Ophthalmic outpatients health care assistant band 3

Job overview

Do You enjoy a busy fast working environment?

Are you extremely well organised?

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Eye care centre, ophthalmic outpatients  department for a band 3 health care assistant working full and part time  hours  between Monday to Friday.

The eye care centre is an extremely fast paced busy ophthalmic outpatient department .

Approximately 4500 patients attend each month for a variety of ophthalmic  conditions and treatments.

As a health care you will be assisting clinicians undertaking specialised clinics.

This post is rotational with ophthalmic clinics held in the surgical centre Northwich

Main duties of the job

Check patients visual acuity.

gain competency for numerous pieces of equipment.

Assist all grades of clinicians with clinics.

Ensuring all paperwork is completed correctly and legible.

Ensure clinics run smoothly.

Ensure all supplies off stock is available and well stocked.

Support patients .

Working with a ophthalmic multi disciplinary team

Basic observations.

Drop instillation

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

As a health care assistant in ophthalmic outpatients you will gain experience in:

Patients visual acuity using different techniques'

Insulation of dilating eye drops in to patients eyes

Competency in I care rebound tonometry

Competency for the ocular response analyser (auto  tonometer)

Competency in autorefractor measurements

coordination of specialised clinics such as LASER, cataract clinics, AMD etc.

Contribute to the  promotion of ophthalmic health for all patients

Assist all grades of clinicians with clinics.

Ensuring all paperwork is completed correctly and legible.

Ensure clinics run smoothly.

Ensure all supplies and stock is available and well stocked.

Support patients .