Ophthalmic Technician

Job overview

The Ophthalmology service at SASH is looking for a talented individual who is committed to working as part of our healthcare team delivering an excellent, caring service to patients.

This role will support the Ophthalmology service and ensure patients are managed within the guideline timescales for treatment and for follow up. This role will provide an essential communication link between clinicians, supporting staff and patients to ensure all patients are treated within the clinically indicated timeframe. The role requires you to be computer literate. You will also have excellent communication and analytical skills. You should be self-motivated and be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise own workload.

Excellent verbal written and communications skills and strong interpersonal skills will be essential, as this role will involve dealing with patients and their carers and a variety of different personnel. This is a busy and demanding role so candidates will need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated and have a flexible approach to their role to ensure the needs of the service are met. The successful applicant will have excellent analytical skills and will work well within a team. They will have the flexibility to respond to requests, and will be able to work under their own initiative.

Main duties of the job

For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.

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.