University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Medical Retina Health Care Assistant

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Job summary

We are looking for someone with experience of being a healthcare assistant or similar role to work as part of our team in the medical retina sub specialty of Ophthalmology, provide clinical and non-clinical support to the multi-professional team under the direction ofan Ophthalmic Practitioner (Nurse and ODP).

The role will involve flexible working but is a great career opportunity, offering in role training and competency training objectives. You will be joining a team who work in outpatients, theatres, clean rooms and community GP practices. Someone with access to a Vehicle is extremely desirable.

Sites include:

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester General Hospital

Syston Gp Practice

Wigston Two steeples GP practice

Earl Shilton heath lane Gp Practice

This Post includes Saturday working. The role does include great opportunities to develop clinical skills as a HCA in theatre, clean rooms, outpatients and Ophthalmology Photography.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve full training that includes:

Bloods and Cannulation

Visual acuity

Aseptic technique training and theatre pack opening

Administration of eye medications such as eye drops

Basic Medical Retina training

Patient observation training

Basic OCT Photography training

Visual Fields

Eye care training for measure of intraocular pressure

Ordering stock and stock management

About us

We are one of the biggest and busiest NHS trusts in the country, incorporating the General, Glenfield and Royal Infirmary hospitals. We have our very own Children's Hospital and run one of the country's leading heart centres. Our team is made up of more than 17,000 staff providing a range of services primarily for the one million residents of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We work with partners at the University of Leicester and De Montfort University providing world-class teaching to nurture and develop the next generation of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals, many of whom go on to spend their working lives with us. Our purpose is to provide 'Caring at its best' and our staff have helped us create a set of values that embody who we are and what we're here to do. They are:

We focus on what matters most
We treat others how we would like to be treated
We are passionate and creative in our work
We do what we say we are going to do
We are one team and we are best when we work together

Our patients are at the heart of all we do and we believe that 'Caring at its best' is not just about the treatments and services we provide, but about giving our patients the best possible experience.About the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust: (leicestershospitals.nhs.uk)

Date posted

08 November 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,071 to £25,674 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

358-6649769-EMPCC

Job locations

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester

LE15WW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake specified direct and indirect care, clinical and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the Registered Nurse / Health Care Professional.

Carry out specified delegated clinical care and support consistent with the patient / users plan of care.

Deliver unsupervised specified care and intervention as prescribed by an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional in accordance to agreed Trust and Directorate policies, procedures and protocols.

Assist the Registered Professional by developing care plans for treatment, assessing and documenting care, providing verbal and written reports in an effective and safe manner.

Make observations of care with regard to supporting the patient/users general health and well-being.

Reporting areas of concern.

Assist and support care delivery by only undertaking delegated work that is within own level skill and competence.

Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the care delivered by the Medical retina team and that benefits the patient/ user experience.

To support the medical retina team in delivering injection lists in UHL or in a community setting.

To support Medical Retina clinics where required.

To be involved in Audit and research.

To support transformation and change within the Ophthalmology services.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Undertake specified direct and indirect care, clinical and therapeutic intervention as delegated by the Registered Nurse / Health Care Professional.

Carry out specified delegated clinical care and support consistent with the patient / users plan of care.

Deliver unsupervised specified care and intervention as prescribed by an appropriate Registered Health Care Professional in accordance to agreed Trust and Directorate policies, procedures and protocols.

Assist the Registered Professional by developing care plans for treatment, assessing and documenting care, providing verbal and written reports in an effective and safe manner.

Make observations of care with regard to supporting the patient/users general health and well-being.

Reporting areas of concern.

Assist and support care delivery by only undertaking delegated work that is within own level skill and competence.

Contribute to the overall effectiveness of the care delivered by the Medical retina team and that benefits the patient/ user experience.

To support the medical retina team in delivering injection lists in UHL or in a community setting.

To support Medical Retina clinics where required.

To be involved in Audit and research.

To support transformation and change within the Ophthalmology services.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Satisfactory written language skills as evidenced by at least 2 paragraphs of relevant supporting information
A minimum of grammatical, spelling, and presentation errors throughout the application form

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates an interest in caring and motivation for the HCA role as evidenced by appropriate evidence of prior professional care experience
OR evidence of informal care / volunteering and an appropriate account of transferrable skills in the supporting information

Trust Values

Essential

An appropriate example is provided of how the trusts expected values and behaviours are evidenced in the applicant's current role. NOT just repeating the trust values.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

Satisfactory written language skills as evidenced by at least 2 paragraphs of relevant supporting information
A minimum of grammatical, spelling, and presentation errors throughout the application form

Skills

Essential

Demonstrates an interest in caring and motivation for the HCA role as evidenced by appropriate evidence of prior professional care experience
OR evidence of informal care / volunteering and an appropriate account of transferrable skills in the supporting information

Trust Values

Essential

An appropriate example is provided of how the trusts expected values and behaviours are evidenced in the applicant's current role. NOT just repeating the trust values.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

Certificate of Sponsorship

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester

LE15WW

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Leicester Royal Infirmary

Leicester

LE15WW

Employer's website

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