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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
About
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust was formed on the 1st October 2020 when Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospital NHS Foundation Trust merged with Poole Hospital.
Hospitals covered by the Trust include: Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Castle Lane East, Bournemouth, Dorset BH7 7DW, Poole Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole BH15 2JB, Christchurch Hospital, Fairmile Road, Christchurch, Dorset BH23 2JX.
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Key details
Location
Site: University Hospitals Dorset - All sites
Address: Castle Lane, Town: Dorset, Postcode: BH7 7DW
Contract type & working pattern
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (Working in both sites Royal Bournemouth Hospital and Dorset Health Village)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
* Full time
* Flexible working
Salary
Salary: £24,071 - £25,674 pa
Salary period: Yearly
Grade: Band 3
Main area
Ophthalmology Outpatient Department
As University Hospitals Dorset, we are a three site acute trust with university hospital status through our partnership with Bournemouth University, working with an annual budget of £730m. We offer highly regarded health services, employing some 10,000 staff. Our ambitious £250m estates programme is well on the way to delivering state-of-the-art facilities over the next two years to meet the current and future healthcare needs of the populations we serve.
In an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with over seven miles of sandy beaches, you'll find inspirational opportunities to achieve your perfect work/life balance. With the New Forest and the Purbecks on our doorstep, we're also less than three hours from London by road or train. The thriving towns of Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch give way to idyllic villages and unspoilt landscapes just minutes from our hospitals.
We believe that having a diverse workforce, and allowing people to be themselves, is essential in ensuring we offer an inclusive, welcoming and productive place to work. We especially welcome applications from minority groups in the community who may be underrepresented in our workforce.
At UHD, our active staff network groups are the Women's Network, Black Asian Minority Ethnic Group (BAME), Pride Network, European (EU), Pro Ability Staff Network, and the Armed Forces Support Group. As a Trust, we are proudly signed up to the Disability Confident and Armed Forces Covenant guaranteed interview schemes.
Job Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our supportive, dynamic, forward-thinking team in Ophthalmology Outpatients.
Skills
The successful candidate will need to develop a range of skills to enable them to cover all aspects of the care we provide to our patients, this includes:
1. Full time equivalent Ophthalmic Technician on 12 months fixed contract.
This is just some examples of the variety of work required to help support our clinicians.
* Vision testing
* Supporting in an aseptic environment
* Using a variety of imaging equipment
We are able to offer a comprehensive induction to ensure you are competent in undertaking the day-to-day tasks.
The hours available are 37.5 hours per week, 4 long days; the only stipulation is you will be required to work until 18:00 and 17:45 each day. You are expected to work at University Hospitals Dorset (Bournemouth, Poole, Christchurch and diagnostic hubs at Poole area).
So if you are a caring individual who is a good team player and is able to work in a fast-paced environment, this could be the role for you.
Base Location: Dorset Health Village (Poole)
Interview Date: TBC
Advert
To understand the role in more details please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Working for our organisation
Our values define who we are as #Team UHD. They underpin everything we do now and in the future. They define how we treat our patients, visitors, and each other, valued teammates and colleagues.
UHD are investing in services across the Trust, with many being transformed and developed following the merger and the New Hospital Programme. In some cases, this means that services may move site this year or next, either temporarily or long-term. Recruiting managers interviewing for this role will be happy to answer any specific questions that you have at the interview.
Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities
To understand the role in more details please read the full job description and person specification documents which are attached to this advert.
Please Note
Staff recruited are expected to be available to work flexibly across all our Trust locations to meet service demands. This advert may be closed early if sufficient applications are received.
COVID-19 vaccination remains the best way to protect yourself and our patients from the virus when working in our healthcare settings. Whilst this vaccination is not a condition of employment, we do encourage our staff to get vaccinated.
Internal Candidates: staff employed prior to merger who voluntarily change jobs will be appointed to UHD terms and conditions.
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.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
* GCE/GCSE level education
Technical Skills Competencies
Essential criteria
* Computer skills
Desirable criteria
* Imagery/Photography experience
Experience
Essential criteria
* Working within a team
* Dealing with the public
Documents
* Ophthalmic Technician JD (292.0) PDF KB
* Ophthalmic Technician (160.2) PDF KB
* DBS - FAQs (102.0) PDF KB
Further details / informal visits contact
Name: Herminia P. Alday
Job title: Clinical Service Lead
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 0300 019 4352 #J-18808-Ljbffr