Senior Ophthalmic Technician

We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values, The post holder will support our outreach services and outpatient teams for the provision and overall smooth running of our clinical services. This will involve data entry, visual acuity perform imaging along with the general personal care and support of the patient. You will have responsibility for preparing our patients and undertaking their investigations, performing a range of basic imaging tests and procedures as well as providing the reports and baseline evaluations for review by other clinical staff.
After the necessary training and induction, you should be able to prioritize and plan your own workload, and have the ability to work independently as well as working closely with other members of the team.
You would be required to carry out a full range of duties and shifts ensuring the efficient and effective clinical care of patients attending for outpatient treatment in the main outpatients department at the Bristol Eye Hospital, at South Bristol NHS Community Hospital, at Weston Super-Mare General Hospital, and Mobile Treatment Unit in Cribbs Causeway.
The Successful applicant will be expected to be flexible in running the outreach sites to ensure the clinic will smoothly and will work closely with the nurse practitioner on site together with the other Multidisciplinary team.
This advert may close early if we get sufficient number of applications., Following appropriate training and assessment you will be performing the following clinical care duties (this list is not exhaustive and will change with the service in line with developing competency frameworks):
An ability to understand and undertake all clinical duties carried out by all ophthalmic technician staff-
- Assist with intravitreal injections
- Pachymetry
- OCT
- Trouble shooting at different outreach sites
- Additional imaging techniques as appropriate to individual development/ service requirement
- IT Problem Solving
- Tonopen/ I care
Have an understanding of the latest ophthalmic clinical care
An ability to support the junior staff., the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge., We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we're meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
· To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.
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University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting