Assistant Ophthalmic Vision Science Practitioner/HCA

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	08 Hydref 2025
Cyflog:	£24,937.00 i £26,598.00 bob blwyddyn
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£24937.00 - £26598.00 a year
Oriau:	Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau:	19 Hydref 2025
Lleoliad:	Bedford, MK42 9DJ
Cwmni:	NHS Jobs
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	C9273-25-0300

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The post holder works as part of a team under supervision and will: Participate in the delivery of patient centred care, always maintaining a compassionate and professional attitude. Contribute to the ward/clinic/department/organisation. Support senior staff in the provision of a caring and safe environment. Demonstrate competence in generic and specialist skills following the completion of the appropriate training and education and within twelve months from commencement in role. Function at a competency level in line with the requirements of the post and achieve and maintain both mandatory and statutory training requirements associated with the role. Clinical Practice 1. Support qualified staff in the assessment of health needs and the delivery of care for a number of individuals or groups of patients, including clinical risk assessment. 2. Work collaboratively with others as part of the multi-disciplinary team, assisting nursing and other clinical staff in duties associated with patient care. 3. Treat patients with dignity and respect and maintaining their confidentiality both inside and outside the hospital environment. 4. To be competent in undertaking a routine ophthalmic imaging procedure on medical devices, the provision of clinical work and any related tasks following formal training under Moorfields Ophthalmic Vision Science practitioners technical competency framework and where needed provide appropriate support for newly appointed staff. 5. Be responsible for the initial reporting of faulty equipment and follow-up repairs, keeping the supervisor or nurse in charge informed ensuring the clinical areas are prepared and maintained throughout the day. 6. Liaise effectively with all stakeholders in the care process including carers and relatives as well as to support colleagues to ensure patients receive care in a timely manner during their visit to any site under the care of Moorfields. 7. Respond appropriately to emergency situations. 8. Act as a chaperone when required. 9. Manage patient flow by monitoring patient times along the patient journey. Report any delays to the supervisor or nurse in charge. Ensure those patients that require special assistance are monitored and supported. 10. Ensure effective handover of patients between shifts/healthcare professionals /departments using a range of communication aids such as verbal handover/ safety huddle/ written documentation/referral. 11. To assist or attend patient basic care where required. 12. Give clear and concise explanation and test instructions to ensure maximum patient understanding and co-operation, taking into account patients who have visual impairment, hearing loss, physical or mental disabilities, learning difficulties, different age groups, cultural differences and non-English speaking patients. 13. Observe and report to senior staff any change in a patients physical and psychological condition. 14. Obtain verbal consent from the patients before any clinical intervention is undertaken, where this is not given report this to senior staff. 15. Ensure any safeguarding concerns are raised with team leader / nurse in charge. 16. Be an active participant in providing education and health promotion advice to patients and their carers. 17. Support patients and/or relatives that are in need of assistance. 18. Identify and act upon acutely unwell members of the public and/or colleagues according to their BLS training. Professionalism 19. Maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills, undertaking and completing further training and academic qualifications as appropriate to the role and service requirements. 20. Adhere to all trust policies, guidelines and standards ensuring a high standard of personal and professional behaviour and dress is maintained at all times whilst acting as an ambassador for the trust and a role model to others. 21. Manage own time effectively, ensure good time keeping in relation to shift commencement and breaks. 22. Maintain professional boundaries and working relations with patients and colleagues, appropriately declaring any conflict of interest. 23. The post holder may be deployed/expected to work in any part of the organisation should the need arise to ensure patient safety is maintained. Communication 24. Communicate clearly and appropriately with patients, their relatives/friends, colleagues and all other members of the multidisciplinary team, including responding to queries, answering the phone, taking messages, and passing on written and verbal information. 25. Identify patients individual communication needs and assure correct communication support is provided to those who need using available translating services. 26. To comply with the trust information governance policy and patients confidentiality. 27. Provide patients with information and advice ensuring that the information provided is in a format which meets their needs e.g. large, Braille or other languages, complying with AIS standards. 28. Maintain a high standard of professional behaviour and ensure effective communication with all members of the multi-disciplinary team, patients, carers and relatives, mindful of own and others body language and barriers which may affect communication. 29. Participate in discussions about patients care and ward/clinic/departmental issues at safety huddle /handover meetings. Safety and Quality 30. Contributes towards the completion of clinical audits and research and work in partnership with colleagues to continually improve on the quality and safety of care provided. 31. Be aware of and comply with all trust policies and procedures which govern health and safety and clinical practice. 32. In line with the trusts Incident Reporting system, report any accidents, incidents, near misses and defects to your supervisor. Remove any hazards which could potentially cause injury to staff, patients or visitors. 33. Support colleagues to ensure the quality metrics are displayed and are kept up to date in order to keep our patients informed of our quality and safety data and how we are improving our services. 34. Be aware of the trust procedures on risk register and clinical incidents and participate in ensuring lessons learnt are implemented and embedded in practice, to maintain a safety culture within your department. Education/Learning Development 35. Maintain responsibility for the identification of own continuing educational needs and personal development plan as agreed with your line manager. 36. Maintain your compliance with mandatory and statutory training and annual appraisals. Take responsibility for maintaining a record of your own personal development and inform your manager if there is any deviance from training compliance. 37. Undertake any appropriate training as deemed necessary by your line manager to ensure the delivery of safe and quality care. 38. Support and participate in the induction and orientation of newly appointed staff and students. 39. Contribute and participate towards patient engagement and involvement initiatives e.g. patient focus groups, patient information sessions. 40. Continually develop computer literacy skills/digital in order to use electronic systems to deliver safe and effective care both within the department and the trust level. Leadership, Teamwork 41. Lead by example and act on own initiative. 42. Contribute to team meetings and service improvement management initiatives and where appropriate, propose changes and if approved implement the changes. 43. Manage own time effectively, ensure good time keeping in relation to shift commencement and breaks. 44. Understand the patient complaints procedures and work in partnership with senior colleagues to ensure that lessons learnt and changes in practice required is embedded as a result of feedback from complaints. 45. Utilise opportunities to support ongoing professional development by undertaking delegated tasks for your line manager in his/ her absence. 46. Actively participate in department team huddles and / or debriefs, ensuring you contribute to improving both staff and patients experience quality and safe care. The post holder will undertake other duties as may be required to achieve the trusts objectives, commensurate with the grading of the post. This includes acquiring additional skills to use new pieces of equipment. Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references. Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond. Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you. If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application. If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at moorfields.recruitment@nhs.net. https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/work-for-us