Job summary
- Main area
- Retinal screening
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked between 0800 and 2000 Monday to Saturday, in accordance with service need.)
- Job ref
- 287-OPHT-12-25
- Employer
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Liverpool & North Mersey Diabetic Eye Screening Programme, Royal Liverpool
- Town
- Liverpool
- Salary
- £24,071 - £25,674 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/03/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Retinal Screener
Band 3
Job overview
An opportunity has arisen for a Retinal Screener to join our progressive team at Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.Ìý
You will be based within the Eye Screening Department and work as part of a multidisciplinary team.Ìý
Your duties will include performing ophthalmic photography delivered to the retinal screening services at various locations throughout the Liverpool & North Mersey Diabetic Eye Screening Programme.Ìý
We are looking for a reliable person who is able to pay close and accurate attention to detail.ÌýÌýYou must also demonstrate excellent communication skills, a caring manner with all ages and abilities and be able to empathise with and support patients and team members.ÌýÌýPrevious experience of working in an ophthalmic environment is desirable.Ìý
For further information or an informal discussion please contact Nicola Boult (Screener Grader Manager) on 0151 706 4103.
Main duties of the job
To provide photographic screening to the diabetic population in Liverpool & North Mersey.
To measure visual acuity, perform pupillary dilation and acquire images for the retinal screening service.
To enter clinical information onto the Optomize system.
To comply with NDESP standards.
To ensure NDESP screening standards are met by the programme.
Working for our organisation
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.
We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.
UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.Ìý
For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.
Ìýis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.ÌýÌýis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.ÌýÌýspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK’s largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheÌýÌýis the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.
ÌýFor roles at Liverpool Women’s, visit theirÌý
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
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ÌýKey responsibilities |
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Ìý A.ÌýÌýÌý Follow LNMDESP, Liverpool University Hospitals Trust and National Screening Committee policies and protocols at all times. Ìý B.ÌýÌýÌý Act at all times as a responsible member of the screening team, showing respect and consideration for co-workers, patients and visitors Ìý C.ÌýÌý Take personal responsibility for keeping up to date and competent in the skills required for this post, including undertaking the Health Screeners Diploma Ìý D.ÌýÌý Be personally responsible for ensuring that equipment is maintained at community screening site and is in full working order. As part of the team the screener will be expected to take responsibility for the regular maintenance and upkeep of all the screening equipment and for the routine ordering of relevant items. Identify faults and take appropriate steps to remedy them. Ìý E.ÌýÌýÌý Drive screening van to community sites when required, to maintain stock, unload and set up screening equipment. Driving will be subject to holding a clean drivers licence and, after training, to pass a driving competency assessment. Lifting and handling training will be given according to LNMDESP and Trust protocols Ìý F.ÌýÌýÌý Provide a safe environment for all visitors and patients attending the primary care based screening base, Trust premises or any other area in which they are expected to work Ìý G.ÌýÌý Ensure that the patient understands the process and is fully prepared for screening. Ìý H.ÌýÌý Assess and record patients’ visual acuity Ìý I.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Instil mydriatic eye dops as per LNMDESP Standard Operating Procedures Ìý J.ÌýÌýÌýÌý Complete necessary paperwork and /or complete mandatory fields using the capture station software Ìý E.ÌýÌýÌý Perform fundus photography according to the LNMDESP protocols using an indirect view, infra-red focus fundus camera and digital imaging system. Photography will be subject to quality assurance (QA) review quarterly. Ìý F.ÌýÌýÌý Provide patients with both written and verbal information about diabetic eyeÌýÌýÌýÌý disease and diabetic eye screening Ìý G.ÌýÌý Demonstrate own activities or workplace routines to new or less experienced employees in their own work area Ìý H.ÌýÌý Suggest changes to improve services within the screening programme Ìý I.ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý Act at all times as a responsible member of the screening team, showing respect and consideration for co-workers, patients and visitors Ìý |
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ÌýClinical Governance / Quality Ìý |
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Ìý Staff working within Diabetic Eye Screening are encourage to undertake Voluntary Registration with the AHCS with a view to future professional registration Ìý |
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ÌýEducation and training development |
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Ìý All clinic based screening staff required to undertake and pass the mandatory units for their role of the Health Screeners Diploma, unless already qualified in C&G Diabetic Eye Screening Diploma. All staff are required to keep up to date with Trust Mandatory Training Units |
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE grade C (or equivalent) or above in english, mathematics and science
Desirable criteria
- Achieved City & Guilds level 3 diabetic eye screening qualification or relevant modules of the level 3 diploma for health screeners
- Relevant qualification at level 3 Certificate in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening 7359 (VRQ Level 3) or equivalent knowledge
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience working in a healthcare environment
- IT skills and experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience working in an ophthalmic environment
Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team, undertake own workload, manage time and cope with the pressures of a busy department
- The ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients, including patients with learning / communication difficulties and deal with sensitive / unpleasant situations
- Ensure accuracy, clinical precision and attention to detail, filing test results appropriately
- Professional manner
- Show a caring and sensitive approach to dealing with the elderly, infirm and visually impaired patients
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Recognise limitations of own clinical competence and seek support from senior staff
- Understand and accept the need to main confidentiality
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of digital photography
Other
Essential criteria
- Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required
- Willing to travel to community clinics
- Good colour vision as assessed by the Ishihara test
- Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary
- Able to work the hours required, maintaining a flexible approach to working patterns
Desirable criteria
- Clean driving licence and access to a car
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Nicola Boult
- Job title
- Screener / Grader Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0151 706 4103
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