# Failsafe Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- **Location:** East Surrey Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £15,456 - £16,485 per annum plus high cost allowance
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-27T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-13T09:50:51.861Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Surrey/Redhill/Surrey_Sussex_Healthcare_NHS_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8226985
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8226985?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.surreyandsussex.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen, for an enthusiastic, highly motivated Band 3 Failsafe Officer to join the Ophthalmology Team at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare, based in the East Surrey Hospital.

The post holder will support the Ophthalmology team to develop and maintain risk stratification Standard Operating Procedure’s relating to patient pathways and follow up requirements, will provide expertise in the proactive management of Ophthalmology patient pathways from referral to discharge, ensuring the entire pathway is managed smoothly and to provide a degree of cross cover for Medical Retina Coordinators as necessary.

The successful candidate will have experience of working with computerised data systems, be able to work calmly under pressure, have a polite, courteous manner, excellent communication, interpersonal and organisation skills, with a proven track record of using their initiative and prioritising workload in order to meet deadlines.

Previous administration experience is not essential, but a positive approach to learning the role is essential.

### Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information regarding the role please read the attached job description and person specification.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### General

**Essential**

- Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
- A complete and accurate application
- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
- Evidence of essential experience for role
- Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
- Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
- Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
- Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification

**Desirable**

- Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 760.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10536259)
- [our organisation values (pdf, 247.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2213)
- [trust statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 334.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2214)

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