Ophthalmic Technical Healthcare Assistant

Ophthalmic Technical Healthcare Assistant

Are you someone who enjoys looking after people? Would you enjoy working with new healthcare technology? You may be an experienced Healthcare Assistant or someone looking for a new direction in your career. Stoke Mandeville Hospital Ophthalmology department is looking to increase their Ophthalmic Technical Healthcare Assistant workforce.

We are currently seeking highly motivated people to join our nursing team. The successful applicant will be a highly motivated person who is quick and willing to learn new skills. It would be great if you already have experience as a Health Care Assistant or have previously worked in an Ophthalmology setting, but most important is enthusiasm to learn and the ability to work in a busy environment.

The role will include working alongside the Ophthalmic nurses, assessing the patients attending Ophthalmology clinics and performing the diagnostic imaging tests that those patients require. You will be expected to assist the nursing team in the safe and effective delivery of patient-focused care in all areas of the Ophthalmology department.

Drop and ointment installation (specific drugs only)

Caring for a patient with a visual impairment

Taking patients medical histories for assessment prior to eye medication instillation.

Educate patients and carers in lid hygiene.

Assisting in intravitreal injection clinics and minor ops

Assisting in Medical retina clinics with basic history taking

Assessment of pupil reaction

Performing intraocular pressure measurement with tonopen/ICare/ORA

Performing central corneal thickness measurement with pachymeter

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

• As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

• We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.

What do we stand for?

• Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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• Good basic education
• NVQ Level 1 or 2
• Experience with in an ophthalmology setting
• Basic use of Microsoft word
• Desirable to have a basic knowledge of the anatomy of the eye. Knowledge of eye conditions and their treatment. Knowledge of imaging procedures involved in role

• Evidence of working in a busy environment
• Experience in a customer focused environment
• Understands nature of HCA duties Patient Care and Housekeeping duties
• Previous experience in a health care setting
• Understands nature of HCA duties

• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with multidisciplinary team patients and carers in written and spoken English
• Demonstrates a courteous manner with all individuals who he/she comes into contact with e.g. patients, relatives, staff etc.
• Manually dextrous in order to examine with speed, precision and minimal discomfort and to be able to record results accurately
• Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
• Able to take messages and pass them on accordingly Understands concept of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care
• Ability to use a computer
• Ability to use a computer

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

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