Healthcare Assistant

Healthcare Assistant focuses on conducting tests prior to examination and treatment and assisting during the consent appointment process, including providing information to patients prior to their iol or lvc proc.

What the role involves

• Conducting tests prior to examination and treatment and assisting during the consent appointment process, including providing information to patients prior to their IOL or LVC proc.
• Instructing the patient pre and post procedure on the care of the eyes, updating medical records, making follow up appointments.
• Preparation and calibration of the lasers, understanding data, loading and transferring data, safe running of the lasers.
• Co-ordinating: Controlling patient flow on the day of the consent appointment and surgery appointments to ensure minimum waiting times for patients and managing queries.
• Assisting the surgeon during consent appointments and treatments – acting as scrub assistant (LVC only).
• Undertaking the role of ‘HCA’ (Healthcare Assistant) in IOL theatre to assist the surgical team and patients during surgery and associated tasks such as decontamination of instrume.

Skills and requirements

• Ability to absorb and convey highly technical information.
• Excellent time management skills and ability to prioritise tasks.
• A market leading salary.
• 33* days annual leave per year.

Confirmed role details

• Optical Express is focused on delivering exceptional patient care, outstanding clinical outcomes and continued investment in our people and technology.
• For over 35 years, millions of patients have trusted Optical Express with their eye care.
• We support each other, respect each other and are committed to a culture of care, trust and integrity.
• Involves travelling to cover other Optical Express surgery clinics and weekend working.

Candidate fit

• patience, respectful communication, careful record keeping, and dependable care standards

Known job details

• Pay: £27,040