# Ophthalmic Assistant

**Company**: CHEC
**Location**: Slough
**Salary**: Negotiable
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Ophthalmic Assistant to join the team at CHEC in Slough. As an Ophthalmic Assistant, you will work alongside the clinical team in the day-to-day running of eye care clinics, carrying out diagnostic examinations whilst maintaining high-quality care to all patients.

The successful candidate will have full training with the clinical team on all aspects of the role. Diagnostic tests include 2D and 3D scans of the back of the eye, taking measurements of eye pressure, checking patients' peripheral visions, and checking their visions on reading charts.

**Main duties of the job**

- Assist in the running of pre- and post-operative clinicals

- Act as theatre runner/escort ensuring patients receive the highest quality care and the theatre team are assisted during surgery

- Support patients throughout their journey with CHEC and report any concerns

- Ensure all equipment is checked and ready for use

- Prepare all areas prior to any clinical activities

- Adhere to good record keeping and high standards of quality patient care

**Benefits**

- 23 days of holidays plus bank holidays

- Buy and sell annual leave scheme

- Refer a friend scheme

- Company pension

- Company sick pay scheme

- Life assurance scheme

- Bluelight Card with 100s of discount and cashback options

- Performance review with a training and development plan

- Employee discounts portal

- Gym membership

- Cycle to work scheme

- Tech scheme

- MediCash - Health cash plan

**Requirements**

- Natural ability to empathise with patients and demonstrate genuine care

- Desire to provide the very best quality and safe patient care

- Good communication and strong interpersonal skills

- Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail

- Desire and willingness to develop in line with the framework and personal development plan

- Highly proficient in Microsoft Office and other systems

- Ability to learn and adapt to new internal systems

- Self-motivated and self-starter with the ability to prioritise and schedule work independently

- Approachable and friendly manner to welcome patients into the clinic

## Skills

### Required
- Microsoft Office
- organisational skills
- communication skills
- interpersonal skills

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