Trainee Diabetic Retinal Screener/Grader
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS FT
Doncaster, DN2 5LTView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
23 October 2026
3 days leftJob description
We are seeking to appoint a Trainee Retinal Screener Grader to the Doncaster and Bassetlaw Diabetic Eye Screening Programme. The Doncaster & Bassetlaw...
- To provide a high quality screening and grading service across the Doncaster and Bassetlaw area against National Service Framework and National Quality Assurance Standards.
- To ensure the early detection of sight-threatening diabetic retinopathy and the reduction of blindness.
- To support the activities of the department to ensure that National Quality Standards and the Key Performance Indicators and other targets are met.
- Ability to work without direct supervision, often under pressure, on rare occasions with no guidance from peers, senior team members or the departmental managers, whilst maintaining a high standard of patient care, safety, education and time management.
- Responsibility for handling patient images and data and prioritising time to ensure the service meets national standards.
- To remain focused and resourceful in adverse working conditions so that technical problems can be analysed and resolved.
Please see attached to the advert a job description and person specification for further details. Please ensure you read this document carefully.Please note, if your application is successful you will be required to present original certificates of qualifications that are listed in the person specification under essential.
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DBTH is one of Yorkshire's Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000. Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues. At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way. We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions. As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:o Extensive range of learning opportunitieso NHS Pension Schemeo Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditionso Comprehensive health and wellbeing supporto NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice schemeo Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Previous experience of working in a patient or customer focused environment
- Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of the diabetic eye screening programme
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of patients or customers including those with communication barriers.
Desirable: - Previous experience of working as a Retinal screener/photographer; - Knowledge of the cameras and software used in diabetic eye screening
Qualifications & Training
Essential
- Basic skills in English and Mathematics
- Be prepared to study for the appropriate modules in Diabetes Retinopathy as outlined by the National Screening Programme which will involve some self-directed study in own time.
- Evidence of continuing professional development.
Desirable: - Health Screener Diploma including Grading Unit or equivalent
Personal skills & Attributes
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both written and spoken
- Ability to build effective relationships with team members in primary and secondary care
- Ability to work well and communicate effectively with staff who are part of the wider multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to run clinics with unpredictable workloads
How to apply
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First seen
9 October 2026
Last checked
9 October 2026
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