Diabetic Eye Screener

NEC Software Solutions is headquartered in the UK and operates around the world.

We employ more than 3,000 people in six countries, building software and services to get our customers better outcomes.

We traded as Northgate Public Services until 1 July 2021 when we rebranded to align with our owners, NEC. Most of our subsidiary companies did too (APD Communications, i2N, EMIS Care and Charter Systems) but our service design agency still trades as Snook.

We’ve been part of global tech company NEC Corporation since January 2018.

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NEC Care, part of the NEC Health division, delivers the national diabetic eye screening programme. Our mission, vision and values are to provide people-centric services that aim to improve the health and wellbeing of those we serve by working to achieve excellence in service delivery.

The Surrey DESP (Diabetic Eye Screening Programme) provides retinal screening clinics and image grading to over 60,000 people with diabetes across the county of Surrey. We are commissioned by Public Health England to provide retinal screening on behalf of the NHS and our service is compliant with the National Service Framework (NSF) and National Screening Committee (NSC) guidance, standards, and objectives.

An opportunity has arisen to join the Surrey DESP. We are looking for someone to join the screening team covering clinics throughout the area.

This is a full-time fixed term contract for 6 months, initially.

Our screeners are the heart of NEC Care spending time on the ground, helping our patients. As a screener, once you have been trained up and met all our competencies, you will run local clinics on your own, for our patients and photograph their eyes to assess for diabetic retinopathy. We'll need you to be empathetic and able to talk to patients. You'll be supported whilst undertaking your training, but once completed will be working largely unsupervised in a pressured environment, so a cool head is essential!

Your local base will be Redhill, and you will be expected to undertake clinics mainly in Redhill, Horley, Oxted, Dorking, Molesey, Leatherhead and Epsom, but you will also be required to cover very occaisional clinics further afield in Surrey, including (but not limited to): Cranleigh, Woking, Guildford, Farnham, Ashford and Haslemere.

This is a great opportunity for anyone looking to join the healthcare sector, with little to no experience, has a great sense of customer service and great interpersonal skills.

Who you'll be?

We want to make sure you are set for success; This isn't all about your skills and that is why we would love to talk to you even if perhaps you don't fit all the below.

• Customer focused with brilliant interpersonal skills
• Willingness to learn
• Organised and able to prioritise tasks
• Good problem-solving skills
• Able to work under pressure
• Good IT skills, using a laptop with Microsoft Office
• Any previous experience working with the public is ideal
• A full driving licence and your own transport

Employees of NEC Software Solutions are entitled to the following Company funded benefits:

• Single Private Medical Cover (with the option to select family cover at an additional cost)
• 25 days paid holiday (includes 3 company nominated days) with the option to buy/sell up to 5 days during enrolment period
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover
• A Group Pension Plan with fantastic employer contributions
• A selection of tax efficient flexible benefits to suit your individual needs
• The role offers a competitive salary

Candidates must be able to demonstrate a pre-existing right to work and travel within the UK. Documentary evidence will be required.

All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks.

NEC is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all communities.