Job summary
- Main area
- Surgery
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 320-SURG-1417
- Employer
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- All sites within the Derbyshire and Staffordshire locality covering UHDB
- Town
- Derby
- Salary
- £25,760 - £27,476 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2026 23:59
- Interview date
- 10/07/2026
Employer heading
Diagnostic Ophthalmic Technician Band 3
Band 3
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
With over 14,000 members of staff you can expect huge variety and new opportunities every day! Our staff go above and beyond and take pride in caring for our patients.
University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is fully committed to promoting inclusion, equality, diversity and human rights in employment and delivery of its services. The Trust is committed to providing an environment where all employees, patients, carers and visitors experience equality of opportunity by means of understanding and appreciating the value of diversity.
As a Trust we promote an inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.
The Trust actively encourages applications from members of our Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities. These groups are under-represented in our organisation, and it’s important to us that our workforce reflects the diversity of our communities as much as possible.
Armed Forces and Disability Confident guaranteed interview scheme
To further support the pledges in the Armed Forces Covenant and to make a positive contribution to support ex-armed forces personnel (veterans) make the transition to civilian life, the Trust has introduced a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for veterans who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification, to help them overcome barriers to find civilian employment. The scheme will operate for all external recruitment.
The Trust is a Disability Confident Employer and committed to both employing and retaining people with disabilities. This commitment is to guarantee an interview for any candidate that has disclosed a disability under the Equality Act 2010 and who meets the essential criteria set out in the person specification. Reasonable adjustments under the Equality Act 2010 will be considered upon request.
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Join us and help make a real difference to our Trust.
Here’s more about the role and what we’re looking for;
Job overview
Due to a service redesign to increase diagnostic capacity in Ophthalmology services across Staffordshire and Derbyshire localities, we are looking to significantly expand our team of Diagnostic Ophthalmic Technicians (DOT's) to support with the implementation of new diagnostic lanes.
These diagnostic lanes will provide the throughput needed to meet the current and future demand in Ophthalmology with this model creating a sustainable service which safely manages the increasing demand in Ophthalmology.
An exciting opportunity has therefore arisen for motivated and enthusiastic individuals to join our Diagnostic Ophthalmic team to provide high quality Ophthalmic diagnostic assessments across the Derbyshire and Staffordshire areas to include Royal Derby Hospital, Queens Hospital Burton, and the wider community hospital sites.
The successful candidates will be asked for their preference of working in the Derbyshire or the Staffordshire locality, applicants can also include their preferred locality on the supporting information of their application.
Main duties of the job
Main duties of the job:
Clinical duties to be undertaken across the UHDB Trust sites include:
- Optical Coherance Tomography of the Optic nerve and Retinal nerve fibre layer.
- Optical Coherence Tomography of the Retina and Macula.
- Static perimetry using the Humphrey Visual Field analyser.
- Fundus photography.
- Focimetry and transposition.
- Intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements using non-contact tonometry (e.g. iCare tonometer).
- Visual Acuity assessment
Administrative duties will be undertaken as required at the request of the Lead DOT, Senior Technicians and Orthoptic staff.
Closing date: 29th June 2026
Interview Date(s): 10th or 13th July 2026
Working for our organisation
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
- Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
- On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
- Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
- We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
- We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England – an average of 2077 per week.
- An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day – 3rd largest in the country.
- Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
- Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
- We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
- We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
- UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached Job description and Person Specification. To apply please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB – this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account.
UHDB is committed to fair and transparent recruitment. We welcome authentic applications that reflect your own skills, experience and motivations for the role. While we understand that candidates may use AI tools for grammar, formatting or accessibility purposes, applications that appear to be substantially AI‑generated may be subject to additional review. If this applies to your submission, we will let you know and may ask for clarification. Please ensure your application accurately represents your experience and is written in your own words.
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Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- 5 GCSE’s to include Math’s, English and Science or equivalent experience.
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further study
Experience
Essential criteria
- Basic computer skills.
- Knowledge of Word, Excel and Powerpoint.
Desirable criteria
- Broad range of clinical experience including visual field testing, OCTs, fundus photography, visual acuity testing and focimetry.
- Working with the public in a paid or unpaid capacity
Communication
Essential criteria
- Evidence of good communication skills in current or previous employment
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rohanna Channon
- Job title
- Lead Diagnostic Ophthalmic Technician
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01283 566333
- Additional information
email enquiries to:
Rohanna Channon Lead Diagnostic Ophthalmic Technician
or
Michelle Wood Deputy Head Orthoptist
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