Trainee Health Screener in Exeter

Role: Trainee Health Screener

Location: Exeter – the role will cover clinics in Exeter with occasional travel to other clinics in Devon.

Salary: £24,784.50 rising upon completion of your diploma.

Thanks for your initial interest in a career in Diabetic Eye Screening, we appreciate that not many people know what the role of a screener is, but hopefully throughout your application process you’ll have a better understanding.

So, what is Diabetic Eye Screening? Some people with diabetes develop serious complications with their eyes, called diabetic retinopathy. If they don’t get this treated properly, it can lead to sight loss. Diabetic eye screening is a test to check for eye problems caused by diabetes. The eye screening test can find eye problems before sight is affected. Pictures are taken of the back of the eyes to check for any changes.

Key Duties

• Ensure that patients are made to feel welcome and comfortable throughout the screening process.
• Undertake the screening checklist to ensure the screening environment is safe (for yourself and your patients).
• Basic maintenance of the camera and equipment to enable the best possible images to be taken.
• Safely administer the eye drops (to enlarge pupils) and undertake photographs ensuring correct field of view.
• Identify any patients requiring urgent onward referral at the time of their screening appointment.
• Maintaining a sufficient stock of consumables to run your clinic.

Qualifications & Experience

• Experience in a caring environment or hospital background is preferable but not necessary.
• Good with people and a desire to make a difference.
• Will be trained on the job, provided with skills and knowledge to complete a Health Screener Diploma.
• Commitment to completing the Health Screener Diploma in the required timescale.
• Full driving licence and access to a car for travel to and from clinics.

Person Specification

• Compassionate individuals empathetic towards the requirements of each individual patient.
• Adaptable, able to think quickly and resolve problems.
• Flexible in working week as occasional evening and weekend work may be required.
• Enjoy working with the public, caring and have an innate need to help others.
• Take pride in the level of customer service they offer.

Career Progression

• Screener / Grader
• Arbitration Grader
• Referral Outcome Grader
• OCT examiner
• OCT grader
• Slit Lamp Examiner
• Team Leader/Management

We’re really grateful that you’ve read this far; hopefully you now have a better understanding of the importance of a screener’s job. If this is of interest, please hit apply! It may be an idea to have a look over our website prior to help when answering the questions.

Disclosure & Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.