Ophthalmic outpatients health care assistant band 3

1 week ago


Northwich, United Kingdom Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

Do You enjoy a busy fast working environment?

Are you extremely well organised?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Eye care centre, ophthalmic outpatients department for a band 3 health care assistant working full and part time hours between Monday to Friday.

The eye care centre is an extremely fast paced busy ophthalmic outpatient department .

Approximately 4500 patients attend each month for a variety of ophthalmic conditions and treatments.

As a health care you will be assisting clinicians undertaking specialised clinics.

This post is rotational with ophthalmic clinics held in the surgical centre Northwich

Main duties of the job

Check patients visual acuity.

gain competency for numerous pieces of equipment.

Assist all grades of clinicians with clinics.

Ensuring all paperwork is completed correctly and legible.

Ensure clinics run smoothly.

Ensure all supplies off stock is available and well stocked.

Support patients .

Working with a ophthalmic multi disciplinary team

Basic observations.

Drop instillation

About us

Do You enjoy a busy fast working environment?

Are you extremely well organised?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Eye care centre, ophthalmic outpatients department for a band 2 health care assistant working 18 hours potentially over 2 days between Monday to Friday.

The eye care centre is an extremely fast paced busy ophthalmic outpatient department .

Approximately 4500 patients attend each month for a variety of ophthalmic conditions and treatments.

As a health care you will be assisting clinicians undertaking specialised clinics.

Job description

Job responsibilities

As a health care assistant in ophthalmic outpatients you will gain experience in:

Patients visual acuity using different techniques'

Insulation of dilating eye drops in to patients eyes

Competency in I care rebound tonometry

Competency for the ocular response analyser (auto tonometer)

Competency in autorefractor measurements

coordination of specialised clinics such as LASER, cataract clinics, AMD etc.

Contribute to the promotion of ophthalmic health for all patients

Assist all grades of clinicians with clinics.

Ensuring all paperwork is completed correctly and legible.

Ensure clinics run smoothly.

Ensure all supplies and stock is available and well stocked.

Support patients .

Person Specification

essential

Essential

Organisational skills good communication skills able to work competently willingness to learn

Desirable

previous experience within ophthomaology evidence of learning previous health care experence

essential

Essential

evidence of further education

disriable

Essential

ability to work in a busy enviroment

essential

Desirable

previous ophthalmic experence previous NHS experence

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