Diabetic Screener; Photographer

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NEC Software Solutions, part of global tech giant NEC Corporation, helps with ambulance dispatch, family support, train operations, locating missing people, and testing hearing of newborn babies.

An opportunity has arisen to join the South West London eye screening programme. This is a permanent, full‑time post and the successful candidate will be working 37.5 hours across 5 days per week. 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.

South West London (SWL) DESP provides retinal screening clinics and image grading to people with diabetes in the boroughs of South West London. We are commissioned by Public Health England to retinal screening on behalf of the NHS and our service is compliant with the National Service Framework (NSF), the National Screening Committee (NSC) guidance, standards and objectives.

Our screeners are at the heart of NEC Care, spending their time on the ground, helping our patients to live longer healthier lives. As one of our retinal screeners you will run local clinics to see our service users and photograph their eyes to assess for diabetic retinopathy.

• Run local retinal screening clinics and photograph patients’ eyes to assess for diabetic retinopathy.
• Grading retinal images efficiently and accurately.
• Communicate results and screening recommendations to patients.
• Prioritize tasks and manage unsupervised workload in a sometimes pressured environment.

• Customer focused with brilliant interpersonal skills.
• Willingness to learn – as we will provide the necessary qualification.
• Organised and able to prioritise tasks.
• Good problem‑solving skills.
• Able to work under pressure.
• Previous experience working with the public is ideal.
• Minimum of 5 GCSEs including grades A‑C in English, Maths and a Science subject or equivalent.

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

• Private Medical Cover funded by NEC for Employees (family members at an additional cost).
• 25 days paid holiday with the option to buy/sell.
• 4 x basic salary life assurance cover funded by NEC (increase cover at additional cost).
• A Group Pension Plan with employer contributions up to a maximum of 8.5%.
• A fantastic selection of flexible benefits to suit your individual needs.
• An invaluable employee assistance programme available to all employees.
• All colleagues get free access to Linked In Learning – over 15,000 courses covering a huge breadth of subjects.

All offers are subject to satisfactory vetting and reference checks.

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