Senior Screener Grader | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Posting date:	10 June 2025
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£29,970 - £36,483 +5% HCA - pro rata
Hours:	Part time
Closing date:	10 July 2025
Location:	St Albans, AL4 9XR
Company:	Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Job type:	Permanent
Job reference:	7250526/812-25-SO-SSG-4

Summary

Applications are invited for the post of Senior Screener Grader in The Hertfordshire & West Essex Diabetic Eye Screening Service.

This senior post is required to as provide a high quality and comprehensive screening and grading service including: retinal imaging, OCT imaging, clinical investigation, higher level retinal grading, interpretation of OCT images and slit lamp biomicroscopy when suitably trained.

The postholder will also undertake line management of Band 3 and 4 staff working as Screeners and Screener-Graders and will be responsible for undertaking analysis to support the quality assurance and audit within the programme.

· Accurate and rapid grading of images at primary, secondary, arbitration levels,

· Referral Outcome Grading (ROG) feedback to the team at the regular MDT meetings.

· To undertake the monthly EQA grading test (TaT) and participate in the ongoing internal quality assurance of grading standards.

· To train and mentor new screening recruits in all aspects of screening/grading, providing regular 1:1 feedback.

· To be involved in the ongoing audit activities of the screening team.

· To monitor the grading queues to ensure grading is completed and results are notified according to programme standards.

· To undertake RDS and DS screening as required and SLB imaging (once appropriately trained).

· To be trained on the acquisition and interpretation of OCT

· To provide assistance with the installation, calibration and moving of the imaging equipment when required.

· To assist the Team leader with appraisals of the screening team

· To answer basic patient questions about screening and diabetic retinopathy, and to direct the patient to appropriate sources of further information.

· To work autonomously with minimal direction from the clinical management.

· To ensure drops and consumables are managed and maintained ensuring adherence to programme budgets.

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Accurate and rapid grading of images at primary, secondary, arbitration levels, according to the programme requirements, sending results to patients and GPs as directed by the clinical lead.

· To undertake Referral Outcome Grading (ROG) when required and to feedback to the team at the regular MDT meetings.

· To undertake the monthly EQA grading test (TaT) and participate in the ongoing internal quality assurance of grading standards.

· To train and mentor new screening recruits in all aspects of screening/grading, providing regular 1:1 feedback.

· To be involved in the ongoing audit activities of the screening team.

· To monitor the grading queues to ensure grading is completed and results are notified according to programme standards.

· To undertake RDS, DS and SLB imaging (once appropriately trained).

· As a development, to be trained on the acquisition and interpretation of OCT

· To liaise with the Gloucester Diploma team to ensure screeners undertaking their diploma course are meeting the requirements both in time and quality of submissions.

· To provide assistance with the installation, calibration and moving of the imaging equipment when required.

· To assist the Team leader with appraisals of the screening team on a six-monthly interview.

· To answer basic patient questions about screening and diabetic retinopathy, and to direct the patient to appropriate sources of further information.

· To work autonomously with minimal direction from the clinical management.

· To ensure drops and consumables are managed and maintained ensuring adherence to programme budgets.

· Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to sustain high levels of concentration.






This advert closes on Friday 20 Jun 2025

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