Sessional Optometrist
Location: London School or Schools
Salary: £250 per day + Benefits
Hours: 1 day a week (school term time only)
About SeeAbility
SeeAbility is established as the leading national eye care expert for people with learning disabilities. As a Specialist Registered Charity, it has over 220 years’ experience supporting people who have a visual impairment, learning disability, autism or complex support needs.
What you bring
To be a part of SeeAbility’s NHS England commissioned Special School’s Eye Care team in a London school or schools. You will be responsible for regular visits to the same school(s) with a Dispensing Optician partner during school term times only. SeeAbility Special Schools Eye Care team training will be provided to all successful applicants.
Your responsibilities:
* Provide specialist eye care and vision information in schools to meet NHS England’s Special School Eye Care Service Specification.
* Undertake SeeAbility Special Schools Eye Care Team training.
* Communicate appropriately and confidently with children who have complex needs.
* Communicate highly sensitive information to patients’ relatives or carers, often in the presence of significant barriers to understanding.
* Manage your caseload of patients using evidence-based practice whenever possible.
* Be responsible for independent complex decision making in the management of individual clinical cases.
* Liaise directly with parents and schools on your caseload of children, using secure NHS mail when indicated and meeting GDPR requirements.
* Refer all children needing spectacle correction to the SeeAbility Dispensing Optician.
* Prescribe and advise on the use of eye drops.
* Demonstrate a high degree of physical skill in the manipulation and utilisation of complex diagnostic equipment.
* Effect interdisciplinary cooperation with other agencies to facilitate high-quality patient care.
* Ensure accurate documentation of all interactions with patients and other agencies.
* Produce written reports of clinical outcomes for parents and professionals within 5 working days of a clinical assessment.
* Share clinical information securely with administrative support.
* Refer a child for further management when clinically indicated.
* Transport notes, laptop, and testing equipment between sites as required.
* Be accountable for own actions, using initiative and judgement regarding patient management.
* Maintain a safe, clean, therapeutic environment for patients, visitors, and colleagues.
* Cultivate and sustain good communication channels with other staff.
* Assist the Head of Eye Health in risk assessments to maintain safety.
* Join at least 2 SeeAbility team meetings a year.
* Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
* Report incidents or absences due to sickness to the appropriate manager.
* Maintain personal and professional development.
* Deliver training sessions to your assigned school annually.
* Demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based practice and clinical excellence.
* Undertake clinical audits using appropriate research methodologies.
* Ensure knowledge of the IT systems used by the service.
* Maintain records in line with information governance procedures.
* Support the themes, values, and goals outlined in the UK Vision Strategy.
* Stay updated on developments in eye health and learning disabilities.
* Ensure SeeAbility embraces diversity in service delivery.
* Maintain confidentiality and adhere to safeguarding procedures.
* Undertake other duties commensurate with the role under the instruction of the Special Schools Service Manager and Clinical Lead.
For extensive Job description, please see the attached.
Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits including discounts at shops, Blue Light Card discounts, pay reviews, an employer contributory pension scheme, and more.
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