Job Description: Vision Screener in Orthoptic Team

To be a vision screener within the Orthoptic Team providing vision screening to 4-5 year olds in schools throughout the 84 Primary Schools in the Stockport area, following the standard clinical and administrative procedures.

Responsibilities

• Perform vision screening tests on 4-5 year olds unsupervised.
• Carry out all administrative duties related to vision screening, including accurate record keeping and computer input.
• Travel by car throughout Stockport.
• Input into excel & Word documents and patient systems to record information.
• Undertake assistant duties in orthoptic clinics when required.
• Provide a high-quality vision screening service for 4-5 year old children in primary schools across the Stockport area.
• Work autonomously in the primary schools in Stockport, within set standing operating procedures, guidelines, and policy without supervision.
• Ensure accurate and timely referral if the vision screening ‘pass’ criteria, as set out by national guidance, is not met. May be the first point of contact for patients and is totally responsible for ensuring eye care is accessed when indicated by vision screening result.
• Coordinate with school staff in the delivery of the service, ensuring that the testing environment is appropriate.
• Check all consent forms to ensure the correct child and only those with consent are tested.
• Input into hospital computer systems to ensure patient information and clinical outcomes are recorded accurately. To be computer literate.
• Work effectively as part of a team.
• Recognize non-compliance during screening tests and take appropriate action, recognizing that this may be due to different factors (learning disability, autistic spectrum disorder).
• Undertake clerical and administrative duties involved in the running of the hospital orthoptic departments at Stepping Hill Hospital and Stockport primary schools.
• Organize and plan own day-to-day workload or activities to meet the demands of the job role.