Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Applicants wanting to work less than the 37.5 hour will be considered.
Who Our Opportunity is for:
* A Specialist Optometrist to work in the Optometry Department at The Countess of Chester Hospital.
* Optometrists without previous hospital experience will be considered and will be provided with training and support to enable them to fulfill the requirements of the job description.
What this Opportunity means:
* We are a small, friendly and supportive team, working closely with the Ophthalmologists and Orthoptic Department.
* We support staff in expanding their knowledge and skills.
* The successful applicant will have the opportunity to develop a career within Hospital Optometry.
Main duties of the job
The job will involve supporting the Head Optometrist in providing core Optometry services and developing both current and new extended roles. The successful applicant will become a lead for one sub-specialty (e.g. Glaucoma).
Job responsibilities
See Job Description for further details.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* Registration with General Optical Council as an optometrist.
* Further post-graduate optometry qualifications relating to highly specialist aspects of clinical optometry or a willingness to work towards these.
* M.Sci Optometry (Master of Optometry) specialist optometry degree, achieving all General Optical Council competencies.
* Equivalent BSc(Hons) Ophthalmic Optics or Optometry/Vision Science (2-2 or above), successful completion of 12 month clinical postgraduate training post and achievement of all General Optical Council competencies as assessed by the College of Optometrists Professional Qualifying Examinations.
* Member of Association of Optometrists.
* Member or Fellow of the College of Optometrists.
* Registered College of Optometrists supervisor for pre-registration optometrist training posts as required by the GOC.
Knowledge and Experience
* Ability to competently undertake highly specialist advanced clinical extended roles with previous experience of training and working in extended optometry roles and shared-care clinic.
* Evidence of a commitment to continuing professional development and specialist skills.
* Experience in provision of specialist low vision assessment and contact lens fitting. Some experience in teaching and presenting to other professionals.
* Previous experience of hospital optometry.
* Experience in auditing procedures.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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