Due to an extended period of unpaid leave, we have an opportunity for a dedicated, motivated and enthusiastic optometrist to join our friendly team.
Previous hospital experience and independent prescribing is desirable, however we welcome newly qualified Optometrists. Banding will be dependent on experience and successful completion of competencies.
Training and support will be provided to develop roles, which will include a wide range of extended scope, such as paediatrics, low vision, post op cataract care, glaucoma. However, there may be opportunities to attend other specialities.
For more information, please contact Garth Johnston at garth.johnston@nhs.net.
Responsibilities
* To work within the multi-disciplinary team working autonomously as an optometrist, managing a wide and complex clinical caseload.
* To provide a high quality and comprehensive optometry care.
* Optometrist extended role to mainly include eye casualty and depending on service needs training will be provided in other areas of Optometry and Ophthalmology.
* To ensure the effective and efficient running of the orthoptic/optometry and ophthalmology service.
* To provide high quality evidence-based optometry care to diagnose, plan, implement and monitor treatment.
* To teach orthoptic and ophthalmic colleagues.
* To continually audit the optometry service.
Clinical Responsibilities
* To be involved in the following highly specialist clinics: Contact lens, Cornea, Paediatric, Medical retina, Research, Low visual aids.
* To co-ordinate clinics ensuring patients are given appropriate checks: Adult refraction, paediatric objective refraction, Visual function (visual acuity, colour vision, contrast sensitivity, binocular function), Assessment of eye movements, lid and pupils, Tonometry (Goldmann, ICare, Reichart) and pachymetry, Advanced imaging (e.g. swollen discs, pupilometry).
* Work as an autonomous practitioner in a single-handed capacity without supervision.
* To undertake highly skilled, specialist and extended roles.
* To take sole responsibility for the assessment of your workload which will cover a wide, varied and complex patient group.
* To be responsible for prioritising appropriate onward referral of patients.
* To conclude a diagnosis, supported by sound investigative techniques using problem solving and advanced analytical skills.
* To develop treatment plans for individual patients (orthoptic, ophthalmic, optical and surgical).
* To provide advice and support to patients and relatives regarding visual problems.
* To assess patients pre-operatively and discuss with the ophthalmologist the need for surgical intervention, the timing of surgery, risks and benefits, the type of surgery and alternative treatments.
* To assess patients post-operatively and carry out the appropriate treatment.
* To discharge patients or organise appropriate onward referral for their ongoing care.
* To respect patients' privacy, dignity, gender, sexuality and have due regard to patients' cultural and religious beliefs.
Administrative Responsibilities
* To take responsibility for all administrative paperwork ensuring it is kept in order and up to date.
* Undertake general clerical duties and clinical queries (appointments, filing etc).
* To deal with telephone queries and make appropriate decisions on limited information.
* To maintain the integrity of computerised patient appointment systems, inputting data accurately and ensuring proper storage, back up and retrieval of information.
* Ensure all patient episodes, including coding appropriate activity is recorded.
Communication and Representation
* To write appropriate patient records and hospital case notes.
* To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
* To work with the community visual impairment team to ensure all patients access the appropriate services.
* To actively participate and positively contribute to departmental meetings.
Education and Training
* Mentor junior members of the team and new starters, leading by example supporting others within the wider ophthalmic team.
* To support competency-based learning objectives for ophthalmic technicians.
Research and Service Development
* To collaborate with research leads over recruitment to studies.
* To support the delivery of the service facilitating the use of clinical governance and development of competencies.
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