We are looking to appoint a Principal Optometrist to provide a highly qualified specialist optometry service to patients across Hywel Dda as an independent prescriber / advanced clinical optometrist in paediatric ophthalmology and medical retina specialties with the ability to work in other sub-specialities of ophthalmology if required.
Successful applicants will be fully engaged with the department, contributing to team development and clinical service delivery, through high quality supervision and teaching.
Main duties of the job
Responsible for the day to day management of the optometry and orthoptic team.
Provide effective professional leadership and direction for the optometry and orthoptic workforce and wider department team.
As an advanced clinical practitioner, work autonomously to ensure delivery of a high quality Optometry and Orthoptic services for the Health Board.
Manage change whilst delivering cost and service improvements and planning a sustainable, highly trained, competent workforce.
Lead on specified areas for the Health Board Optometry and Orthoptic service, e.g. education, health care standards, risk management, reporting to and working closely with the Service Delivery Manager for Ophthalmology.
Hywel Dda University Health Board is the planner and provider of NHS healthcare services for people in Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and its bordering counties. Our 12,000 members of staff provide primary, community, in-hospital, mental health and learning disabilities services for around 384,000 people across a quarter of the landmass of Wales. We do this in partnership with our three local authorities and public, private and third sector colleagues, including our volunteers, through:
Four main hospitals: Bronglais General in Aberystwyth, Glangwili General in Carmarthen, Prince Philip in Llanelli and Withybush General in Haverfordwest;
Seven community hospitals: Amman Valley and Llandovery in Carmarthenshire; Tregaron, Aberaeron and Cardigan in Ceredigion; and Tenby and South Pembrokeshire Hospital Health and Social Care Resource Centre in Pembrokeshire;
47 general practices (6 of which are managed practices), 45 dental practices (including 4 orthodontic), 96 community pharmacies, 44 general ophthalmic practices (43 providing Eye Health Examination Wales and 34 low vision services) and 17 domiciliary only providers and 11 health centres