The Ophthalmology service at SASH is looking for a talented individual who is committed to working as part of our healthcare team delivering an excellent, caring service to patients.
This role will support the Ophthalmology service and ensure patients are managed within the guideline timescales for treatment and for follow-up. This role will provide an essential communication link between clinicians, supporting staff, and patients to ensure all patients are treated within the clinically indicated timeframe. The role requires you to be computer literate. You will also have excellent communication and analytical skills. You should be self-motivated and be able to demonstrate good communication and organisational skills and have the ability to prioritise your own workload.
Excellent verbal, written, and communication skills, along with strong interpersonal skills, will be essential, as this role will involve dealing with patients and their carers and a variety of different personnel. This is a busy and demanding role, so candidates will need to be enthusiastic, highly motivated, and have a flexible approach to their role to ensure the needs of the service are met. The successful applicant will have excellent analytical skills and will work well within a team. They will have the flexibility to respond to requests and will be able to work under their own initiative.
Main duties of the job
For further information, please see the attached trust job description and person specification for a full list of duties and responsibilities.
About us
We provide emergency and non-emergency services to the residents of East Surrey, North-East West Sussex, and South Croydon, including the major towns of Crawley, Horsham, Reigate, and Redhill; a community of over 535,000 people. We provide acute and complex services and a range of outpatient and diagnostic services while Crawley Hospital, Horsham in West Sussex, and Caterham Dene Hospital and Oxted Health Centre in Surrey provide less complex planned services. In 2019, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated our services as 'Outstanding' and we are one of the best performing Trusts in England:
- Winners of Health Service Journal Acute Trust of the year award 2021.
- National Patient Safety Awards winner and strive to be a beacon for safety in all that we do.
- We are rated the sixth highest trust in the South East and in the top 25% nationally for staff recommending the Trust as a place to work or receive treatment.
Job responsibilities
Further enquiries can be made by contacting Caroline Stamp, Head of Orthoptist via email at caroline.stamp@nhs.net and/or Monika Papp, Senior Medical Photographer via email at Monika.Papp@nhs.net.
Once you understand the requirements outlined in the advert, please ensure your application clearly reflects where you match them, including any examples you would like to highlight.
Person Specification
Criteria
1. Evidence of a good standard of written English appropriate to the role
2. A complete and accurate application
3. Suitability for role evidenced in supporting statement
4. Evidence of essential experience for role
5. Meet the essential education/qualifications required for the role
6. Hold the necessary mandatory professional/clinical registration
7. Evidence of the Trust values and behaviours
8. Evidence of any other essential criteria outlined in the person specification
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.
£24,071 to £25,674 a year plus high cost allowance
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