of data management and administration systems
  • Good keyboard skills with experience of using databases and MS office and excel

Desirable

  • Experience using Lorenzo and Medisoft/Medisight electronic patient record system
  • Good working knowledge of Ophthalmology operational processes
  • Understanding of failsafe officer role

Skills, Knowledge and Ability

Essential

  • Ability to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines without supervision and on own initiative
  • Ability to analyse data and generate reports (e.g. use of excel spreadsheets)
  • An ability to ensure accuracy and maintain patient records

Desirable

  • Knowledge of RTT targets

Other Requirements

Essential

  • Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
  • Evidence of continued professional development

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

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Hull

HU3 2JZ


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Hull Royal Infirmary

Hull

HU3 2JZ


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior General Manager

Natalie Holmes

natalie.holmes3@nhs.net

01482605240

Details

Date posted

26 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£27,485 to £30,162 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

356-25-7428424-A

Job locations

Hull Royal Infirmary

Hull

HU3 2JZ


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