Job summary
Employer heading
Lead Ophthalmic Technician
NHS AfC: Band 5
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Job overview
Band 5 Lead Ophthalmic Technician
We are looking to recruit a motivated and enthusiastic Lead Ophthalmic Technician to join our growing team Ophthalmic Technicians at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.
You will be responsible for leading a team of 12 Ophthalmic Technicians working across Berkshire, and there will be the requirement to work at our sites in both Reading and Windsor.
Main duties of the job
Alongside undertaking clinics including OCT scanning, Optos imaging and visual field assessment, the Lead Ophthalmic Technician will also be responsible for the training and development of ophthalmic technicians and will support the orthoptic team in provision of a comprehensive timetable for covering of face to face and virtual ophthalmology clinics.
The Lead Ophthalmic technician will work alongside clinical engineering to ensure that equipment is maintained and serviced in a timely manner, and will be responsible for reporting issues with clinical equipment to their line manager.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC recently rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical duties including, but not limited to, OCT scanning, Visual Field Assessment, Corneal Topography, Specular Microscopy, Optos and Fundus Fluorescein Angiography.
Leadership of the Ophthalmic Technician team, including supporting their training and development, rostering and undertaking any management responsibility delegated by the Head or Deputy Head Orthoptists.
Responsible for liaising with clinical engineering regarding equipment issues and ensuring that equipment is serviced and up to date.
Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of the post.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in ophthalmic imaging or equivalent experience
Desirable criteria
- Registration with the academy for healthcare sciences
Experience
Essential criteria
- Significant experience as a senior technician (band 4)
- Knowledge of equipment maintenance
- Experience mentoring staff
Desirable criteria
- Experience leading a team
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gillian Smith
- Job title
- Acting Deputy Head Orthoptist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 7682
- Additional information
Gillian Smith (Acting Deputy Head Orthoptist) on 0118 322 7682 or [email protected]
Greg Richardson (Head Orthoptist) via [email protected]
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