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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

NHS

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.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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

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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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