Senior Clinical Assistant/ Administrator - Cardiff, United Kingdom - Cardiff University

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Senior Clinical Assistant/ Administrator

School of Optometry and Vision Sciences

We are looking for someone to provide comprehensive and professional support to the multi-disciplinary ophthalmic team in the NHS Wales University Eye Care Centre (NWUECC) in the School of Optometry and Vision Science, Cardiff University.

The successful applicant will provide support maintaining the facilities and equipment, entering data and reporting outcomes from the service and coordinating placements. They will have responsibility for preparing our patients and undertaking some investigations, performing a range of tests and procedures. On a daytoday basis in the centre, you will be the responsible person overseeing the facility and equipment with clinicians and placement students rotating through.
This role is fixed term for 9 months and 0.8 FTE (4 days per week)

Salary:

£26,444 - £29,605 per annum, pro rata for hours worked (Grade 4)-
Closing date: Thursday 17 August 2023

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Providing comprehensive and professional support to the multidisciplinary ophthalmic team in the NHS Wales University Eye Care Centre (NWUECC) in the School of Optometry and Vision Sciences. Providing support maintaining the facilities and equipment, entering data and reporting outcomes from the service and coordinating placements. You will have responsibility for preparing our patients and undertaking some investigations, performing a range of tests and procedures. On a daytoday basis in the centre, you will be the responsible person overseeing the facility and equipment with clinicians and placement students rotating through.
As the biggest university in Wales and a major employer, with more than 7,000 staff we are an ambitious and innovative university located in a beautiful and thriving capital city. We can offer you the chance to work in a vibrant organisation, with great benefits and opportunities for progression.
Key Duties
Provide detailed advice and guidance on NWUECC processes and procedures to internal and external customers (staff, students or members of the public), using judgement and creativity to suggest the most appropriate course of action, and contributing to the solving of more complex issues.
Work with others to make recommendations to improve our ways of working.
Establish productive relationships with key individuals (University colleagues and external contacts) to help improve the level of service the team provides to its customers.
Perform a variety of administrative duties to support the team and department achieve its objectives.
Gather and analyse data including visual acuity, OCT scanning and visual fields and outcomes to maintain timetables of clinics so that informed decisions can be made, establishing basic trends and patterns in the data and providing reports and recommendations for management.
Instruct and guide colleagues across the University and act as a daytoday point of contact for NWUEC and be the responsible person for the daytoday running of the facility as required.

General Duties

Abide by all University policies and undergo appropriate personal and professional development.
Perform other duties which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.
Uphold the Professional Services Values & Behaviours or local equivalent.

Person Specification

We are looking for a team player who will work with colleagues to provide a great service to staff and students. You don't need to have worked for a University before; this is an opportunity to show your potential and start or continue your career at Cardiff University.
This role may be an opportunity for you to build on your experience from working in a previous administrative role or environment with particular interest in being a clinical assistant/ technician, showing your transferable skills and aptitude to be successful in the role. You should be enthusiastic about developing your knowledge and skills to become a valued member of the team.
Please note that these are also the criteria shortlisted applicants will be assessed against at interview and/or by other means (e.g. a skills test).
Essential Criteria
Ability to communicate in writing clearly, concisely, and effectively to provide detailed