Failsafe Officer | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,625 - £25,674 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 26 June 2025 |
| Location: | Chesterfield, S44 5BL |
| Company: | Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHSFT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7203140/166-SS-7203140 |
Summary
The Ophthalmology Department aims to provide robust, high quality failsafe systems in order to support the Diabetic Screening Service, the Age Related Macular Degeneration Service and general retinal and Glaucoma services.
The above services are extremely complex and we are seeking an enthusiastic organised individual to work within an existing team to continue to support our patients who are referred into the hospital eye services from primary care and organise timely treatments, diagnostic investigations and follow-up appointments for patients already on specialist pathways of care. This is crucial in order to optimize the individual patient’s visual outcome, ensuring quality care and clinical safety.
You should be educated to GCSE level (or equivalent) in English and Maths and there is an expectation for the successful candidate to complete NVQ level 3 in retinal screening unit’s 1,2 & 9. Relevant certificates should be brought to interview.
Please note this role does not meet the Home Office criteria for the Trust to be able to offer a certificate of sponsorship, therefore any applications that require sponsorship will not be considered.
You must have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels and work well autonomously as well as part of a team. Excellent prioritisation and organisational skills are essential requirements of this post together with previous database management and good levels of IT knowledge.
Within our directorate we believe that supported learning and the development of our staff is the key to our success and yours. A development programme will be available to the successful candidate ensuring personal and professional growth in the new role.
In the Eye Centre we have bikers, runners, video game heroes, movie buffs, music lovers, home bakers, keep fit-ers, readers, writers, travellers, artists, crafters, food lovers, DIY-ers, ice-skaters, pet lovers and every other variety of people! We have family people, single people, diverse people, happy people. You’ll find friends here and we’re sure you’ll find your place within this diverse team!
Chesterfield Royal is a friendly Hospital with a real community feel, we try our best to make sure that everyone feels welcomed and supported. The hospital is set in lovely grounds – ideal for just being able to get out and stretch your legs during your working day! The team in the Eye Centre are friendly, we’re a down to earth bunch who about all are passionate about caring for our patients, and we welcome anyone new to the team, or as we call it “Eye Centre Family” – that’s why we believe it makes The Eye Centre a great place to work.
We value all our staff and believe it’s important to involve everyone in our decision making and ask for ideas and suggestions to make improvements. We don’t always get things right first time, but we listen and learn from our mistakes to make sure we’re always making improvements and a positive difference for staff that work here.
The Health and Wellbeing of our staff is at the heart of what we do, and we offer a variety of health and wellbeing initiatives to all members of our team.
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
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This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Jun 2025
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