Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
Ophthalmic Technician
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Role Overview
The post holder will work flexibly across ophthalmology sub-specialties and virtual clinic pathways, ensuring investigations are undertaken accurately, safely and efficiently and that results are appropriately recorded and available to support clinical decision-making.
Position Details
The post is an established Band 3 Ophthalmic Technician position and forms an important part of the ophthalmology workforce skill mix. The Band 3 technician role provides a distinct technical function and is required to maintain appropriate service capacity, clinic flow and delivery of ophthalmology activity.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain a high standard of patient care
- Communicate effectively with patients and colleagues
- Work within their scope of competence
- Contribute to the safe and efficient delivery of ophthalmology services
Role-Specific Tasks
- Assessment and recording of visual acuity and colour vision using Ishihara testing
- Visual field assessment
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Corneal topography
- Wide-field retinal photography
- Intraocular pressure measurement using iCare tonometry
- Instill ophthalmic medication under the guidance and supervision of a Patient Support and Guidance (PSG) practitioner, in accordance with local policies and procedures
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About Us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers. We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
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We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits We Offer To You
- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance – for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union – for local financial advice
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Claire Hardman
- Job title: Band 7 Senior Sister
- Email address: claire.hardman@stockport.nhs.uk
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