Ophthalmic Outpatients Health Care Assistant band 3 | Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 10 December 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Crewe, CW14QJ |
| Company: | Mid Cheshire Hospitals |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7672421/412-SC-7386612-A |
Summary
Do you enjoy a busy fast working environment?
Are you extremely well organised?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Eye care centre, ophthalmic outpatients department for a band 3 health care assistant working full and part time hours between Monday to Friday.
The eye care centre is an extremely fast paced busy ophthalmic outpatient department .
Approximately 4500 patients attend each month for a variety of ophthalmic conditions and treatments.
As a health care you will be assisting clinicians undertaking specialised clinics.
This post is rotational with ophthalmic clinics held in the surgical centre Northwich
Check patients visual acuity.
gain competency for numerous pieces of equipment.
Assist all grades of clinicians with clinics.
Ensuring all paperwork is completed correctly and legible.
Ensure clinics run smoothly.
Ensure all supplies off stock is available and well stocked.
Support patients .
Working with a ophthalmic multi disciplinary team
Basic observations.
Drop instillation
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care, child health, maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.
The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through our Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.
We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.
At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.
We welcome all applicants and assess all job applications based on knowledge, skills and experience needed for the post.
As a health care assistant in ophthalmic outpatients you will gain experience in:
Patients' visual acuity using different techniques
Insulation of dilating eye drops in to patients eyes
Competency in I care rebound tonometry
Competency for the ocular response analyser (auto tonometer)
Competency in autorefractor measurements
coordination of specialised clinics such as LASER, cataract clinics, AMD etc.
Contribute to the promotion of ophthalmic health for all patients
Assist all grades of clinicians with clinics.
Ensuring all paperwork is completed correctly and legible.
Ensure clinics run smoothly.
Ensure all supplies and stock is available and well stocked.
Support patients.
This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Dec 2025