2142 - Retinal Screening Photographer
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 25/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a Retinal Screening Photographer within the Diabetic Eye Screening department for Barnsley and Rotherham. The post holder will independently screen patients in clinics, performing visual acuity tests, instilling eye drops, and taking retinal photographs. The service follows national guidance and operates across various locations, requiring the use of a personal vehicle. The successful candidate will need to have or be willing to undertake the Health Screeners Diploma.
Essential criteria
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- Knowledge of confidentiality
- Clinical governance
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of complaints
- Knowledge of current health care issues
- Risk Management
- To have or willing to undertake level 3 Health Screeners Diploma
- Basic skills in English and Maths (Level
- 2 or equivalent)
- Customer care experience
- Experience of dealing with an unpredictable workload
- Experience of problem solving and seeking support as necessary.
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of patients/customers
- Previous experience in hospital or community setting or previous experience working in other screening departments or Ophthalmology department
- Experience of working independently
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of patients/customers with communication barriers
- An understanding of the implications of cultural difference and disability to service delivery.
- Values based Questions
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you were under pressure but remained calm, compassionate and focused at work, Please describe in around 100 words: How do you ensure you build and sustain positive working relationships within a team?
- Knowledge and Awareness
- Knowledge of Health and Safety
- Knowledge of confidentiality
- Clinical governance
- Knowledge of complaints
- Knowledge of current health care issues
- Risk Management
- To have or willing to undertake level 3 Health Screeners Diploma
- Basic skills in English and Maths (Level
- 2 or equivalent)
- Customer care experience
- Experience of dealing with an unpredictable workload
- Experience of problem solving and seeking support as necessary.
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of patients/customers
- Previous experience in hospital or community setting or previous experience working in other screening departments or Ophthalmology department
- Experience of working independently
- Experience of dealing with a wide range of patients/customers with communication barriers
- An understanding of the implications of cultural difference and disability to service delivery.
- Values based Questions
- Please describe in around 100 words: Describe a time when you were under pressure but remained calm, compassionate and focused at work, Please describe in around 100 words: How do you ensure you build and sustain positive working relationships within a team?
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £25,760 – £27,476 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
2142 - Retinal Screening Photographer
The closing date is 25 September 2026
Job summary
An excellent opportunity has arisen for a positive and flexible team player to work in our very busy Diabetic Eye Screening department for Barnsley and Rotherham. The programme offers diabetic eye screening to over 42,000 people with diabetes in the Barnsley and Rotherham area with the base at the new Alhambra outpatients.
We are looking for an individual with excellent communication skills, computer literate and logical thinking you will be well motivated and have a patient centred approach to continue and maintain the reputation of the diabetic eye screening service. The post holder will need to have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for work use. The post holder will need to have the Health Screeners diploma or happy to work towards this.
The interview date for this role will be 2nd October 2026.
Main duties of the job
As a Retinal Photographer you will be screening patients independently within in clinic. This includes undertaking a visual acuity, instilling eye drops and taking retinal photographs. The Diabetic eye screening service will follow national guidance to meet targets and service requirements. You will undertake clinics in a various location across Barnsley and Rotherham. You will have to have use of your o
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