Trainee Diabetic Eye Screener/Grader | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 26 October 2024 |
| Location: | Bexhill, TN40 2DZ |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6649746/374-SRDA184 |
Summary
The East Sussex NHS Diabetic Eye Screening Programme is looking for candidates who are interested in training towards being a Diabetic Eye Screener Grader or someone who is already a qualified Screener and/ or Grader.
The training involves completion of a two year diploma including on the job support and training. You will be based at Bexhill Hospital and will travel to various healthcare settings within East Sussex undertaking screening clinics.
You will be able to work both as part of a team and independently in developing and delivering the programme and must present excellent communication skills. You will be accountable in carrying out clinical duties associated with the role and are expected to work in line with National Quality Assurance Standards.
A variety of essential tasks alongside screening and grading will be required including data collection and analysis, liaising with a number of internal and external contacts and involvement in service improvement projects, therefore your enthusiasm for a career in Diabetic Eye Screening must be evident.
Post holder will be required to work some evening and weekend clinics.
For further information regarding the post please contact Emma Payne, Diabetic Eye Screening Programme Manager on 0300 1314500 ext. 770121 or email emma.payne1@nhs.net.
To provide a diabetic eye screening service to people with diabetes in East Sussex to prevent new blindness by means of digital photography using both fundus and OCT cameras.
The trainee Screener/Grader is a key member of the team responsible for the effective delivery of a diabetic eye screening and grading service and once accredited will be involved in the diagnosticidentification of patients with sight threatening diabetic retinopathy. They will develop and maintain a high degree of personal expertise in the screening and grading process, undertaking both fundus and OCT grading.
The successful applicant will work towards qualification in the Diploma for Health Screening.
The post is at times lone working. Screening and Grading require concentration for long periods, constantly screening patients or grading images. The work requires the screener/grader to work mostly in a darkened room. Post holder will be required to work some evening & weekend clinics
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
This advert closes on Thursday 10 Oct 2024
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