Ophthalmology Healthcare Assistant

4 weeks ago


Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, United Kingdom East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

Job Overview

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated individual to join our team as a Band 2 Healthcare Assistant for Ophthalmology Services at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust. As a key member of our team, you will provide high-quality support to our specialist services within ophthalmic outpatient clinics, day case, and emergency eye clinics.

Main Duties

  • Provide a range of support to specialist services within ophthalmic outpatient clinics, day case, and emergency eye clinics.
  • Support the productive operation of the clinic environment by undertaking non-clinical activities that contribute to the maintenance of a safe and clean environment.
  • Participate in service improvements and attend relevant meetings.

Working for Our Organisation

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust is a large integrated healthcare organisation providing high-quality acute secondary healthcare for the people of East Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen. Our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal, and effective care.

Person Specification

  • English language and maths GCSE level 4 or above or equivalent.
  • Proven ability to work in a team and be supportive of team members.
  • Clear and accurate record-keeping, written, and verbal skills.
  • Able to prioritise workload.
  • Willingness to undertake future self-development and for service need.
  • Maintain confidentiality and act professionally.
  • Ability to work with change and have a flexible attitude.
  • Ability to work within and be an effective member of a team.
  • Demonstrate a compassionate/sensitive approach to speaking to colleagues, staff, and patients.
  • To be enthusiastic, sensitive, and flexible to the needs of the general public and their changing needs.
  • Have full dexterity and mobility to manage safer facilitating of patients, equipment, and health case records service health case records in the departments for multiple services.
  • Awareness of Health & Safety in office environment.
  • Ability to work flexibly across sites when service need demands.
  • Experience of dealing with flexibility within a service in a positive way.
  • Able to work with minimal supervision and use own initiative.

Desirable Criteria

  • Completion of ELHT care certificate.
  • NVQ level 2 in care or equivalent or willing to undertake.
  • Experience in outpatients is not essential as full training would be provided.
  • Previous experience in a healthcare setting.
  • Ability to coach/support others.

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