Title: HealthcareAssistant
Location:Liverpool
Hours: 40hours
Salary:£27,040 perannum
OpticalExpress is focused on delivering exceptional patient care,outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in ourpeople and technology.
For over 34 years,millions of patients have trusted Optical Express with their eyecare.
As the UK’sleading private provider of laser eye, premium intraocular lens andcataract surgery, our Surgeons undertake more laser procedurescollectively than any other provider. We look after thousandsof patients in our clinics every week and it’s a privilege totransform the lives of somany.
The OpticalExpress team work together, collectively and consistently strivingfor excellence. We support each other, respect each other and arecommitted to a culture of care, trust andintegrity.
Theculture extends to our local communities, through our range ofcharitable and environmental projects. We focus on doing what isright for our patients, our colleagues, our local communities andour planet.
Due tocontinued growth, a fantastic opportunity has arisen to joinOptical Express as a Healthcare Assistant (Surgery Assistant)within our Liverpool clinic. The role involves travelling to coverother Optical Express surgeryclinics.
KeyResponsibilities andAccountabilities:
Followingappropriate training, supervised practice and competencyachievement assessments, you will be able to undertake alldesignated roles within the surgery team working across twosurgical specialities: laser vision correction department (LVC) andophthalmic (IOL) theatres.
You will also beresponsible for thefollowing:
- Pre-operative testing;conducting tests prior to examination and treatment and assistingduring the consent appointment process, including providinginformation to patients prior to their IOL or LVCprocedure.
- Patient discharging; instructing thepatient pre and post procedure on the care of the eyes, updatingmedical records, making follow upappointments.
- Laser technician; preparation andcalibration of the lasers, understanding data, loading andtransferring data, safe running of thelasers.
- Co-ordinating: Controlling patient flowon the day of the consent appointment and surgery appointments toensure minimum waiting times for patients and managingqueries.
- Assisting the surgeon during consentappointments and treatments – acting as scrub assistant (LVC only);taking notes for the surgeon; instilling eyedrops.
- Undertaking the role of ‘HCA’(Healthcare Assistant) in IOL theatre to assist the surgical teamand patients during surgery and associated tasks such asdecontamination of instruments.
- Activelyparticipating in the end of treatment day activities; updatingpatient files, filing, compiling ‘end of day’ reports for headoffice, cleaning the department, stock and lensordering.
- Reporting untoward incidents – takingan active role in patient safety issues and quality and riskmanagement.
EssentialSkills
- Excellentcommunication and presentation skills
- Abilityto absorb and convey highly technicalinformation
- Adaptable with a flexible approachto work
- Excellent time management skills andability to prioritise tasks
- A confident andprofessional individual who has fantastic organisationalskills
- Excellent telephonemanner
- Demonstrate confidentiality, integrityanddiscretion
What’sin it foryou?
- A marketleading salary
- No nightshift
- State of the art, modern workingenvironments
- 29 days annual leave peryear
- Pension scheme
- FreeLaser Eye Surgery and Intraocular LensSurgery
- Free eyetests
- Discounted prescription eyewear andsunglasses
- Generous Optical Express friends andfamily discount scheme
- Ongoing training anddevelopment opportunities
- An accessiblemanagement team and transparent managementstructure
- Working in a larger clinical teammeans less pressure on our staff and more time to spend with ourpatients
- Full visibility of 6 weekrota
Pleaseapply now by uploading yourCV.
This is afantastic opportunity to join a global organisation where you willhave the opportunity to grow and develop within a professionalworkingenvironment.
OpticalExpress is an equal opportunitiesemployer
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