Job overview

The post holder will actively participate in the effective and efficient maintenance of a comprehensive angiography, imaging and photography service for the Ophthalmology department

An imaging service is required to provide photographic and digital images of patients for diagnostic, clinical recording, medico-legal and research/teaching purposes. Increasing demands on the service due to NICE Guidelines for photodynamic therapy (age related macular degeneration) and increasing use of imaging in management of Diabetes (NICE Guidelines and National Service Framework) and Glaucoma make medical imaging a vital role within the ophthalmology department.

It is possible with the use of specialist eye imaging equipment, to cover all aspects of ophthalmology including retinal, anterior segment and facial imaging.

The department is in an outpatient area and there is direct contact with all levels of staff, and direct contact with patients of all ages with varying degrees of clinical need.

Main duties of the job

Undertake a wide range of diagnostic and investigative imaging for patients within the ophthalmology service. 

Conduct imaging on OCT (optical Coherence Tomography), OPTOS UWF camera, Pentacam Corneal Imaging and External Photography when required.

Conduct Visual Acuity testing via LOGMAR and instill eye drops within clinic.

Undertake Visual Field testing using HVF equipment

Contribute to research and auditing within the department as required.

Continued training, ensuring that all required training is undertaken within time limits.

Help with administration within the department, complying with Trust and Departmental policies and procedures. 

Working for our organisation

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we’d want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust – they tell us it’s a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: “The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential.”

Our values - Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time…all the time.