Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Optical Assistant

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Job summary

A 12 month cover is required for an experienced Optical assistant to work in the Optometry Department at BMEC.

This position requires the demonstration of strong organisational skills and the ability to work on your own, as well as interacting with the rest of the Optometry Department. The successful applicant will be expected to assist the Optical Dispenser with performing simple dispenses of spectacles as well as supporting the Contact Lens Technician with teaching contact lens insertion and removal techniques.

You will need to have a positive disposition, a friendly attitude and be an excellent communicator, with a genuine enthusiasm for working with patients and improving their eyecare.

Main duties of the job

1) Booking appointments for patients

2) Dispensing contact lens solutions

3) Banking

4) Teaching patients how to insert and remove contact lenses

About us

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWBT) is an integrated careorganisation with a budget of approximately £600 million and over 7,000 staff. Diversity and social care is at the core of what we do as the Trust provides Community and Acute Services to over half a million people in an urban centre that demands massive regeneration and has substantial premature mortality.

Our new acute hospital, the Midland Metropolitan University Hospital (MMUH), opens in 2024 and will provide care to our local population from first class, purpose-built premises.As a result, the base of this role may change to MMUH from 2024 (or beyond). If this is applicable to your role, you will be informed during the recruitment process and continuing your application with this understanding.The development of the new hospital will play an important role in the regeneration of the wider area and in improving the lives of local people and reducing health inequalities.

We have three newly emerging strategic objectives:

Our People - to cultivate and sustain happy, productive and engaged staff
Our Patients - to be good or outstanding in everything we do
Our Population - to work seamlessly with our partners to improve live

Date posted

10 July 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£22,816 to £24,336 a year pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

381-SS-5448301

Job locations

Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre

Dudley Road, Birmingham,

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description with detailed duties attached.

1) Telephone support for Optometry patients

2) Booking appointments for patients

3) Dispensing contact lens solutions to patients.

4) Banking

5) Teaching patients how to insert and remove contact lenses

6) Supporting the Optometry team

Job description

Job responsibilities

Job Description with detailed duties attached.

1) Telephone support for Optometry patients

2) Booking appointments for patients

3) Dispensing contact lens solutions to patients.

4) Banking

5) Teaching patients how to insert and remove contact lenses

6) Supporting the Optometry team

Person Specification

Experience in the Optical assistant role

Essential

Significant experience in an Optical practice/Optometry department

Desirable

Insertion and removal of contact lenses/Knowledge of contact lens
Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Level Maths and English or equivlent

Person Specification

Experience in the Optical assistant role

Essential

Significant experience in an Optical practice/Optometry department

Desirable

Insertion and removal of contact lenses/Knowledge of contact lens
Previous NHS experience

Qualifications

Essential

GCSE Level Maths and English or equivlent

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

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre

Dudley Road, Birmingham,

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

Address

Birmingham & Midland Eye Centre

Dudley Road, Birmingham,

Birmingham

B18 7QH

Employer's website

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