Job requirements
Essential
12 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Able to travel to other sites (including Buckingham Hospital) and off site as necessary
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi-disciplinary team, patients and carers and to ensure records are kept accurately and in a legible manner
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Ability to communicate with staff and patients, this will include patients of varying mental and physical abilities and states of anxiety.
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Courteous with all patients and staff, face to face and on the telephone
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Ability to give clear instructions
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Ability to work under pressure
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Motivation to learn new skills
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Able to organise own workload
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Able to work alone and in a team
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
The understanding and ability to maintain patient confidentiality
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Manually dextrous in order to examine with speed and precision and minimal discomfort and to be able to record results accurately
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Able to move freely to allow constant bending, kneeling and lifting.
Desirable
8 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of working in a Health care environment
- EXPERIENCE
Experience of working with the public
- EXPERIENCE
Previous use of organisational skills
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Interest in Ophthalmology
- SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Motivated to highlight areas where change may improve service delivery
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Basic computer skills GCSE English or Equivalent
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
To have knowledge of the anatomy of the eye, medical background in Ophthalmology.
- EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Knowledge of eye conditions and their appropriate treatment.
Job overview
About the Role
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust is seeking a dedicated and detail-oriented Visual Field Technician to join our Ophthalmology Department at Stoke Mandeville Hospital. This is a key clinical support role contributing to the delivery of high-quality patient care through visual field assessments and ophthalmic diagnostics.
Main duties of the job
- Perform automated visual field tests using the Humphrey Field Analyser.
- Accurately assess spectacle prescriptions using automated focimetry.
- Clearly instruct and support patients throughout testing procedures.
- Enter results into the electronic patient notes system and maintain accurate records.
- Maintain and clean ophthalmic equipment and manage office supplies.
- Work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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.
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This advert is for Visual Field Technician with Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust in Aylesbury, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Technician (discipline unspecified) role. The advertised salary is £25,760 - £27,476 per annum pro rata for part time. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 03 Nov 2026.
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