# Ocular Technician

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Archived / closed
- **Employer:** Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Blackpool Victoria Hospital
- **Profession:** Technician (discipline unspecified)
- **Grade:** Band 5
- **Salary:** £31,049 - £37,796 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2025-12-10T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2025-11-27T11:34:11.371Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Lancashire/Blackpool/Blackpool_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ocular_Technician_Orbital_Prosthetics/Ocular_Technician_Orbital_Prosthetics-v7586388
- **Employer website:** https://www.blackpoolteachinghospitals.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The National Artificial Eye Service supplies and fits artificial eyes to NHS patients throughout the whole of England. It also manufactures prosthetic eyes for other associated services.

### Main duties of the job

The Ocular Technician’s duties include the hand painting and fabrication of all types of Ocular Prostheses. Accurate colour perception and manual dexterity skills are essential, as is the ability to concentrate on fine detail for extended periods.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full details of the job description and requirements for the role please see the attached Person Spec and Job Description.

## Person Specification

### Skills and Ability

**Essential**

- Manual dexterity skills \[assessed prior to interview\]
- Hand to eye co-ordination skills \[assessed prior to interview\]
- Accurate colour vision \[assessed prior to interview\]
- Workload management skills
- Demonstrable artistic ability in fine detail work
- Ability to concentrate on fine detail for extended periods
- Ability to work under own initiative while adhering to set procedures
- Ability to work to set targets
- Ability to work as part of a team

### Experience and Knowledge

**Essential**

- Arts and crafts experience
- Computer literate
- Laboratory experience

### Education & Qualification

**Essential**

- 3 GCSE's including Art (or equivalent)
- Qualification in Fine Art to Degree level or an equivalent

## Documents

- [job description (pdf, 768.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9839000)
- [person specification (pdf, 696.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=9839001)
- [application guide booklet (pdf, 511.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2617)
- [guidance on pre-employment checks (pdf, 64.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=447)
- [statement on recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 43.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=448)

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