Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 190-1895-DIR
- Employer
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Hallamshire Hospital
- Town
- Sheffield
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/09/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 08/10/2026
Employer heading
Associate Ophthalmic Science Practitioner
NHS AfC: Band 3
We are committed to helping our staff balance their work and home lives and ensure they feel supported, valued and appreciated so whilst you care for our patients and clients, we’ll take care of you. We offer many different ways of helping staff including career development opportunities, flexible working, good annual leave and pension schemes , health and wellbeing packages and financial support systems. Joining the Trust also allows you access to a number of saving options via our salary sacrifice schemes and a wide range of discount opportunities with retailers and service providers.
Job overview
The role is involves working at the 4 Ophthalmic Imaging sites: Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Eye Imaging Hub, Northern General Eye Centre & Sheffield Childrens Hospital. Within the role the successful candidate will provide visual acuity testing, auto refraction and tonometry (eye pressure testing) for patients having Ophthalmic Imaging testing. You will also support the wider team in providing tests like retinal scanning and visual fields.
Main duties of the job
Optical Coherence Tomography Scanning
- I care (contact) tonometry – determine eye pressure
- Visual Field
- Corneal Topography
- Specular microscopy
- Snellen visual acuity measurement
- Log-Mar visual acuity measurement
- Auto refraction - determine refractive error for purpose of investigation
- Focimetry - determine prescription of optical aids
- Pneumatic (non-contact
Working for our organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCE/GCSE level education or equivalent experience/qualifications
- BTEC/SCOTVEC, City & Guilds, NVQ or other suitable qualification within a technical or science-based background or equivalent experience/qualifications
Experience
Essential criteria
- Patients First - An interest in working with people in a Health Care Setting.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in healthcare
Skills and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Effective written and verbal skills and ability to maintain accurate and timely records.
- Confident using IT systems
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Commitment to provide care with compassion, commitment and competence.
- Respectful - An understanding of the importance of effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Understanding of patients needs and providing care whilst maintaining dignity.
- Interest in developing and learning in the healthcare profession
- Willing to work flexibly and adapt to changing priorities when the need arises.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Pete Toomey
- Job title
- Service Manager, Ophthalmic Imaging
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0114 2713707
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