Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity that develops new skills with the potential for career progression, involves working with people, and allows you to tinker with technology within a healthcare setting? This could be an exciting opportunity for you.  

We are actively looking for Ophthalmic Technicians to join our multi-disciplinary team here at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a fantastic opportunity for applicants that either have experience within the health care sector or are looking to take on a new career within healthcare. This opportunity will allow you to learn on the job.

Our Ophthalmic technicians work alongside medical, nursing and allied health professionals to provide diagnostic support and you will be using a wide range of technology including visual fields tests, medical photography and imaging. As you can imagine, the learning opportunities within this role are outstanding.

Remember, for this opportunity experience is not essential, however, to be successful you must have a caring nature, a passion for people, be competent with technology and thrive working in a busy environment.

The initial site base location will be Southend Hospital, however across site travel will be required therefore a driving licence is essential for this position. Other sites include Orsett, Broomfield and Maldon.

We welcome college leavers or those with potential looking for a career change.

Main duties of the job

As our Ophthalmic technician will function as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the department, to provide a seamless service and high-quality care to patients with proximal supervision from a registered member of staff.

This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to develop and acquire new skills, knowledge, and competencies and you will join initially as a Band 3 and once competencies and training are complete, if a post is available, will be awarded with a Band 4 position.

You will continue to develop and undertake a range of tasks and will require excellent communication skills and ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop their skills and knowledge.

Working for our organisation

Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers. 

We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.