Job summary
- Main area
- Ocular Technician - Orbital Prosthetics
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 382-TER36-24
- Employer
- Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The National Artificial Eye Service
- Town
- Blackpool
- Salary
- £28,407 - £34,581 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- Today at 23:59
Employer heading
Ocular Technician
Band 5
Job overview
The National Artificial Eye Service supplies and fits artificial eyes to NHS patients throughout the whole of England. It also manufactures prosthetic eyes for other associated services.
Main duties of the job
The Ocular Technician’s duties include the hand painting and fabrication of all types of Ocular Prostheses. Accurate colour perception and manual dexterity skills are essential, as is the ability to concentrate on fine detail for extended periods.
Working for our organisation
Candidates will be required to demonstrate artistic ability via a portfolio or similar and will have the accuracy of their colour vision assessed by use of the Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue Test & the Ishihara Test, prior to an interview.
Failure to achieve the required standard in these tests will prevent further progress to the interview stage.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the job description and requirements for the role please see the attached Person Spec and Job Description.
Person specification
Education & Qualification
Essential criteria
- 3 GCSE's including Art (or equivalent)
- Qualification in Fine Art to Degree level or an equivalent
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Arts and crafts experience
- Computer literate
- Laboratory experience
Skills and Ability
Essential criteria
- Manual dexterity skills [assessed prior to interview]
- Hand to eye co-ordination skills [assessed prior to interview]
- Accurate colour vision [assessed prior to interview]
- Workload management skills
- Demonstrable artistic ability in fine detail work
- Ability to concentrate on fine detail for extended periods
- Ability to work under own initiative while adhering to set procedures
- Ability to work to set targets
- Ability to work as part of a team
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ken Barratt
- Job title
- Production & Quality Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01253 951141
- Additional information
I can be contacted during Normal Working Hours - 8.00 to 17.00 Monday to Friday.
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