Job overview
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.
Main duties of the job
Visual Acuity
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
Working for our organisation
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
1. As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
2. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
3. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
4. 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.
5. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
6. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
7. 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?
8. Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
9. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
10. Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
11. Good basic education
12. NVQ Level 1 or 2
13. Experience within an ophthalmology setting
14. Basic use of Microsoft word
Desirable criteria
15. 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
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
16. Evidence of working in a busy environment
17. Experience in a customer focused environment
18. Understands nature of HCA duties Patient Care and Housekeeping duties
19. Previous experience in a health care setting
Desirable criteria
20. Understands nature of HCA duties
SKILLS, ABILITIES
Essential criteria
21. Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with multidisciplinary team patients and carers in written and spoken English
22. Demonstrates a courteous manner with all individuals who he/she comes into contact with e.g. patients, relatives, staff etc.
23. Manually dextrous in order to examine with speed, precision and minimal discomfort and to be able to record results accurately
24. Ability to write clearly and legibly in English
25. Able to take messages and pass them on accordingly Understands concept of confidentiality and standards of conduct and care
26. Ability to use a computer
Desirable criteria
27. Ability to use a computer
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight, however if we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before the advertised date.
Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.
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