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SURGERY
Grade
Band 4
Contract
10 months (Fixed term/Secondment)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
162-7516-SURG
Employer
Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Eye Unit
Town
Romford
Salary
£32,199 - £34,876 Per Annum HCA inclusive
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
18/01/2026 23:59

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Barking Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust logo

Band 4 Healthcare Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Band 4

 

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This video gives a flavour of what it is like to work at our Trust and why some of our staff love working here 💙

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time band 4 senior healthcare assistant within the ophthalmology department (eye clinic) in our Trust.  
 
We are seeking an enthusiastic senior healthcare assistant with a 'can do' attitude  to join our nursing team. The post holder will be based at Queens hospital in Romford but may be required to cover other ophthalmic clinic sessions at any of our outreach clinics .  We are looking for innovative and enthusiastic healthcare assistant with passion and willingness to support  ophthalmic nursing. The successful applicant would  be expected to work as part of a multidisciplinary team in the department to achieve a high standard of care.  Our busy department includes - Eye Casualty, Pre-operative assessment, AMD, glaucoma  and other  ophthalmic sub-specialties services and clinics. You would be expected to rotate throughout each area within the department and accross all BHRUT sites.  Knowledge of ocular photography, OCT and Visual Fields is essentail for this post. However, we rely on good team work, excellent interpersonal and communication skills. We treat patients  at our main hospital site in Romford and at other locations within the community to enable us to provide expert treatment closer to patients' homes.
 
If you are interested in the role and believe you hold the qualities we require, then you are welcome to apply.
 
This vacancy may close when we have received a maximum of  50 applications.  You are advised to submit your application as early as possible. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work closely as a member of the nursing team within agreed standards of nursing care and competencies to provide high quality of nursing care in direct and indirect client care, including clerical and administrative support.

To participate and contribute to the team in maintaining and developing high standards of patient care.

To contribute to the provision of technical services which include visual acuity assessment, auto refraction, Humphreys visual field test assessment, Heidelberg retina tomography (HRT), optical coherence tomography (OCT), IOL Master biometry assessment and other test required for the service.

Working for our organisation

We’re an organisation that is getting better and better and our improvements are driven by a determination to deliver care we’re proud of and our patients are happy with. 

They are benefitting from a new electronic patient record (we were the last acute trust in London to introduce one) and our maternity services have been rated good by the Care Quality Commission. 

We operate from two main sites – KGH in Goodmayes and Queen’s Hospital in Romford. We have two busy emergency departments with more than 346,000 people visiting them last year. We’re campaigning to secure the £35m we need to transform the A&E at Queen’s and get rid of corridor care. 

We’re proud of our regional Neurosciences Centre, Radiotherapy Centre and Hyper Acute Stroke Unit. We’re also part of the North East London Cancer Alliance

We run a Women’s Health Hub in Ilford; an Ageing Well Centre in Hornchurch; and Community Diagnostic Centres (CDC) at Barking Community Hospital and at St George’s Health and Wellbeing Hub. These CDCs are open 12 hours a day, 7 days a week.  

The majority of our 8,400 staff – who come from 146 different countries - live in the three diverse London boroughs we serve and are from black, Asian and minority ethnic groups. Many can work flexibly and more than 400 of them are on our Ofsted accredited apprenticeship programmes. We’re proud to be a London Living Wage employer.

Some of the positive changes we’ve made are captured in this film.  

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information on this role, please see the attached detailed Job Description and Person Specification.

The person specification listed below is not the full specification requirements for the role.  Please ensure you review the full specification on the job description prior to submitting your application.

Applicants are advised to read all the information on the advert and the supporting information before completing and submitting an application. As you complete your application, please ensure you clearly demonstrate how you meet the criteria in the person specification for this post by adequately completing the supporting information section of the application form.

All new staff appointed at the Trust are subject to a probationary period.

Applications should be made online, however, queries regarding the application process or assistance with completion of the form (for applicants with a disability) can be made to Rachna Srivastava Recruitment Advisor, on 01708 435000 ext. 5904. Further details regarding the post may be obtained by contacting the manager as per the contact details above.

Person specification

Education/ Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Diploma in healthcare related studies or equivalent ophthalmic skills/qualifications
  • Care Certificate
Desirable criteria
  • Degree in healthcare related field

Experience/ Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Extensive experience of working in ophthalmology as a healthcare assistant at band 2
  • Substantial experience of working in ophthalmology as a healthcare assistant at band 3 or above.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Ade Ogungbose
Job title
Lead Nurse Ophthalmology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01708 435 000
Additional information

Ext 6964