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Ophthalmic Assistant - Band 3

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Location
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata if part time
Profession
Healthcare support worker
Grade
Band 3
Deadline
06 Jul 2025
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
20 Jun 2025

Job overview

**PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY**

Applications are invited for a full time enthusiastic and self-motivated Ophthalmic Assistant to join our small, friendly team.

The Ophthalmology Department at Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust has approximately 29,000 attendances per year. The client base covers the full life range of ages from neonates to patients in excess of 100 years.

The post holder will take part in the day-to-day service delivery within the department and have experience of working with people who have a visual impairment. The job is extremely varied with numerous opportunities to be involved in a variety of different clinical areas e.g. cataract clinics, glaucoma clinics, medical retina clinics and virtual monitoring clinics. The post holder will learn a variety of new skills and on the job training will be given as staff are encouraged to expand their knowledge and expected to learn new skills like Biometry, Topography, Spectralis and Retinal Photography. You will also assist with ophthalmic treatments and procedures once training as been given and competencies achieved.

The post holder will have a high level of accuracy and excellent hand-eye coordination, be technically minded and have excellent communication skills.

Main duties of the job

Main duties of the job

  • Prepare clinical areas adequately to receive patients and ensuring all equipment for clinical procedures is available, when required. Discuss clinical imaging procedures with patients and ensure that consent has been gained. Perform necessary investigational and diagnostic procedures for which training has been given and competence achieved.  Help to keep department clean and tidy, participating in regular cleaning of equipment and clinical areas. Perform other duties as delegated by trained nursing staff within the range of appropriate procedures for which training has been given and competence achieved, assisting in the efficient running of the department. Assist with ophthalmic treatments/procedures once training given and competency achieved. Contribute to the effective day-to-day running of the department and assist in the development of good working practices e.g. help to support other members of the team. The post holder must be able to assist patients who use wheelchairs to manoeuvre into clinical rooms and position at machines. Maintain accurate medical records, including manual and electronic data entry during the patients journey through the department.
  • Prepare clinical areas adequately to receive patients and ensuring all equipment for clinical procedures is available, when required.
  • Discuss clinical imaging procedures with patients and ensure that consent has been gained.
  • Perform necessary investigational and diagnostic procedures for which training has been given and competence achieved.
  • Help to keep department clean and tidy, participating in regular cleaning of equipment and clinical areas.
  • Perform other duties as delegated by trained nursing staff within the range of appropriate procedures for which training has been given and competence achieved, assisting in the efficient running of the department.
  • Assist with ophthalmic treatments/procedures once training given and competency achieved.
  • Contribute to the effective day-to-day running of the department and assist in the development of good working practices e.g. help to support other members of the team.
  • The post holder must be able to assist patients who use wheelchairs to manoeuvre into clinical rooms and position at machines.
  • Maintain accurate medical records, including manual and electronic data entry during the patients journey through the department.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job description and person specification for full details of roles and responsibilities.