Ophthalmic Technical Healthcare Assistant

Job overview

Job overview

Are you someone who enjoys looking after people? Would you enjoy working with new healthcare technology? You may be an experienced  Healthcare Assistant or someone looking for a new direction in your career.  Stoke Mandeville Hospital Ophthalmology department is looking to increase their Ophthalmic Technical Healthcare Assistant workforce.

We are currently seeking highly motivated people to join our nursing team. The successful applicant will be a highly motivated person who is quick and willing to learn new skills. It would be great if you already have experience as a Health Care Assistant or have previously worked in an Ophthalmology setting, but most important is enthusiasm to learn and the ability to work in a busy environment.

The role will include working alongside the Ophthalmic nurses, assessing the patients attending Ophthalmology clinics and performing the diagnostic imaging tests that those patients require. You will be expected to assist the nursing team in the safe and effective delivery of patient-focused care in all areas of the Ophthalmology department.

Main duties of the job

Visual Acuity

Drop and ointment installation (specific drugs only)

Caring for a patient with a visual impairment

Taking patients medical histories for assessment prior to eye medication instillation.

Educate patients and carers in lid hygiene.

Assisting in intravitreal injection clinics and minor ops

Assisting in Medical retina clinics with basic history taking

Assessment of pupil reaction

Performing intraocular pressure measurement with tonopen/ICare/ORA

Performing central corneal thickness measurement with pachymeter

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.