Eye Health Patient Service Co-ordinator
- Employer
- UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
- Location
- Preston, United Kingdom
- Salary
- Grade F (£25,941-30,046)
- Closing date
- 3 Feb 2020
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- Job Type
- Professional Services, Health & Medical
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Application closing date 03/02/2020
Location Preston Campus
Salary Grade F (£25,941-30,046)
Job category/type Professional Services
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Job description
The School of Medicine is developing a Vision Sciences provision area, and an expansion of the capacity is necessary. As the Vision Sciences provision develops and expands, there is a need for staff to assist in the delivery of the programmes.
An exciting opportunity has become available for a customer focused, qualified Dispensing Optician to take on the role as the Patient Services Co-ordinator on a full time, indefinite basis at the UCLan Eye Health Clinic.
The role is a great opportunity for an experienced Dispensing Optician to progress into teaching and supervision within an academic setting. As the Clinic is being developed, you will be involved in the set-up of the facilities from the start of the process working closely with the Clinic Manager. You will be responsible for the day to day running of the clinic as well as facilitating students in their clinical training for their Optometry and Ophthalmic Dispensing courses. Patient recruitment, maintenance of the patient management system and completion of required GOS returns will also be part of the role whilst ensuring the smooth running of the Clinic. You will be required to support the provision clinical services when the students are not in the clinic as well as develop a commercial side to the Clinic alongside the Manager.
Informal enquiries are welcomed - please contact R Lovell-Patel, Academic Lead-Vision Sciences, School of Medicine, via email in the first instance EyeHealthcare@uclan.ac.uk.
Applicants need to meet all essential criteria on the person specification to be considered for interview. This position is based in Preston.
Please apply online via www.uclan.ac.uk/jobs; if you cannot apply online please contact Human Resources on 01772 892324 and quoting the reference number. CVs will not be considered unless accompanied by a completed application form.
School/Service: School of Medicine
Grade/Salary: F (£25941-30046)
Hours: Full time (1.0 FTE – 36.25 hours)
Basis: Indefinite
Interview Date: 12 February 2020
Job Description / Person Specification
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UCLan Values
Company
The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) was founded in Preston in 1828 as the Institution for the Diffusion of Knowledge. Since those early days it has transitioned into one of the UK’s leading, modern universities with a student body comprising some 120 nations and an overall learning community approaching 38,000.
Throughout its development ‘Ex solo ad solem’, or in translation, ‘From the Earth to the Sun’, has been its motto – helping talented people from all walks of life to make the most of their potential. Staff at UCLan pride themselves on putting the needs of students at the centre of everything they do and in 2014 this shared core value was highlighted when the University achieved IIP Gold status.
In 2015 the Centre for World University Rankings placed UCLan in the top 3.8 percent of all worldwide universities and over the coming years UCLan’s £200 million Campus Masterplan development will create a truly world-class educational environment that will propel the University to new levels of excellence.
- Telephone
- +(44)01772893799
- Location
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VERNON ROAD
PRESTON
LANCASHIRE
PR1 2HE
United Kingdom
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