Trainee Ophthalmic Assistant - Ophthalmology Outpatients

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our friendly team in the ophthalmology outpatients department at The Princess Royal Hospital Hospital as a Trainee Ophthalmic Assistant. Please note depending upon experience this will initially be a band 2 trainee ophthalmic assistant post. Upon the successful completion of a range of Ophthalmic competencies there will be progression to a Band 3 Ophthalmic Assistant post.

We are looking for a caring and motivated individual who has a genuine interest in ophthalmology to come & work on a permanent basis in ophthalmology outpatients at the Princess Royal Hospital.  The successful candidate must have good communication skills and be able to work well as part of a friendly team in a busy and dynamic environment.  In return, the post offers the opportunity for further development and training within ophthalmology.

Cross site working within Cataract Suite is essential.

Main duties of the job

The position will involve undertaking a variety of skills such as carrying out visual acuities, visual field testing, ocular coherence tomography, assisting scrub nurses during cataract surgery in the Cataract Suite and assisting with minor ops.

There will be a requirement for accurate input of patient details and diagnostic testing results into a dedicated ophthalmic database.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full duties and responsibilities please refer to the attached document entitled Job Description.