An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Liverpool & North Mersey Diabetic Eye Screening department for the role of Specialist Screener.

Applicants will be expected to screen and grade eligible people with diabetes in the Liverpool and North Mersey Diabetic Eye Screening Programme cohort according to national standards as specified in: NHS public health functions agreement 2019-20 (england.nhs.uk)

Perform specialised screening and grading of patients on surveillance pathways

Provide clinical supervision and support to the screening team

Provide retinal screening / grading teaching and workplace assessment of staff undertaking the Level 3 diploma for health screeners

Act as team leader with first line management responsibilities

Ensure business continuity of the screening service

Carry responsibility for the upkeep of screening equipment

Main duties of the job

Provide retinal screening and grading at primary, secondary and arbitration levels

Perform specialised screening and grading of patients on the digital surveillance with optical coherence tomography (OCT) pathway

Sole responsibility for the assessment of patients of all ages, abilities and wide-ranging communication abilities, tailoring the delivery of care as required

Provide a screening service within secure venues e.g. HMP or secure hospitals

Act as a key point of contact for the screening team, providing clinical advice, options and support when delivering care to patients on a daily basis.

Attend regular meetings to discuss service delivery, providing feedback on any issues, incidents or risks escalated by the screening team

Oversee the daily running of the screening service, ensuring business continuity through liaison with the administration team

Assist the Programme manager in forward planning to ensure the screening service is compliant with national standards and quality assurance and key performance indicators are met

Provide technical support to screening staff, assisting in issues relating to camera or IT failure

Undertake other administrative duties as specified by the programme manager

About us

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

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Job description

Job responsibilities

A detailed description of the role and main responsibilities can be found in the Job description and Person Specification

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level (or evidence of equivalent knowledge)
• Passed the Level 3 diploma for health screeners (unless attained the previous City & Guilds diabetic eye screening qualification)

Desirable

• Qualified workplace assessor for the Level 3 diploma for health screeners
• Registered with the Academy of Healthcare Science

Experience

Essential

• Evidence of high standard of grading via previous participation in monthly 'Test and Training' exercise
• Technical experience of retinal screening equipment and software
• Experience of clinical audit / research

Desirable

• Experience of teaching retinal screening and grading
• Management or team leader experience

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of digital photography
• Understand and accept the need to maintain confidentiality
• Recognise limitations of own clinical competence and seek support from senior staff

Skills

Essential

• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Professional manner
• Ability to work within a multidisciplinary team, undertake own workload, manage time and cope with the pressures of a busy department
• The ability to communicate effectively with staff and patients, including patients with learning / communication difficulties and deal with sensitive / unpleasant situations
• Show a caring and sensitive approach to dealing with the elderly, infirm and visually Yes A/I impaired patients
• Ensure accuracy, clinical precision and attention to detail, filing test results appropriately

Other

Essential

• Willingness to work flexibly and at other sites when required
• Ability and willingness to undertake further training as necessary
• Able to work the hours required, maintaining a flexible approach to working patterns
• Clean driving licence

Desirable

• Member of the British Association of Retinal Screeners

Employer details

Employer name

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Diabetic Eye Screening Elective Care Centre - 2nd Floor (Aintree Hospital site)

Liverpool

L9 7AL

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287-OPHT-63-24