Healthcare Assistant

3 months ago

Gravesend, United Kingdom InHealth Group Full time

**About The Role**:
**Role**:Healthcare Assistant

**Department**:Diabetic Retinal Screening

**Location**:Kent and Medway

**Salary**:Starting at
** **£20,319 per annum rising to £21,819 when fully trained.

So, what is Diabetic Eye Screening? Some people with diabetes develop serious complications with their eyes, called diabetic retinopathy. If they don’t get this treated properly, it can lead to sight loss. Diabetic eye screening is a test to check for eye problems caused by diabetes. The eye screening test can find eye problems before sight is affected. Pictures are taken of the back of the eyes to check for any changes.

Experience in a caring environment or hospital background is preferable but not necessary, our screeners have come from all walks of life. If you are good with people and want to make a difference this could be the career for you. Starting as a screener you will be trained on the job and will be given all the skills and knowledge to complete your Health Screener Diploma. Once trained there are a variety of opportunities to progress your career in Diabetic Eye Screening with salaries up to 45k:

- Screener / Grader
- Arbitration Grader
- Referral Outcome Grader
- OCT examiner
- OCT grader
- Slit Lamp Examiner
- Team Leader/Management

**Who are we looking for?**
- Compassionate individuals who are empathetic towards the requirements of each individual patient
- Someone who is happy to travel to our screening services in the Kent and Medway area area
- Although we will provide full training, we are looking for individuals who are able to take detailed/up close pictures of the eye and remain composed
- People who consider themselves adaptable and possess the ability to think quickly and resolve problems
- Flexible in their working week as occasional evening and weekend work may be required and a commitment to completing their Health Screener Diploma in the required timescale
- Those looking for a career in a care profession in their next position
- Individuals who enjoy working with the public, are caring and have an in built need to help others
- People who take pride in the level of customer service they offer
- Full driving licence and access to a car for travel to and from clinics

**Key duties of a Screener**
- Ensure that patients are made to feel welcome and comfortable throughout the screening process
- Undertake the screening Checklist to ensure the screening environment is safe (for yourself and your patients)
- Basic maintenance of the camera and equipment to enable the best possible images are taken
- Safely administer the eye drops (to enlarge pupils), and undertake photographs ensuring correct field of view
- Identify any patients requiring urgent onward referral at the time of their screening appointment
- Maintaining a sufficient stock of consumables to run your clinic

If this is of interest, please hit apply It may be an idea to have a look over our website prior to help when answering the questions.

**What's in it for you**:
**What can InHealth offer you?**

We offer a fantastic benefits package, which is available through a mobile-enabled rewards platform, called InJoy. This is your place to access thousands of offers and discounts on a wide range of products and services relating to: fashion, travel, eating out, technology, leisure and more

In addition to this, we also offer:

- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Generous company contribution pension scheme
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities
- 24/7 access to a dedicated well-being hub and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Monthly award programme and online peer-to-peer recognition
- Refer a friend bonus
- Discounts on InHealth’s healthcare services
- Smart tech, Cycle to Work and thousands of discounts and cashback options
- Paid-for professional memberships and more

Making sure our people are happy at work is one of our main priorities, which means giving them as many opportunities as we can to support their personal and professional growth. We also have an innovative approach to personal and professional development, helping you to be the best version of you and giving you a real career pathway.

**About Us**:
**About us**:

- “InHealth Intelligence are a great company to work for, they make you feel welcome from the very first day and my team are all friendly, welcoming, and eager to help me settle into my role. My role offers something different each day as each patient is unique and there is always something new to learn. Coming mainly from a warehouse background, this role is completely new to me, however the support and assistance given to me by my team has helped to make the transition seamless & pain free and I am really enjoying my time here with IHI.”_

InHealth Intelligence is part of the InHealth Group which is the UK’s largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaborative

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