Associate Ophthalmic Science Practitioner

Training And Qualifications

Essential criteria

Essential criteria

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

We were established in 2006 from the strong foundation, rich heritage and worldwide reputation that our city has for quality healthcare, clinical innovation and professional excellence. We have a national and international reputation for many of our specialist services, including stroke, renal, neurosciences, cancer services and trauma. Recognised for our outstanding care, our organisation is made up of three campuses City Hospital, Queens Medical Centre and Ropewalk House.

We are now one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham, its surrounding communities, and a further 3‑4 million people from across the region that need to use the specialist services we provide. We are a teaching Trust with strong links to the University of Nottingham, Nottingham Trent University and Loughborough University.

This allows for the provision of excellent training and education for our students and we also play a vital role in the education and training of doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals. We are at the forefront of many research programmes and new surgical procedures. In partnership with The University of Nottingham we host a Biomedical Research Centre carrying out vital research into hearing, digestive diseases, respiratory, musculoskeletal disease, mental health and imaging.

We want to be known for our pursuit of outstanding health outcomes and excellent patient and staff experience. We want to further develop our local hospital services in a way which better integrates them with community services, and ensure only patients who need to come into hospital for care do so. We also have an ambition to grow and further develop our specialist services to secure our future as a leading specialist centre.

We want our values and behaviours to capture what makes working at NUH and being part of Team NUH special. The standards apply to all of us, are part of everybodys job and apply to every action we take, every decision we make and how we care for our patients, their family members, carers and each other. They underpin our ability to deliver exceptional patient care and create a great environment for everyone who works at NUH, and one where we consistently demonstrate to patients and staff that we listen and we care.

Further information on our values and behaviours can be found on our website.

An exciting opportunity for a fixed term Associate Ophthalmic Science Practitioner to join a busy ophthalmology department. The job plan includes performing technical and imaging assessments to support the diagnosis and management of patients attending the service. The expansion of our virtual clinic services puts the AOSP as the sole point of contact for the clinical appointment, good communication and organisational skills are required for this undertaking.

The post-holders will work closely with our optometry, orthoptic and medical teams and play a key role in the delivery of the ophthalmology services direct patient care. The role is suitable for candidates that have experience in undertaking a range of imaging assessments e.g. OCT, and intraocular pressure, visual acuity measurement and visual field assessment. Applicants who do not have a full range of experience will commence as a trainee Associate Ophthalmic Science Practitioner at Band 3 and progress to Band 4 on completion of in‑house competency training.

• Participate in the delivery care across all elements of the Ophthalmology service providing technical services across a wide range of ophthalmic practice.
• Demonstrate sound clinical decision making skills across all Ophthalmic technical assessments to ensure accurate measurements are achieved.
• Demonstrate a high degree of accuracy in using specialist equipment to gain accurate measurements.
• Demonstrate good communication skills and the ability to work with a wide range of patients and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• To supervise new members of staff and colleagues in…