Ophthalmic Technician - Diagnostic Hubs • Orsett Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Thank you for your interest in the position of Ophthalmic Technician - Diagnostic Hubs
in Orsett
with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.
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First, we'll enable your camera & microphone and then ask you to record a short introduction about yourself, about 30 seconds long, to make sure your camera is working ok.
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1. Can you tell us about your background and how it relates to this position? Can you tell us about your background and how it relates to this position?
2. What interests you about working in ophthalmology or the healthcare sector more generally? What interests you about working in ophthalmology or the healthcare sector more generally?
3. Although prior experience is not necessary, can you provide an example of a situation where you demonstrated a caring and empathetic nature? Although prior experience is not necessary, can you provide an example of a situation where you demonstrated a caring and empathetic nature?
4. Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team is essential for this role. Can you describe a time when you collaborated effectively with others? Working as part of a multi-disciplinary team is essential for this role. Can you describe a time when you collaborated effectively with others?
5. How would you handle a situation where you notice a colleague is having difficulty with their tasks? What actions would you take? How would you handle a situation where you notice a colleague is having difficulty with their tasks? What actions would you take?
6. Excellent communication skills are vital in this role. Can you describe a time when you had to convey complex information to someone without a technical background? Excellent communication skills are vital in this role. Can you describe a time when you had to convey complex information to someone without a technical background?
7. What steps do you take to ensure that you continue to learn and improve your skills in a professional setting? What steps do you take to ensure that you continue to learn and improve your skills in a professional setting?
8. Given the requirement to travel across multiple sites, how do you manage your time and organisation when balancing different work locations? Given the requirement to travel across multiple sites, how do you manage your time and organisation when balancing different work locations?
9. Can you share an experience where you had to adapt to new technologies or protocols quickly? How did you handle it? Can you share an experience where you had to adapt to new technologies or protocols quickly? How did you handle it?
10. The role involves working in a busy and potentially stressful environment. How do you cope with stress and maintain your productivity? The role involves working in a busy and potentially stressful environment. How do you cope with stress and maintain your productivity?
11. Can you describe a difficult patient interaction you've encountered (real or hypothetical) and how you would manage that situation? Can you describe a difficult patient interaction you've encountered (real or hypothetical) and how you would manage that situation?
12. What is your level of IT literacy, and how have you used technology in previous roles? What is your level of IT literacy, and how have you used technology in previous roles?
13. Are you comfortable learning to operate diagnostic equipment such as visual field tests and medical imaging? What steps would you take to become proficient with this technology? Are you comfortable learning to operate diagnostic equipment such as visual field tests and medical imaging? What steps would you take to become proficient with this technology?
14. This role offers opportunities for career progression. Where do you see yourself in the next few years, and how does this position align with your career goals? This role offers opportunities for career progression. Where do you see yourself in the next few years, and how does this position align with your career goals?
15. What specific skills or competencies are you most eager to develop in this role, and why? What specific skills or competencies are you most eager to develop in this role, and why?
16. The NHS prides itself on certain core values. How do you demonstrate these values in your daily life or work? The NHS prides itself on certain core values. How do you demonstrate these values in your daily life or work?
17. What does providing high-quality care mean to you in a healthcare setting? What does providing high-quality care mean to you in a healthcare setting?
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{"interviewQueryText":"What are some good interview questions in British English for the job description below?\n\n-------------------------------------------\n\nOphthalmic Technician - Diagnostic Hubs with Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust in Orsett, Grays\n\n Are you looking for an opportunity that develops new skills with the potential for career progression, involves working with people, and allows you to develop your technological skills within a healthcare setting? This post is in the Eye Unit Diagnostic Hubs. The clinical work will be initially centred around Glaucoma and Retinal cases, and you will be completing high quality diagnostics for Doctors and Optometrists to virtually review. As this is an MSE wide role you will have a base site but may be asked to work at any of the MSE sites in the South Essex and Chelmsford areas. As travel across all our sites will be required a driving licence is essential. Our Hubs are at South Woodham Ferrers and Orsett. Our Hospitals are Orsett, Broomfield and Southend. This is a fantastic opportunity for applicants that either have experience within the health care sector or are looking to take on a new career within healthcare. This opportunity will allow you to undertake work based learning with opportunities to progress. Experience is not necessary for these roles, but you must have a caring and empathetic nature, be keen to learn and develop on a personal level and be IT literate whilst working in a busy complex environment. This vacancy is a Band 3/4 subject to experience and completion of training. Our technicians work alongside medical, nursing and allied health professionals to provide diagnostic support. You will be using a wide range of technology including visual field tests, medical photography, and imaging. Full training will of course be provided. Ophthalmic technicians will function as part of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) within the department, to provide a seamless service and high-quality care to patients with proximal supervision from a registered member of staff. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who is looking to develop and acquire new skills, knowledge, and competencies and you will join initially as a Band 3 and once competencies and training are completed you will move to a Band 4 subject to vacancies. You will continue to develop and undertake a range of tasks and will require excellent communication skills and ability to demonstrate enthusiasm to develop their skills and knowledge. About us A re you looking for an opportunity that develops new skills with the potential for career progression, then we want to hear from you? For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application. "}