Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
St. Paul's Eye Unit is the largest eyecare provider in Cheshire and Merseyside delivering the full range of specialist ophthalmology services including: accident & emergency, corneal cataract and refractive surgery, diabetic eye care, glaucoma, ocular oncology, medical retinal and vitreo-retinal. The unit is also actively involved in NHS, academic and commercial research.
The post holder will lead a team of imaging technicians and be personally involved in high volume, face to face contact with patients, including those in clinical trials/ academic research studies, to acquire clinical data through a wide range of ocular imaging procedures and other ophthalmic assessments, determined either through standard operating procedures / research protocols or ordered specifically for individual patients by clinical staff. Results are interpreted by clinical staff and inform patient management decisions.
The post holder interacts routinely with patients, administrative, clerical, technical and clinical staff within the Trust and other external stakeholders when necessary.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will lead a team of 17 ophthalmic technicians based at the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital and will regularly work directly with eye patients in our busy outpatient clinics. They will manage and lead the team who operate advanced ophthalmic equipment to collect information which assists in the diagnosis and management of sight threatening eye conditions. Equipment used includes Heidelberg Spectralis OCT, Optos California, Pentacam Wave, Zeiss HFA and others.
This role provides highly valued technician support to our consultant ophthalmologist led clinical staff by obtaining critical data from a range of scans, imaging techniques and clinical assessments as appropriate to the extensive range of subspecialties which our eye unit covers.
Job responsibilities
The post holder will lead and manage the ophthalmic imaging team based at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital and personally deliver patient care.
The Team delivers a range of ophthalmic imaging procedures as required including but not limited to: OCT, Anterior OCT, HRT, optic disc, Colour fundus - high magnification and stereos, Fluorescein Angiography.
Ophthalmic procedures / assessments including: Perform visual acuity tests using various types of acuity charts as appropriate, Instil eye drops in accordance with approved protocols for patient safety, Perform corneal topography / tomography assessments.
Ophthalmic clinical measurements including: Corneal thickness, Intra ocular pressures, Anterior chamber depth, Visual field testing, ensuring data & results generated are securely uploaded to as appropriate to Trust systems, EPR / CRF.
For a full list of duties, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Post-graduate/equivalent level of knowledge competence relevant discipline.
Experience
* Demonstrable success in hospital setting leading a team.
Knowledge
* Knowledge of Trust and NHS Modernisation Agenda.
* Budgetary awareness.
Skills
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
* Ability to lead and develop a team and manage operational issues.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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