Job summary
- Main area
- Primary care
- Grade
- Salary Ranges: 0 - 15,000
- Contract
- Bank
- Hours
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- CHR - 7477294
- Employer
- Connect Healthcare Rotherham CIC
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- Valley Health Centre
- Town
- Rotherham
- Salary
- £40 per hour
- Salary period
- Hourly
- Closing
- 09/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Optometrist
Salary Ranges: 0 - 15,000
Job overview
We are looking for a qualified Specialist Optometrist to join our team at Connect Healthcare........
Main duties of the job
For the main duties of the Optometrist role please view the job description and person specification.
Working for our organisation
Connnnect Healthcare Rotherham Community Interest Company (CIC) is a federation of 28 GP practices in Rotherham. The organisation is led by a Board of representatives from general practice in the Borough, with executive leadership from a Medical Director on a part-time basis.
The organisation currently delivers extended access primary care services in Rotherham and a Physio First service in partnership with the local acute and community trust, the largest of its kind currently operating. In addition, the organisation is supporting the development of primary care networks and manages delivery of training and development to large cohorts of the general practice workforce.
Our Vision
We are a GP-led organisation and aim to provide services for direct patient care and to support GP practices. We will be a patient-centred, working collaboratively across general practice and with partners to provide high-quality services, positive working experiences for our staff, and to secure the sustainability of general practice in Rotherham
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a detailed job description and person specification of the Optometrist role please view the job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Registered with the General Optical Council (GOC) as an Optometrist
- Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) in line with GOC requirements
- Completion of WOPEC MECS Level 1 and 2 training
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescribing (IP) qualification, registered with the GOC
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience delivering community-based optometry services, such as CUES
- Confident managing patients remotely through telemedicine
- Familiar with applying local clinical guidelines to patient management
Skills
Essential criteria
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Capable of staying calm and effective under pressure while maintaining high standards
- Confident in clinical reasoning and decision-making
- Works well as pat of a team, supporting others to meet shared goals
- Communicates clearly and professionally, both verbally and in writing
- Skilled in managing workload and setting priorities effectively
- Shows a compassionate and patient-centred approach to care
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
- Sophie Stringer
- Job title
- GR and Recruitment Coordinator
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01709850427
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