Senior Ophthalmic Technician

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King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1.7 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King's College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in the London Borough of Bromley.

Job overview

As a Senior Ophthalmic Technician you will provide safe, effective and quality care to a defined group of service users reporting to and under the indirect supervision of registered practitioners in line with agreed standards, guidelines and governance.

At Kings, emphasis is put on the need to ensure that all staff recognise their responsibility to deliver services in a high quality, courteous, patient focused manner maintaining patient confidentiality at all times and work and behave in line with the Trust values and ensure the safety and wellbeing of service users

This role involves independent and team working to provide an ophthalmic diagnostic service for patients attending ophthalmic speciality clinics, procedures and a technician delivered pathway utilising advanced secondary care ophthalmic diagnostic skills and knowledge. The post holder will also oversee patient flow and lead with staff development by providing training, feedback and competency assessment with other member of the multi professional team.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will

• Make safe and effective use of a range of a range of complex diagnostic instruments adhering to defined protocols and guideline to provide advanced diagnostic skillset for a multi-professional team or a technician delivered pathway
• Develop a community of practice for the technician workforce
• Lead and work with key members of the team to deliver ophthalmic technician training and competency attainment
• Liaise effectively with all stakeholders aspiring to provide and effective, seamless and integrated service to patients

Working for our organisation

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 15,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of hospital services across its different sites.

King's is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan.

Our values at King's, are that we're a kind, respectful team;

Kind. We show compassion and understanding and bring a positive attitude to our work

Respectful. We promote equality, are inclusive and honest, speaking up when needed

Team. We support each other, communicate openly, and are reassuringly professional. The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (EDI) at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King's to another level

King's is dedicated to embracing the broad diversity of our staff, patients and communities and stand firmly against all forms of prejudice and discrimination behaviour that undermines the rights, wellbeing and identity of our staff, and patients.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the role job description and person specification document

Essential Criteria

Working in secondary care as an Ophthalmic Technician demonstrating experience, skillset and knowledge

Teaching and assessing experience in speciality area

Desirable Criteria

Service Improvement

Person specification

Essential

Essential criteria

• Working in secondary ophthalmic care
• Teaching/supervising/mentoring new other members of the team
• 5 GCSEs at grade C or 4 above
• Speciality knowledge and experience
• Ability to communicate effectively: written and verbal

Desirable criteria

• Ability to identify and implement improvements to service

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• All staff have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and for ensuring they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
• Due to a high volume of applications, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. It is therefore recommended that you apply promptly

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King's Health Partners Academic Health Science Centre Website

King's College Hospital is part of King's Health Partners Academic Health Sciences Centre (AHSC), a pioneering collaboration between King's College London, and Guy's and St Thomas', King's College Hospital and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trusts.

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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.

Documents to download

• Senior Ophthalmic Technician (PDF, 576.3KB)
• Candidate Brochure PRUH & SOUTH SITES (PDF, 182.0KB)