Associate Ophthalmic Science PractitionerNHS
Job summary
The role is involves working at the 4 Ophthalmic Imaging sites: Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Eye Imaging Hub, Northern General Eye Centre & Sheffield Childrens Hospital. Within the role the successful candidate will provide visual acuity testing, auto refraction and tonometry (eye pressure testing) for patients having Ophthalmic Imaging testing. You will also support the wider team in providing tests like retinal scanning and visual fields.
Main duties of the job
Optical Coherence Tomography Scanning
- I care (contact) tonometry - determine eye pressure
- Visual Field
- Corneal Topography
- Specular microscopy
- Snellen visual acuity measurement
- Log-Mar visual acuity measurement
- Auto refraction - determine refractive error for purpose of investigation
- Focimetry - determine prescription of optical aids
- Pneumatic (non-contact
Job description
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its staff. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.