Eye Care Liaison Officer - West Derby, United Kingdom - Royal National Institute of Blind People

Royal National Institute of Blind People

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West Derby, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Description

Salary:
£16,444 per year (£27,715 full time equivalent)

Hours per week: 21.36

Contract type:
Permanent, part-time

Location:
Alder Hey Children's Hospital, Liverpool

Closing date:
Sunday 26th February 2023

RNIB Eye Clinic Support Service want to announce this exciting opportunity to join their North West team as an Eye Care Liaison Officer (ECLO).

In this role, you will be a vital member of the team working directly with children & young people who have sight loss and their families.

You will provide critical emotional support, information and advice within the Eye Clinic at Alder Hey Children's Hospital.

You will support children & young people with sight loss and their families by identifying their needs then signpost or refer children & young people, carers and family members to other support services across the UK.

You would need experience of working with people with sight loss or a recent experience of working in a similar role, or other related health/social care role - this is essential.

You will also have good communication and organisation skills, together with being a proficient user of databases and Microsoft Office packages.

What we offer:

RNIB Prides itself on being a great place to work with a range of flexible benefits and a positive, progressive culture.

We offer a competitive salary, a stimulating and supportive working environment, a flexible work life balance environment, as well as abenefits package including:

26 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays
pro rata), which increase with service, plus one Grace day per year.
Excellent pension scheme

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Inhouse training and development opportunities, including apprenticeships and management development programmes

Flexible working arrangements

Each new member of staff will be given a laptop to make working flexibly easy

How to Apply
We're the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) and we're here for everyone affected by sight loss.

Working for us means working for one of the UK's biggest charities, supporting almost two million people living with sight loss in the UK.

RNIB is committed to being led by our customers (blind and partially sighted people), and one of the ways we do this is through active involvement and engagement in many of our work activities, including the recruitment of new members of staff.