Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 sessions per week
- Job ref
- 273-DS-7855968
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Croydon and Purley
- Town
- Croydon
- Salary
- £29,651 - £31,312 per annum, pro rata incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Ophthalmic Technician
NHS AfC: Band 3
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
From 2027, we’ll move to our brand-new Oriel site in St Pancras, Camden—a state-of-the-art centre that will unite eye care, research, and education under one roof. This groundbreaking facility, developed in partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, will enable transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
To Support qualified nursing staff in providing high quality individualised care to a defined group of service users, relatives and carers. Ensuring the safety and wellbeing of service users and always working in a manner that promotes dignity and human rights through the adoption of person centred care principles.
Main duties of the job
- To maintain and update relevant knowledge and skills, maintain a professional portfolio and participate in further training as appropriate, in order to enhance quality of care for patients and carers.
- To communicate effectively, respectfully and in a timely manner within the team.
- Always communicate in a way that maintains the patient’s confidentiality.
Education & Professional Development - To develop within the framework of a personal development plan as agreed with your manager.
- To participate in training to achieve the competencies required to undertake the role under the supervision of a trained nurse.
- Maintain clear and legible patient records in accordance with both Trust and professional standards for record keeping.
- In conjunction with the Charge Nurse and other senior members of the multi-disciplinary team support a positive culture and environment for both staff and patients.
- Encourage service users in providing feedback on the quality of service provided in the clinical areas both on a local and Trust level such as friends and family card/question.
- Participate and provide leadership in implementing user focused quality improvement initiatives
Working for our organisation
What’s in it for You?
At Moorfields, we invest in you—your growth, your wellbeing, your future.
You’ll join a flexible, supportive organisation offering:
• Competitive salary (including high-cost area supplement)
• Membership of the NHS Pension Scheme
• 24/7 independent counselling support
• Career-long learning and development opportunities
• Excellent transport connections
• Access to NHS and Blue Light discount schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please view our Moorfields benefits leaflet.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical and Patient Care
• To support qualified staff in the assessment of health needs, planning, delivery and evaluation of care for a number of individuals or groups of patients, including clinical and laser risk assessment
• To exercise a reasonable and agreed degree of professional autonomy and make judgements and decisions in order to satisfy the expectations and demands of the job after a period of training and completion of appropriate competencies.
• To work alongside all staff in all areas of the patient pathway– ophthalmic outpatient clinics and nurse led pre assessment clinics, day care including admissions and discharge areas.
• To undertake clinical work and related tasks as delegated by qualified nursing staff, following appropriate training and assessment of competency.
• To liaise effectively with all stakeholders in the care process, including carers and relatives, aspiring to provide an effective, seamless and integrated service to patients.
• To attain the competencies of ECG, vision assessment using Logmar and Snellen testing charts and observations, visual imaging equipment, and stock management after a training and having followed the Trusts required protocol.
• To attend or assist with patients basic care including feeding and toileting if needed.
• To act as chaperone when required.
Person specification
Education & Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCE/GCSE level education
- BTEC/SCOTVEC, City & Guilds, NVQ or other suitable qualification within a technical or science based background
Desirable criteria
- BSc Hons or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- NHS Work experience of at least 6 months
- Experience working with photographic equipment, computers, data handling, and interpretation of results Technical/scientific experience.
- Good IT skills and experience in using software packages
Desirable criteria
- Ophthalmic Technician experience
Knowledge and skills
Essential criteria
- IT Computer skills/ medical photography
Desirable criteria
- Competent in Vision, OCT capture, Visual Field taking
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
- Angelica Serio-Joseph
- Job title
- Acting Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
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