Job overview
1 Full time (37.5 hours per week) post to work between North and North East Lincolnshire, based primarily in Brigg/Scunthorpe/Grimsby, with occasional travel to Hull and East Riding screening venues. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, flexible and motivated person to join the Humber Diabetic Eye Screening Programme as a Retinal Screener. The successful applicant will work with the Diabetic Eye screening team and be responsible for providing visual acuity examinations and digital photography during diabetic eye screening clinics. The successful applicant will be given full in house training to ensure they are competent to administer patient eye drops and perform a visual acuity test in preparing the patient for digital photography. The successful applicant will also be given full training to perform digital photography of the patient’s retina in a dark environment within an office or mobile unit. Excellent patient management during clinics is essential to ensure a timely screening process.
The successful candidate must hold a current and full manual driving license and will be expected to undertake a trust driving assessment.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is required to work towards and complete a Health Screener Diploma in Retinal Screening.
The post holder will be supported to complete training requirements and the NHS Screener diploma with an allocated mentor/Assessor.
The 4 mandatory units of the Health Screener Diploma are to be completed within 4 months of appointment to work independently, with the remainder of the qualification to be completed within 2 years of appointment to post. If you terminate your employment with the Trust during a programme of study, or up to 1 year following completion, you may be required to reimburse the Trust’s contribution towards course fees. The final reimbursement figure will be determined after considering the benefits afforded to service to date. The Trust is undergoing service transformations and review, therefore there may be a requirement in future for weekend work. The successful candidate must be able to travel to their base of work, travel expenses are not provided.
The post is an excellent opportunity to join an award-nominated, efficient and cost effective department that focuses on developing its personnel whilst providing excellent quality patient care. Applicants must be able to demonstrate excellent interpersonal, communication and team working skills, together with an ability to prioritise workload and work flexibly under pressure to achieve deadlines.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
We welcome applications from candidates who require Skilled Worker Visa sponsorship to work in the UK, and these will be considered alongside all other applications in line with our commitment to equality and inclusion.
Applicants can determine their potential eligibility for a Certificate of Sponsorship by reviewing the Skilled Worker Visa criteria set out by UKVI on the gov.uk website.
Person specification
Other Requirements
Essential
- Good time keeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service with the Requirement regularly to travel between screening sites using own transport when required
- Ability to work flexibly to meet the needs of the service
- Good attendance record
- Evidence of continued professional development
- Flexible approach to hours and conditions
- Committed to further training.
- Current and full manual driving license held at time of interview
Application Completion
Essential
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE level grades A-C in Maths and English Language or equivalent
Desirable
- Diabetic Eye Screening Qualification or working towards
Special Attributes and other
Essential
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Knowledge of Fundus camera equipment
Desirable
- Experience of working with Fundus camera equipment
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential
- Able to work in a busy clinical environment as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Polite telephone manner and excellent interpersonal skills
- Caring, friendly disposition.
- Patient and understanding.
- Clear and legible writing skills
- Good team player
- Comfortable taking individual responsibility but aware limits of competence
- Ability to respond calmly and appropriately in challenging situations
- Ability to work under pressure
- Self-motivated and reliable
- Experience of using electronic systems.
- Experience of Microsoft Office products.
- Excellent keyboard skills
- Knowledge of Fundus camera equipment
- Ability to prioritise workload to tight deadlines without supervision and on own initiative
- Good administrative and organisational skills including written and verbal communication skills
Desirable
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience of working within a patient-facing clinical environment
- Knowledge of diabetic retinopathy screening pathway
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential
- Good communication - verbal/written
- Be able to work on own initiative
- Works well with in a team
- Demonstrates understanding of confidentiality
- Participate in standard setting and research projects
- Evidence showing clinical and professional development
- To be able to plan, assess, evaluate and implement patient care
- Ability to prioritise care associated with changing environment/patient demands
- Facilitate learning of others.
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This advert is for (Trainee) Retinal Screener with Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust in Hull, North East and Yorkshire, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Jul 2026.
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