Healthcare Assistant - Ophthalmology - Aintree Site

Healthcare Assistant - Ophthalmology temporary postBand 3Full time 37.5 hrs per week over 4 days ( flexible day off)

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a forward-thinking Health Care Assistant to work within the very busy ophthalmic clinic. Supporting trained staff, medical teams, patients and their relatives.

Experience of working within an Ophthalmic Outpatient clinic is essential.

The role will include measuring visual acuity; instilling eye drops and general care of the visually challenged patients.

Experience of working within an Ophthalmic Outpatient clinic is essential. The successful candidate will be working with Consultants who will perform a variety of specialised investigations in the clinical rooms. This entails knowledge of the specialised equipment used and procedure protocols, plus responsibility for traceability matters around equipment.

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust comprises Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital & Royal Liverpool University Hospital.We are part of NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group, formed on 1 Nov 2024 from the coming together of LUHFT and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust. The Group was born from a shared aim to improve the care we provide our patients.

UHLG is one of the largest employers in the region, with over 16,800 colleagues dedicated to caring for our communities - from birth and beyond.

For the 630,000 people across Merseyside, we are their local NHS. We provide general and emergency hospital care, alongside highly specialised regional services for more than two million people in the North West.

Aintree University Hospitalis the single receiving site for adult major trauma patients in Cheshire and Merseyside and hosts a number of regional services including an award-winning stroke facility.Broadgreen Hospitalis home to elective surgical, diagnostic and treatment services, together with specialist patient rehabilitation.Liverpool Women's Hospitalspecialises in the health of women and babies, delivering over 7,200 babies in the UK's largest single site maternity hospital each year. TheRoyal Liverpool University Hospital is the largest hospital in the country to provide inpatients with 100% single bedrooms and focuses on complex planned care and specialist services.For roles at Liverpool Women's, visit theircareers page