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Glaucoma Technician | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 20 March 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,071 - £25,674 per annum (pro rata) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 19 April 2025 |
| Location: | Norwich, NR4 7UY |
| Company: | Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7073779/234-24-S2994 |
Summary
This is a new role within our large multidisciplinary team to enhance the care of glaucoma patients.
The glaucoma sub-specialty is one of a number of sub-specialties within Ophthalmology.
This role's main purpose is to be part of an integral glaucoma specific team to create a better flow for our high flow outpatient clinics. You will be at the forefront of their glaucoma care, conducting diagnostic testing and history taking.
Main responsibilities are to assist the multidisciplinary team to provide an efficient and effective ophthalmic service.
Duties include performing various ophthalmic investigations including visual field and acuity testing, eye pressure check which assesses the visual function of patients attending the eye clinic. The role also includes ocular imaging, supporting the day-to-day clinic activity within the
Glaucoma department and leading the technician-led clinic independently. A key element is to assist medical teams in providing gold standard patient care. The role involves meeting and interacting with patients in a friendly and professional manner.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
• Flexible working hours
• Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
• Multi Faith prayer room
• Discounted gym memberships
• Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
• Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
• Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
• Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
• On-site Nursery
• On-site cafes offering staff discounts
• Support in career development
• Flexible staff bank
• Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
• To carry out Humphrey Visual Field testing to a high standard, ensuring the individual needs of patients are met, maintaining the patients’ dignity and privacy, always acting in the patients’ best interests. Ability to calculate and select appropriate lens for visual field test. To be able to identify equipment malfunctions and inaccuracies in performing the visual test and report back to lead nurse.
• Testing and recording of visual acuity.
• To carry out OCT scans of the retinal nerve fibre layer .
• Instillation of eye drops following completing a competency course under supervision of the medical staff.
• To carry out such basic procedures as are delegated by trained members of staff and which have been taught, subsequently supervised and in which the ophthalmic technician has proved him or herself competent.
This advert closes on Monday 31 Mar 2025