Job summary
- Main area
- 0-19 Healthy Child Programme
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Term time hours
- Job ref
- 448-CCYP-6174464
- Employer
- Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- The Oak Tree Centre
- Town
- Huntingdon
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum, pro-rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 13/05/2024
Employer heading
Vision Screener
Band 3
Driven by our Trust values: Honesty, Empathy, Ambition, Respect; the Trust's vision is to provide high quality care to the diverse communities we serve to make their lives better.
We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. Our cultural diversity, long term conditions and disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ staff networks are a key part of this commitment, creating positive change and helping build an inclusive culture across the Trust.
Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed - our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.
Options for flexible working are considered for all roles within CCS, including job share opportunities, compressed hours, annualised hours, tailored working patterns and more. If you are interested in flexible working, please talk to the recruiting manager for this vacancy.
Job overview
We have an excellent opportunity to join our Vision Screening Team!
We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Vision Screener to join the 0-19 Healthy Child Programme team across Cambridgeshire.
You will be joining a proactive skill mix team working to provide a seamless service to children, young people and their families delivering the Healthy Child Programme in line with Cambridgeshire Community Service NHS Trust commissioned service.
The role will involve liaising with schools to plan vision screening sessions for reception pupils, undertaking the screening and collating and recording results.
Experience of screening is not necessary as full training will be given. However excellent communication, interpersonal and organisational skills are essential along with experience of working as part of a team and on your own initiative.
We provide an induction programme along with appropriate training and development opportunities to extend your knowledge and skills to deliver the vision screening programme.
If you have experience of working with children and are keen to contribute to providing high quality services for school age children and their families then we would love to hear from you.
Please note that the ability to travel to schools across the county is essential.
Main duties of the job
Before applying for this vacancy please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted, and that unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care may not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship
Screening for vision defects is part of the healthy child programme; the aim of screening is early identification for children with amblyopia (lazy eye). By undertaking the screening in the reception year, treatment where identified as necessary, has the potential to improve vison.
Working for our organisation
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Job Purpose:
- To provide easy access, countywide vision screening services for the early detection of amblyopia (Lazy Eye) at an age where treatment has the potential to improve vision.
- To improve uptake of screening in populations at high risk of visual defects.
- To liaise with Schools regarding planning and completing sessions.
- To undertake the screening of individual pupils, record the results and send the results home to parents.
- To accurately record screening results onto the clinical record.
- To provide a high standard of care.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- The post holder will work with a fellow vision Screener to undertake the school based vision screening for all eligible reception pupils in Cambridgeshire.
- Recording the results onto the electronic clinical record, record the results onto a feedback letter for parents and send these results home with the child on the day of screening.
- The post holder will liaise with the schools regarding planning and booking sessions and follow-up sessions, undertake the sessions as planned and refer those pupils that fail the screening to follow on care appropriately.
- To ensure the schools receive consent letters to send to families in a timely manner and monitor the op-out returns prior to the screening session.
- To receive class lists from the schools and ensure all pupils where consent has been withdrawn is not screening.
- Deal with all telephone enquiries from schools/parents in relation to the vision screening and signpost them to relevant support as appropriate.
- To be able to prioritise workload according to the needs of the programme.
- The post holder will liaise with colleagues and other members of the multi agency team as necessary to ensure colleagues are aware of any changes to pupils needs.
- Undertake training to develop new skills and maintain/update existing skills.
Communication
- To communicate effectively with the schools regarding information relating to the screening process and feedback following the screening session.
- Maintain relationships with schools and lead orthoptist.
- Assist with providing information and data for reports as requested for performance meetings.
- To be able to work as part of a team across Cambridgeshire.
Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Secondary Education or equivalent
- Experience of working with children
- Experience of working in a health or educational setting
Desirable criteria
- Recent study in health or social care
- Completion of public Health England Vision Screening Training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with children
- Awareness of Healthy Child Programme
- Experience of Children's safeguarding
Desirable criteria
- Recent study in health or social care
- Working within a school
- Previous use of System 1
Knowledge & skills
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Microsoft office suite
- Ability to work as part of a team as well as individually
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kim Chenery
- Job title
- Team Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07940 238638
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