Job summary
- Main area
- Diabetes & Endocrine
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 272-6418689
- Employer
- Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Doncaster Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Doncaster
- Salary
- £22,816 - £27,596 Pro Rata Per Annum - this is a band 3 progressing to a band 4
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 19/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Diabetic Retinal Screener/ Grader
Band 4
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a full time Retinal Screener Grader to the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Diabetic Eye Screening Programme.
The Doncaster & Bassetlaw Diabetic Eye Screening Programme screens over 30,000 patients each year across a number of fixed and mobile screening venues throughout Doncaster and Bassetlaw to deliver a consistently high quality diabetic eye screening service for people with diabetes. The role of a Retinal Screener/ Grader is a key function of the department, screening patients including taking detailed images of the retina as well as grading these images for diabetic eye disease. The post includes undertaking the mandatory Level 3 diploma in Health Screening. From commencement of the post until the completion of the diploma, the salary will be based on a reduced rate at Band 3 and increased to Band 4 once the diploma is obtained.
Requires the ability to be flexible to cover sites throughout Doncaster and Bassetlaw. Car driver/access to personal vehicle desirable due to off site and community based working.
Main duties of the job
- To provide a high quality screening and grading service across the Doncaster and Bassetlaw area against National Service Framework and National Quality Assurance Standards.
- To ensure the early detection of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy and the reduction of blindness.
- To support the activities of the department to ensure that National Quality Standards and the Key Performance Indicators and other targets are met.
- Ability to work without direct supervision, often under pressure, on rare occasions with no guidance from peers, senior team members or the departmental managers, whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care, safety, education and time management.
- Responsibility for handling patient images and data and prioritising time to ensure the service meets national standards. To remain focused and resourceful in adverse working conditions so that technical problems can be analysed and resolved.
Working for our organisation
DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.
It is our goal to give those who join Team DBTH the tools and opportunities to grow their career, it’s our pledge to help you Develop, Belong and Thrive, Here.
As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.
We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
• Extensive range of learning opportunities
• NHS Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
• Comprehensive health and wellbeing support
• NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read both documents carefully.
Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
Person specification
Personal Attributes & Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to build rapport and credibility with all levels of healthcare professionals and with patients.
- Ability to cope with day to day pressure of work, which may involve flexible working hours and occasional clinic overruns.
- Ability to self-motivate and able to work with some degree of autonomy, with senior colleagues available for reference as and when required.
- Ability to work within a team and demonstrate respectful and supportive behaviour to colleagues and patients
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills demonstrating effective and professional interactions with other healthcare professionals and patients.
- Able to maintain clear and accurate documentation
- Able to demonstrate personal responsibility for own development
- Able to demonstrate a high level of accuracy in all aspects of work
Knowledge and Experience
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Diabetic Retinopathy and Diabetes Eye Screening
- Evidence of continuing professional development
- Basic skills in English and Mathematics and Science
Desirable criteria
- Taken part in Test and Training as part of a Retinal screening Programme
Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Previous experience as a Diabetes Retinal Screener/ Grader
- Experience in handling and using technical equipment including Digital fundus cameras
- Experience of using Eye screening software systems e.g. OptoMize, and Microsoft suite of applications.
Desirable criteria
- Health Screener Diploma including Grading Unit or equivalent
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
- Amanda Stallard
- Job title
- Joint Programme Manager / Specialist Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01302 642599
- Additional information
Ingrid Thomasson
Joint Programme Manager / Specialist Nurse
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