# Ophthalmic technician -Ophthalmology Macula

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Macula suite, West Entrance, Royal Bournemouth Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 3
- **Salary:** £25,760 - £27,476 pa
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (1 full time (37.5 hours) and 1 part time (27 hours))
- **Closing date:** 2026-08-30T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-08-24T07:20:41.263Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Dorset/Bournemouth/University_Hospitals_Dorset_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Ophthalmology/Ophthalmology-v8248903
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8248903?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.uhd.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

The Macula Unit offers a full range of care for Ophthalmology patients across Dorset and Hampshire. We are looking for a highly motivated individual to be trained as a technician specialising in Ophthalmology.

In the role you will assist in providing the best possible care to patients with a wide range of ophthalmic conditions. You will be working in the macula suite, within the Eye Outpatient footprint, where we provide macula and retina planned and emergency Ophthalmic procedures. Your role will include performing OCTs (Optical Coherence Tomography), vision tests, eye drop administration, intraocular pressure and assisting health care professionals with intravitreal injections.

### Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- An understanding of basic patient care

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of ophthalmology related procedures and observations

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Good standard of numeracy and literacy
- Completion of a competency-based workbook (care certificate).

**Desirable**

- Short courses to undertake patient and clinical care duties relating to ophthalmology

### Technical Skills Competencies

**Essential**

- Understanding of basic physiology e.g. normal vital signs, etc.
- Ability to communicate clearly and effectively (to understand and be understood)
- Ability to follow clear instruction and feed back to senior staff
- Ability to work as part of a team, as well as on own initiative.
- IT literate

**Desirable**

- Experience with Visual Field, Eye Tests, Intraocular pressure
- Experience with Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT)
- Experience with assisting with intravitreal injections

## Documents

- [dbs - faqs (pdf, 102.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2417)
- [macula ophthalmic technician jd (pdf, 332.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560911)
- [macula ophthalmic technician ps (pdf, 140.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10560912)

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