Job summary

Are you friendly, enthusiastic and passionate about delivering great patient care?Join our busy Eye Treatment Centre as a Band 3 Ophthalmic Technician and help us provide outstanding care to our community.What You'll Doo Support patients through their eye care journeyo Carry out diagnostic tests (VA, OCT, Visual Fields, Retinal Imaging, Biometry + more)o Work across Eye Casualty and ophthalmology clinicso Assist clinicians with intravitreal injections procedures following training and competenciesWhat We're Looking Foro A great communicatoro Team player with a caring approacho Someone eager to learn and develop specialist clinical skillso Experience in healthcare or customer focused environments is idealWhy Join Us?o Supportive teamo Opportunities to grow and build ophthalmic expertiseo Be part of Barts Health's WeCare culture and commitment to high quality, inclusive careInterested?For an informal chat, contact Ibrahim Hemaida (Senior Nurse) on ext. 88120.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a friendly enthusiastic and hard working person to work in our ophthalmology outpatient department. You will be expected to assist with every day to day running of the unit providing comfort, support and information to the patient's and relatives and ensuring high standards of patient care. You will need to demonstrate good communication skills and ability to work as a team.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Details

Date posted

10 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£30,630 to £32,346 a year Per Annum Inc

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

259-8287634WXH

Job locations

Whipps Cross University Hospital

London

E11 1NR

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Job description Job responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Work in a healthcare setting
• Experience of customer care

Skills

Essential

• Awareness of nature of acute patient care
• Effective communication skills, Verbal and written
• Ability to prioritise own workload
• Understand principles of stock and resource management
• Team working
• Undertake essential / mandatory workplace training and development

Knowledge

Essential

• Numeracy & Literacy

Desirable

• Care Certificate Programme qualification

Qualifications

Essential

• Basic education to GCSE standard or equivalent

Person Specification Experience Essential Work in a healthcare setting Experience of customer care Skills Essential Awareness of nature of acute patient care Effective communication skills, Verbal and written Ability to prioritise own workload Understand principles of stock and resource management Team working Undertake essential / mandatory workplace training and development Knowledge Essential Numeracy & Literacy Desirable Care Certificate Programme qualification Qualifications Essential Basic education to GCSE standard or equivalent

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross University Hospital

London

E11 1NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Barts Health NHS Trust

Address

Whipps Cross University Hospital

London

E11 1NR

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)