Ophthalmic Technician
At a glance
- Band
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 17/09/2026
- Closes
- 01/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is an exciting opportunity for an Ophthalmic Technician to join the ophthalmology team at Swansea Bay University Health Board. The role involves working in outpatient clinics, performing various tests such as visual acuity, OCT, imaging, and visual field testing. Full training and support will be provided, offering a rewarding career with development opportunities in ophthalmology. The successful candidate will work independently but with supervision available.
Essential criteria
- Educated to vocational level 3 or equivalent skills and knowledge
Desirable criteria
- IT qualification
- Understanding of anatomy, physiology and disease process of relevant ophthalmological conditions
- Working with people
- Ability to recognise adverse signs and escalate
- Ability to take a relevant patient history
- Competent in basic ophthalmology testing techniques
- Experience of appointments systems.
- Aptitude and Abilities
- Ability to work unsupervised and follow instructions
- Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication
- Standard computer skills
- Problem solving and Ability to work under pressure
- Educated to vocational level 3 or equivalent skills and knowledge
- IT qualification
- Understanding of anatomy, physiology and disease process of relevant ophthalmological conditions
- Working with people
- Ability to recognise adverse signs and escalate
- Ability to take a relevant patient history
- Competent in basic ophthalmology testing techniques
- Experience of appointments systems.
- Aptitude and Abilities
- Ability to work unsupervised and follow instructions
- Good verbal, non-verbal and written communication
- Standard computer skills
- Problem solving and Ability to work under pressure
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 3 at £24,625 – £25,674 a year, across England.
This advert: £26,813 – £27,890 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Swansea Bay University Health Board
Ophthalmic Technician
The closing date is 01 October 2026
Job summary
A wonderful opportunity to work for Swansea Bay University Health Board as part of our ophthalmology team. We are excited to offer this band 3 ophthalmic technician post and are sure it will provide the successful candidate with a rewarding and interesting career with further development opportunities in the field of ophthalmology.
Join our dynamic and ambitious multidisiplinary team which includes 15 consultants, advanced non-medical nurse, orthoptic and optometric practitioners, ophthalmic technicians and ophthalmic health care assistants. Benefits include excellent post graduate training opportunities, not to mention the beautiful Gower peninsular which is on our doorstep!
The position requires independent working although supervision is available within the Ophthalmology clinic. Some decision making is required. Full theoretical and practical training and support will be given to the successful candidate.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work in ophthalmology outpatient clinics where they will provide high quality individualised care to a defined group of service users. They will perform tests which may include visual acuity testing, dilating patients, OCT and imaging using the Optos camera, visual field testing, pachymetry and tonometry.
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