Bank Contract - Ophthalmic TechnicianNHS

Job summary

The McIndoe Centre is renowned for its excellence in specialist surgical care, delivering personalised treatment within a welcoming, modern environment. We are now looking for a dedicated and motivated Ophthalmic Technician (Bank) to join our expanding clinical team.

This flexible bank role is ideal for someone who is passionate about delivering highquality patient care, thrives in a clinical setting, and enjoys working as part of a supportive and multidisciplinary team.

About the Role

As an Ophthalmic Technician, you will play a key part in supporting our ophthalmology service by providing highquality diagnostic testing and patient care. Working closely with consultants, nurses, and administrative teams, you will help ensure smooth and efficient clinic operations.

Main duties of the job

• Carrying out ophthalmic diagnostic tests including visual fields, OCT, biometry, fundus photography, and visual acuity assessment.
• Preparing patients for clinical assessments and providing clear, compassionate explanations of diagnostic procedures.
• Ensuring equipment is maintained, cleaned, and calibrated according to clinical standards.
• Accurately documenting results and updating patient records and clinical systems.
• Supporting consultants and nursing staff during ophthalmic clinics.
• Upholding exceptional infection control standards and ensuring a safe, highquality clinical environment.
• Supporting administrative tasks as needed to maintain smooth clinic flow.

Job description

The McIndoe Centre is renowned for its excellence in specialist surgical care, delivering personalised treatment within a welcoming, modern environment. We are now looking for a dedicated and motivated Ophthalmic Technician (Bank) to join our expanding clinical team.

This flexible bank role is ideal for someone who is passionate about delivering highquality patient care, thrives in a clinical setting, and enjoys working as part of a supportive and multidisciplinary team.

About the Role

As an Ophthalmic Technician, you will play a key part in supporting our ophthalmology service by providing highquality diagnostic testing and patient care. Working closely with consultants, nurses, and administrative teams, you will help ensure smooth and efficient clinic operations.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Carrying out ophthalmic diagnostic tests including visual fields, OCT, biometry, fundus photography, and visual acuity assessment.
• Preparing patients for clinical assessments and providing clear, compassionate explanations of diagnostic procedures.
• Ensuring equipment is maintained, cleaned, and calibrated according to clinical standards.
• Accurately documenting results and updating patient records and clinical systems.
• Supporting consultants and nursing staff during ophthalmic clinics.
• Upholding exceptional infection control standards and ensuring a safe, highquality clinical environment.
• Supporting administrative tasks as needed to maintain smooth clinic flow.

About You

We are looking for someone who is:

• Experienced in ophthalmic diagnostics.
• Confident using clinical equipment, IT systems, and electronic patient records.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Calm, reassuring, and able to put patients at ease during clinical procedures.
• A strong communicator with a compassionate, patientcentred approach.
• Able to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

Working with us means joining a team that is committed to care, integrity, quality, and patientcentred excellence. As part of our bank workforce, you will enjoy:

• Hourly rate: £16.90 per hour
• Flexible working hours to suit your availability.
• A friendly and supportive environment.

Right to work in the UK

In accordance with Home Office guidance, successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencing employment. We have assessed this role and it does not meet the criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route. As such, we will not be accepting any visa sponsorships for this role, and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK independently, without sponsorship from Horder Healthcare.

At Horder Healthcare, we are proud to champion and celebrate diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging in all areas of our business. We are committed to creating an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants without regard to protected characteristics by applicable law.

As a disability confident employer, we are pleased to offer our full support should you require an alternative method of applying or any reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process.

In order to streamline our recruitment process, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.

Due to the nature of work here at Horder Healthcare, and to ensure that we remain committed to our Safeguarding policy, any applicant upon an initial offer of employment will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References and Occupational Health checks will also be taken up before appointment.

About us

Horder Healthcare has been committed to caring since 1954 when we were called 'The Horder Centre for Arthritis'. We've come a long way since then. Our consultants are amongst the most skilled, experienced and innovative in their field. Our staff love to work here, so it makes sense that our patient outcomes are in the top 99%.

We have grown into a multi-service healthcare provider, with hospitals in Crowborough and East Grinstead, and outreach clinics in Eastbourne and Seaford. We are committed to making a positive impact to the health of individuals and the communities in which we work.

Not only have we developed an international reputation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal care, our partnership with The McIndoe Centre - the birthplace of pioneering plastic surgery treatments, means that we can deliver high-quality plastic, reconstructive, maxillofacial, ophthalmology and orthopaedic services from world-class consultants to an even greater number of people.

We know that our working lives are fundamental to emotional wellbeing. Our employees are as valuable to us as our patients and we see it as our duty to nurture an engaged and skilled workforce. To do this we ensure employees have access to training and development opportunities as well as being a flexible and diverse workplace.

We are committed to caring, and committed to you.