We are seeking Diabetic Eye Screeners/Graders who are committed to delivering consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
The successful candidate will work within the Herts and West Essex Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, providing high-quality diabetic eye screening services to patients across the Herts and West Essex area.
Previous experience in photography and/or diagnostic imaging is desirable.
Applications are also welcomed for a Trainee Diabetic Eye Screener position, with Agenda for Change terms and conditions applying. Full in-house training will be provided, and the successful candidate will be expected to work towards achieving the Health Screener Diploma.
This role requires flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as well as travelling between sites across Hertfordshire and West Essex.
This role involves regular travel between multiple clinic locations across a wide geographical area. The successful candidate must be able to travel independently and reliably between sites within working hours to meet the operational requirements of the service.
In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High-Cost Area Supplement of 5%, subject to a minimum payment of £1,258 and a maximum payment of £2,121 per annum, pro rata.
At the heart of everything we do are our core values: Include, Respect, and Improve. We encourage all applicants to demonstrate and uphold these values throughout the recruitment process and in their role with us.
The post holder will carry out accurate visual acuity testing of patients.
Correctly administer anaesthetic and dilation eye drops prior to retinal photography according to departmental protocol
To be aware of the possible undesirable effects of dilating drops, and to provide patient education regarding these.
To take high quality and correctly aligned photographs, guiding eye position using external fixation where possible.
Accurate grading of images according to screening programme requirements sending results to patients and their GPs as directed by the clinical lead.
To deal with patients sympathetically and tactfully whilst maintaining confidentiality.
At East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general and specialist services we provide and our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible and innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
Hertford County, Hertford
Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation and our staff and patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. This means that any employee is entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns and we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made and considered formally, and will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
