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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Potential for additional weekend hours for Saturday clinic on bank work basis)
Job ref
287-OPHT-38-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
04/07/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust logo

Ophthalmic Technician

Band 4

Job overview

St. Paul’s Eye Unit is the largest eyecare provider in Cheshire and Merseyside delivering the full range of specialist ophthalmology services including: accident & emergency, corneal cataract and refractive surgery, diabetic eye care, glaucoma, ocular oncology, medical retinal and vitreo-retinal.  The unit is also actively involved in NHS, academic and commercial research.  

The post involves high volume, face to face contact with patients, including those in clinical trials/ academic research studies, to acquire clinical data through a wide range of ocular imaging procedures and other ophthalmic assessments, determined either through standard operating procedures / research protocols or ordered specifically for individual patients by clinical staff.  Results are interpreted by clinical staff and inform patient management decisions.

The post holder interacts routinely with:  patients, administrative, clerical, technical and clinical staff within the Trust and other external stakeholders when necessary.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be member of a team of 17 ophthalmic technicians based at the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital and will regularly work directly with eye patients in our busy outpatient clinics. They will operate advanced ophthalmic equipment to collect information which assists in the diagnosis and management of sight threatening eye conditions.  Equipment used includes Heidelberg Spectralis OCT, Optos California, Pentacam Wave, Zeiss HFA and others. 

This role provides valuable technician support to our consultant ophthalmologist led clinical staff by obtaining data from a range of scans, imaging techniques and clinical assessments as appropriate to the extensive range of subspecialties which our eye unit covers.  

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

CLINICAL DUTIES   

A range of ophthalmic imaging procedures as required including but not limited to:  OCT, Anterior OCT, HRT, optic disc, Colour fundus - high magnification and stereos, Fluorescein Angiography

Ophthalmic procedures / assessments including: Perform visual acuity tests using various types of acuity charts as appropriate, Instil eye drops in accordance with approved protocols for patient safety.  Perform corneal topography / tomography assessments.  

Ophthalmic clinical measurements including:  Corneal thickness,  Intra ocular pressures,  Anterior chamber depth,  Visual field testing,  ensuring  data & results generated are securely uploaded to as appropriate to Trust systems, EPR / CRF.

The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.  Any other duties reasonably delegated by the line manager.

For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Current GCP Certification/NVQ 3 equivalent
  • Up to date professional development plan
Desirable criteria
  • Basic level media qualification
  • AOSP Registration
  • Previous technician certification for multicentre / international clinical trials
  • Member Ophthalmic Imaging Association

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable experience in ophthalmic imaging and retinal screening
  • Evidence of recent professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Experience in a commercial photographic environment.

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Manage own work with minimal supervision
  • IT skills
  • Ability to work within a team
  • Personal planning and organisation skills
  • Highly advanced communication skills for dealing with emotional and sensitive situations
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to offer effective communication to a broad range of patients and carers including those with communication difficulties as well as medical staff
  • Ability to effectively provide complex information and offer effective persuasion to broad range of patients in terms of age, ability and understanding

Other

Essential criteria
  • Commitment to continued delivery of a high quality specialist service
  • Continued development of clinical practice
  • Flexible to meet service needs
  • Ability to respond to continually changing circumstances
  • Continued professional development
  • Post requires ability to travel between all service sites

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Andrew Tompkin
Job title
Divisional Head Ophthalmology Support Services
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0151 706 3901
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