Slit Lamp Examiner - Bournemouth, United Kingdom - NECSWS

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Come join us and make a difference in the world

We're NEC Software Solutions (part of global tech giant NEC Corporation).

While you read this ad, our software is helping to dispatch ambulances, support families, keep trains on the move, locate missing people and even test the hearing of newborn babies.


Working with us, you'll be helping our 3,000+ employees push the boundaries of what's possible and support amazing public services.

We work with governments, hospitals, police forces, housing providers, local authorities and more.

We help them pay financial support faster, speed up treatments for patients and respond to emergencies in the right way.

The more we do, the more our customers can do for others. And together, we make a world of difference.

We'd love your help. And we'll support you all the way.

NEC Care, part of the NEC Health division, delivers the national diabetic eye screening programme.

Our mission, vision and values are to provide people-centric services that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of those we serve by working to achieve excellence in service delivery.


We are commissioned by Public Health England to provide retinal screening on behalf of the NHS and our service is compliant with the National Service Framework (NSF) and National Screening Committee (NSC) guidance, standards, and objectives.


Job Description:


  • To be responsible for the provision of a Slit Lamp Biomicrosocopy Screening Service as an autonomous practitioner.
  • To undertake Slit Lamp Biomicrosocopy clinics in community locations using advanced clinical techniques to look for and diagnose the signs of Diabetic Retinopathy along with any incidental findings of nonDiabetic related eye disease.
  • To provide a comprehensive range of core Optometric services to support the Dorset DESP within a framework agreed by the Lead clinician, Lead Ophthalmologist, and the Programme Manager.
  • To participate in departmental audit, MDT and research as required.
  • To provide teaching and training opportunities at post graduate level for multiple disciplines within Diabetic Retinopathy.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:


  • Clinical Lead
  • Programme Manage
  • Lead Ophthalmologist
  • Retinal Screener/Graders
  • Grading Manager
  • GP's
  • Administration staff

Principle Responsibilities:


  • To provide highly specialised advice contributing to the identification diagnosis and management of Diabetic Retinopathy within the cohort of patients and to provide education about the condition.
  • To manage clinics in a variety of communitybased settings, to include transport of equipment to and from clinic. Setting up and stripping down of equipment. Recording of findings and synchronising data from clinics with the main data base.
  • To record the outcomes of the patient encounters using nationally approved RxMx grading criteria and where appropriate ensure correct referral pathway for each patient.
  • To work within and take responsibly for failsafing all activities undertaken in line with the NEC Care duties, failsafe policies and standard operating procedures.
  • Where applicable identify risks to patient wellbeing and ensure actions are taken to identify, report and rectify any issues. If required, the post holder may be asked to develop policies or operating procedures to govern the failsafe outcomes for specific actions or issues.
  • To work alongside the Clinical Lead, Programme Manager, Grading Manager, Screener/Graders and Administration Staff in the delivery of community base diabetic eye screening services.
  • As an autonomous practitioner to be legally and professionally responsible and accountable for the management of patients in your care and to keep accurate and contemporaneous records.
  • To maintain a high standard of clinical record keeping, in keeping with departmental, legal, and national standards. To be fully conversant and compliant with Data Protection Act, Access to Health Records Act and NEC policies in relation to confidential data.
  • To liaise with and give detailed medical information to Consultant Ophthalmologists, GP's and patients as necessary in order to establish a highquality coordinated service.
  • To work as part of an NEC Care multidisciplinary team consisting of Ophthalmologists, Clinical Lead, Screener/Graders, Grading Manager and Administration Staff. January 202
  • To utilise the NEC Care diabetic eye screening software (OptoMize) safety to ensure patients are on the correct pathways, information is accurate and that all necessary failsafe procedures are adhere to.
  • To complete a minimum of 500 SLB examinations per year (national guidance is at least 100).
  • To comply with Reaccreditation process to be carried out as required by Clinical Lead (national guidance minimum every 3 years).

Key responsibilities

  • Management of own case load, time management and maintaining flexibility
  • Delegated responsibility by the line manager for the management, supervision, and
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