Job summary
- Main area
- Optometry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Secondment for internal applicants)
- Hours
- Part time - 30 hours per week
- Job ref
- 361-PLN-6145406
- Employer
- East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Lister Treatment Centre
- Town
- Stevenage
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 16/05/2024
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Optometrist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Here at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust,
Our mission is:
Providing high-quality, compassionate care for our communities
Our vision to 2030 is:
To be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service
Job overview
We are recruiting for a Highly Specialist Optometrist who shares our vision to be trusted to provide consistently outstanding care and exemplary service to our patients.
To work closely with the line manager to deliver a comprehensive range of core optometric services to the highest standards of quality and care.
Participation in the delivery of certain highly complex specialist optometric services that meet the changing needs of the Trust and other outside agencies.
Candidates must have a BSc in Optometry, GOC registration and be able to demonstrate post registration experience. Experience and a specialist interest in either paediatric ophthalmology, glaucoma and/or medical retina would be advantageous.
Our Values are Include, Respect and Improve. It is important that you understand and refer to our values during your recruitment process and beyond!
Main duties of the job
You will cover general optometry practice and the opportunity for extended role in the Ophthalmology Service providing clinics in the Paediatric Ophthalmology and Urgent Eye Clinics.
To undertake administrative duties as agreed with the line manager.
To undertake clinical audit as agreed with the line manager.
To provide teaching and training at post graduate level for multiple disciplines within ophthalmology both internally and externally.
Ideally the post would be covered by a single candidate but applicants with an interest in a specific specialist area would also be considered. Further training and development in specialist services will be provided.
Working for our organisation
At East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, we are proud of the range of general & specialist services we provide & our 6,000 or so dedicated staff ensure our patients get the best care. Our ability to be flexible & innovative in the way in which we work and deliver our services to our catchment has never been more important than it is now.
We run the following hospitals:
- The Lister Hospital, Stevenage
- New Queen Elizabeth II (New QEII), Welwyn Garden City
- Hertford County, Hertford
- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC), Northwood
We have ambitious plans to become an outstanding, patient-led Trust where dedicated staff provide high-quality, compassionate care to our patients. We continue to undergo significant transformation; our staff & patients are at the heart of delivering this ambitious agenda.
We understand that finding and starting a new job is an important life decision. If you need reasonable adjustments for a disability, or a life event, such as menopause - so that we can consider your application fairly & to get the best out of you during the selection process, please let us know.
We are committed to a positive work life balance for our employees. Employees are entitled to seek to work flexible working patterns & we are committed to listen and consider all requests. Such requests, of course, have to be made & considered formally, & will need to be balanced against service needs, but our starting point will always be to find ways to support making them happen.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification applicant pack for further detailed information regarding this role.
Person specification
Qualifications / Training
Essential criteria
- Optometry qualification recognised for State Registration
- State registration with the GOC
Desirable criteria
- Further specialist qualification for example Certificate in medical retina, glaucoma, emergency eye care and/or contact lens practice
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven post qualification experience, Experience of assessment of patients with special needs and/or learning difficulties
- Clinical audit experience
Desirable criteria
- Single-handed vision screening
- Experience of clinical supervision of students Previous experience of Clinical Audit Previous experience in hospital optometry services
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Evidence of extensive optometry knowledge Ability to maintain clear & accurate patient records.
- Well-developed organisational skills
- Good administrative skills Well-developed interpersonal skills; ability to communicate with a wide range of staff, patients and the public.
- Ability to work under pressure and self-motivate
- Awareness of strengths and weaknesses
Desirable criteria
- Well-developed skills in working with children
- Well-developed skills in working with patients with special educational needs and patients with learning difficulties
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Experience and evidence of engagement around equality, diversity and inclusion issues in relation to policy, service development and service delivery in respect of both services to users and the management of staff
- Role model our Trust values every day
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel easily between trust sites
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Matt Price
- Job title
- Head of Orthoptics and Optometry
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01438 288190
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