Diabetic Eye Screener Grader

Job summary

The Greater Nottingham Diabetic Eye Screening Programme are looking for candidates with a passion to deliver a high quality screening service with patient care at the centre of the screening experience.

Candidates can either be already qualified having previously passed the City & Guilds or Health Screening Diploma in Diabetic Eye Screening. Alternatively, if applicants do not possess the required screening qualification we will fund enrolment on the Health Screening Diploma and support unqualified Screeners to become qualified. The training involves completion of a two-year diploma including on the job support and training.

You will be working from Ropewalk House and will travel to and from healthcare settings within Nottinghamshire undertaking screening clinics. You will also assess the images captured as part of the screening process to generate an outcome from individual screens.

Please read the job description and person specification. The recruitment criteria is set out on the person specification and how it will be assessed i.e. application, interview or test. For applicants who are unqualified we will not make an assessment on elements of the job role that are just for qualified applicants to ensure that that we have a transparent recruitment process for all applicants.

Main duties of the job

You will be required to work independently as a screener and grader; you will also work as part of a team in developing and delivering the programme. The role requires you to present excellent communication skills within the multidisciplinary team. You will be accountable in carrying out clinical duties as a lone worker associated with the role and you will be expected to work in line with National Quality Assurance Standards.

Applicants must demonstrate excellent planning and organisational skills along with confident decision making and effective problem solving. Effective teamwork is an important element of the role and we encourage you to speak up regarding new ideas and support development. A variety of essential tasks alongside screening and grading will be required including data collection and analysis, liaising with a number of internal and external contacts and involvement in service improvement projects, therefore your enthusiasm for a career in Diabetic Eye Screening must be evident