Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent: Covers St Georges Outpatient including weekends , Satellite Clinic Nelson and Queen Mary and
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Will also cover Satellite Clinic Nelson and Queen Mary and St Georges including weekends)
- Job ref
- 273-DS-7873387
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Georges
- Town
- Tooting
- Salary
- £30,546 - £32,207 per annum, pro rata incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ophthalmic Technician
Band 3
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new Oriel site in St Pancras, Camden—a state-of-the-art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof. This groundbreaking facility, developed in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, will enable transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
Out-patient Department Moorfields South at St George’s and Satellites (Nelson Community Centre and Queen Mary Roehampton)
Main duties of the job
To provide a technical and clinical service for the Out-patient service in Moorfield’s South at St Georges and Satellites.
Following training, the post holder will be working alongside nurses and clinicians to assist with delivery of care to patients when attending clinics.
Assist in the education and training of new staff when needed.
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Work with all members of the multi-professional team (nursing, medical staff, allied health professionals, support workers and all members of the management team).
- To support qualified nursing staff in providing high quality individualised care to a define group of service users. Working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centered care principles.
- You will be allocated to different sites (St Georges, Nelson Community Centre and Queen Mary’s Hospital and Future Satellites under St Georges).
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Ophthalmic Technician qualification and experience
- O'level/GCSE Education or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Working in an Ophthalmic Health Care setting supporting patients and the multi disciplinary team with a range of Ophthalmic technical skills.
- Evidence of planning to undertake future educational or training programmes
Desirable criteria
- Dealing with the public in person and on the phone
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Florante Menor
- Job title
- Charge Nurse
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07920841974
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