Band 5 Ophthalmic Photographer

The Senior Ophthalmic Technician will provide technical support to the Ophthalmic Services in the Royal Eye Unit Outpatient Department supporting the Nurse practitioners to deliver services Glaucoma clinics. They will be responsible for the professional development of the ophthalmic technicians and Nursing assistants within the team.Main duties of the job 1. Provide assessment and recording of visual acuity.2. Instillation of eye drops as directed by clinical staff.3. Provide scan images in line with agreed protocols and standard operating procedures.4. Run Monitoring and Virtual clinics5. Capture electronic images of ocular structures to include as appropriate: Ocular Coherence Tomography (OCT), Biometry, Fields, Corneal thickness, Fluorescein Angiogram (FFA )/ Indocyanine green (ICG), Fundus photography and OCT optic discs (Glaucoma diagnostics) insupport of wider ophthalmology service developments.6. Archiving images/extracting images from OCT and FFA/ICG for teaching purposes and research papers.7. Set up of the unit, including the switching on equipment, reporting any technical problems, as appropriate prior to commencement of clinical activity.About us The Senior Ophthalmic Technician will provide technical support to the Ophthalmic Services in the Royal Eye Unit Outpatient Department supporting the Nurse practitioners to deliver services Glaucoma clinics. They will be responsible for the professional development of the ophthalmic technicians and Nursing assistants within the team. Trust Culture and Values The Trust has defined its culture as one that is patient centred which puts safety first and where all staff take responsibility, are valued, and value each other. To support this our five values are that we are all: - Caring - we design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants Safe - we make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern (safety comes first) Responsible - all staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation. Value each other - we all value each other's contribution Inspiring -we always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients. Our training, policies, procedures, and practices are all intended to support behaviours in line with our values and all staff are expected to uphold these by 'Living Our Values Everyday'Job description Job responsibilities Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification (download) and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.Person Specification Experience Essential Relevant experience as a Senior Ophthalmic Technician Years experience in Glaucoma Unit and handling monitoring and virtual clinics Desirable Carrying out assigned ophthalmic tasks e.g. visual acuity, OCT, Visual Fields etc. Ophthalmic photographic clinical skills and ability to work independently and show initiative Experience in staff management, appraisal and training skills Essential Experience in training and supporting junior staff Advanced ophthalmic photography skills Desirable Ability to manage change effectively Employer details Employer name Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation TrustAddress Kingston Hospital Royal Eye Unit Galsworthy Road Kingston upon Thames KT2 7QBAny attachments will be accessible after you click to apply. 396-NN-6609460-APST-Y