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1 Full time (37.5 hours per week) posts to work within the Ophthalmology Department at Hull Royal Infirmary. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated person to join the Ophthalmology Department as a Failsafe Officer. The successful applicant will be instrumental in maintaining failsafe procedures and will have responsibility for process monitoring, and data validation.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will also assist in improving the quality and system for the collection of data used within the department to indicate performance against local commissioning targets and KPI’s. To participate in information retrieval to support research and the audit programmes.
The Failsafe officer will be responsible for reporting functions for patients within the Ophthalmology Service for patients that are referred to the service or patients who are retained for treatment / monitoring.
In addition, the Failsafe Officer has a responsibility for monitoring treatment timelines for intravitreal injection patients and patients on the Outpatient Waiting List whose timelines differ from the 18 week RTT pathway, plus other failsafe reports.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note that, in line with UKVI regulations, this vacancy does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa route. As a result, we are unable to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this position.
We remain committed to fair and equal recruitment practices and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates who have the right to work in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
For further details with regards to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of managing high volumes of work and delivering tight deadlines
- Significant experience in the use of data management and administration systems
- Good keyboard skills with experience of using databases and MS office and excel
Desirable
- Experience using Lorenzo and Medisoft/Medisight electronic patient record system
- Good working knowledge of Ophthalmology operational processes
- Understanding of failsafe officer role
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to diploma level or NVQ Level 4 or equivalent or relevant experience and significant NHS experience
Other Requirements
Essential
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Evidence of continued professional development
Skills, Knowledge and Ability
Essential
- Ability to prioritise workload and work to tight deadlines without supervision and on own initiative
- Ability to analyse data and generate reports (e.g. use of excel spreadsheets)
- An ability to ensure accuracy and maintain patient records
Desirable
- Knowledge of RTT targets
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This advert is for Ophthalmology Failsafe Officer with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Hull, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 4 Administrative and IT role. The advertised salary is £28,392 - £31,157 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 31 Jul 2026.
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