Company Description

Come join us and make a difference in the world

We’re NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation). While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.

Working with us, you’ll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what’s possible and support amazing public services.

We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more. We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way. The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.

We’d love your help. And we’ll support you all the way.

**Job Description**:
NEC is a UK leader in connected healthcare software and services. Our solutions are widely used across every major UK healthcare setting, from primary and community care to high street pharmacies, secondary care and specialist services. We deliver health screening programmes across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

NEC Care, part of the NEC Health division, delivers the national diabetic eye screening programme. Our mission, vision and values are to provide people-centric services that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of those we serve by working to achieve excellence in service delivery.

North of Tyne & Gateshead Diabetic Eye Screening Programme (NOTG DESP) provides retinal screening clinics and image grading to people with diabetes. We are commissioned by NHS England & NHS Improvement to provide retinal screening on behalf of the NHS and our service is compliant with the National Service Framework (NSF) and National Screening Committee (NSC) guidance, standards and objectives.

**An opportunity has arisen to join the North of Tyne & Gateshead eye screening programme (NOTG DESP). We are looking for someone to join the screening team covering clinics across our entire area. There is one full-time role available on a permanent basis.**

**We are particularly keen to hear from people who can give an immediate start and have past eye screening experience.**

Our screeners are the heart of NEC Care spending time on the ground, helping our patients. As a screener, you'll run local clinics for our patients and photograph their eyes to assess for diabetic retinopathy. We'll need you to be empathetic and able to talk to service users every day. You'll be supported undertaking your training, but once completed will be working largely unsupervised in a pressured environment, so a cool head is essential

This role is based in the Newcastle/Gateshead area, covering clinics in a number of locations around the around the city and across Northumberland and North Tyneside. There may be the need for you to travel further afield, so a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle is required.

**Qualifications**:
**This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join the healthcare sector, has a great sense of customer service and great interpersonal skills.**

**Who you'll be?**

We want to make sure you are set for success. This isn't all about your skills and that is why we would love to talk to you even if perhaps you don't fit all the below.
- customer focused with brilliant interpersonal skills
- willingness to learn - as we'll put you through the necessary qualification
- organised and able to prioritise tasks
- good problem-solving skills
- able to work under pressure
- any previous experience working with the public is ideal
- a full driving licence and preferably your own transport (clinic times can vary and early morning collection of equipment is occasionally involved in the role, which cannot always be facilitated with local public transport)

Additional Information

We are proud of the benefits we offer employees of NEC Software Solutions
- Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (with the option to add family members at an additional cost)
- 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/ sell
- 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (with the option to increase cover at an additional cost)
- A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%
- A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
- We are an employer who cares, we have a invaluable employee assistance programme which can help in every area of your life