Trainee Health Screener

Role: Trainee Health Screener

Location: Basingstoke & Andover - the role will cover screening locations in Basingstoke & Andover. Travel to our programme office in Hampshire may be required. Salary: £24,852.66 rising upon completion of your Diploma.

Diabetic Eye Screening involves checking for eye problems caused by diabetes. The eye screening test can detect issues before sight is affected. Pictures are taken of the back of the eyes to check for changes.

Main duties

• Ensure that patients are made to feel welcome and comfortable throughout the screening process
• Undertake the screening Checklist to ensure the screening environment is safe (for yourself and your patients)
• Basic maintenance of the camera and equipment to enable the best possible images
• Safely administer the eye drops (to enlarge pupils), and undertake photographs ensuring correct field of view
• Identify any patients requiring urgent onward referral at the time of their screening appointment
• Maintaining a sufficient stock of consumables to run your clinic

About us

InHealth is the UK's largest specialist provider of diagnostic and healthcare solutions. Our aim is to make healthcare better for patients by working collaboratively with the NHS to deliver a range of high-quality tests, scans, assessments and procedures. We have supported more than 5 million people in their healthcare journeys, the majority of these are NHS patients and service users.

As a people-focused organisation, our teams are integral in how we deliver our services and our values of Trust, Passion, Care and Fresh Thinking underpin everything we do, influencing how we interact with patients, customers, and colleagues.

Our mission is to be the preferred provider of high-quality diagnostics and healthcare solutions in hospitals and in accessible community settings, serving patients from 1,000 locations by 2025.

Role progression

Starting as a Screener you will be trained on the job and will be given all the skills and knowledge to complete your Health Screener Diploma. Once trained there are opportunities to progress in Diabetic Eye Screening to roles such as Screener/Grader, Arbitration Grader, Referral Outcome Grader, OCT Examiner, OCT Grader, Slit Lamp Examiner, or Team Leader/Management.

Who we are looking for

• Compassionate individuals who are empathetic towards the needs of each patient
• Willing to travel to screening services in the Basingstoke & Andover area
• Ability to take detailed/up-close pictures of the eye and remain composed
• Adaptable and able to think quickly to resolve problems
• Flexible in working hours; occasional evening and weekend work may be required; commitment to completing the Health Screener Diploma in the required timescale
• Interested in a career in care
• Enjoy working with the public, are caring and have an intrinsic need to help others
• Strong customer service orientation
• Full driving licence and access to a car for travel to clinics

Key duties of a Screener

• Ensure that patients are made to feel welcome and comfortable throughout the screening process
• Undertake the screening Checklist to ensure the screening environment is safe
• Maintain camera and equipment for high-quality images
• Safely administer eye drops and take photographs with correct field of view
• Identify patients who require urgent onward referral
• Maintain stock of consumables to run your clinic

Disclosure and DBS

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service will be necessary to check for any previous convictions.