Ophthalmic Technician | Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Dyddiad hysbysebu:	17 Rhagfyr 2025
Cyflog:	Heb ei nodi
Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog:	£24,465 - £26,598 pro rata
Oriau:	Rhan Amser
Dyddiad cau:	22 Ionawr 2026
Lleoliad:	Rochdale, OL12 0NB
Cwmni:	Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust
Math o swydd:	Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd:	7653903/236-RCO-CS489-25-PS

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We have the opportunity to employ a candidate to our Ophthalmic technician role for 22.5 hours which will be 2 days 8am - 6pm and one day at 8am - 5.30pm every other week on a make up shift.

The role is highly specialised with diagnostic machinery running within ophthalmology, previous knowledge welcomed but not essential as training will be given.

Will also spend time on clinic learning how to do eye tests for patients which feed into the technician role.

Will spend time assisting the nurse injector within intravitreal injections as a circulating team member.

The salary starts at a Band 2 while training then moves up to Band 3 upon completion. Unfortunately, this role does not meet the criteria required to qualify for sponsorship.

Performing tests on patients following the appropriate training and sign off within the department against our competency booklets which are provided.
• Run Visual fields lists.
• Run OCT lists
• Run Optos lists
• Run Anterion lists
• Support colleagues within the team
• Work within clinic setting.
• Work within injection lists as the circulator
• Assist patients as required
• Manage scans of patients on the Zeiss Visual field machine, Heidelberg OCT machine, Anterion corneal scanner and the Optos fundus camera.
• Main Communicator with patients undergoing diagnostic tests and treatment

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values -care, appreciateandinspire– to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack(opens in existing window)

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:https://careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk/


This advert closes on Wednesday 31 Dec 2025

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