Detailed job description
and main responsibilities
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NMC UK Registered Nurse/ HCPC registered or AP equivalent (Orthoptist)
2. Foundation in Ophthalmology
3. 1st level degree or working towards
Desirable criteria
4. Physical Examination of the Adult Course Degree
5. Ophthalmology Practitioner Training (Levels 1-3)
6. Recognised pre-operative assessment course
Experience
Essential criteria
7. 3 years clinical experience within Ophthalmology
8. Evidence of multi-disciplinary working
9. Evidence of teaching in practice
Desirable criteria
10. Experience of undertaking pre operative assessment of patients
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
11. IT literacy using a range of current and relevant packages Medisight, EPR,E-camis
12. Teaching, coaching and presentation skills
13. Leadership skills (change management, planning and prioritisation, problem solving
14. Commitment to personal development and development of others
Desirable criteria
15. Ability to assess need for and interpret ophthalmology related investigation and tests relevant to the glaucoma patient
Knowledge
Essential criteria
16. Developments in ophthalmology initiatives and treatments at national and local levels particularly Glaucoma, pre-assessment and Oculoplastics
17. Demonstrable knowledge and experience of working with aseptic techniques
18. Ability to assess need for and interpret Ophthalmology related investigations and tests – visual fields. Sound general medical knowledge – with particular knowledge of Ophthalmic diseases
19. Carries out a defined range of diagnostic tests, often using highly developed physical skills, such as slit lamp, biometry, auto-refraction, intraocular pressure, Shirmers’s test, Pachymetry test, perimetry test and systems-based physical examination
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
20. Ability to work unsupervised and on own initiative
21. Proactive approach
Desirable criteria
22. Ability to enthuse others
23. Credibility within a multidisciplinary team