Job summary
Employer heading
Ophthalmic Photographer
NHS AfC: Band 5
Job overview
Ophthalmic Photographer Full time (37.5 hours) Band 5
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE NHS TRUST
We are offering an excellent opportunity to join our multi-disciplinary Ophthalmic Imaging team.
You will be preferably a qualified Ophthalmic / Medical Photographer, or hold a Degree in Photography and wish to train in Ophthalmic Photography
Your post will cover a wide range of ophthalmic imaging including fundus photography, slit lamp photography, angiography, optical coherence tomography, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and oculo-plastic / orbital photography.
*** Please be advised that interviews are proposed for 2nd July 2024 ***
Main duties of the job
To provide Ophthalmic Imaging for the purpose of diagnosis and clinical management of patients at Coventry University Hospital and the Hospital of St Cross, Rugby.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK.
We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do.
Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare.
We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk)
By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team.
The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1.To take a role within the ophthalmic imaging service for provision of digital imaging.
2. To impart medical and technical information to other members of the photography team / ophthalmologists and other professions as required.
3. To instil eye drops in accordance with appropriate Patient Group Directives.
4. To work if necessary, independently within ophthalmic clinics in Coventry and Rugby adhering to Departmental policies and procedures.
5. To be trained and participate in specialist imaging techniques including those that may be developed in the future.
6. To assist as required in departmental organisation and administrative duties in relation to patient care.
7. To utilise the hospital computer record system to access information to aid with patient care.
8. To assist in the achievement of the requirements of clinical governance by monitoring and maintaining high professional standards of care with good team communication.
9. To complete where necessary clinical adverse event forms assisting colleagues as required.
Please see the Job Description for full details.
Person specification
Qualification/training
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Experience
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Knowledge
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Skills
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Peter James
- Job title
- Head of Ophthalmic Imaging
- Email address
- [email protected]
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