Job summary
Job Title: Optometrist
Grade: Band 7
Trust: Northern CareAlliance NHS Foundation Trust
Ward: Eye ServicesBury
Pay Rates: £ per hour
Shift Patterns: Monday toFriday 09:00 17:00 with the occasional Saturday
Why might this job interest you?
Are you a skilled and compassionate Optometristready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Northern CareAlliance NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!
Main duties of the job
To be anOptometry lead within the Community Eye Services.
To assess,diagnose and manage patients referred to the optometry department. This post isbased within the community and carries a specialist caseload delivering ahighly complex optometric service and a comprehensive range of core services.
To provideteaching and training of other healthcare professionals, junior doctors andother senior medical staff.
About us
Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.
Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges
Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave
Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want
Job description
Job responsibilities
To be anOptometry lead within the Community Eye Services.
To assess,diagnose and manage patients referred to the optometry department. This post isbased within the community and carries a specialist caseload delivering ahighly complex optometric service and a comprehensive range of core services.
To provideteaching and training of other healthcare professionals, junior doctors andother senior medical staff.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
1. BSc. Degree in Optometry
2. Completion of preceptorship
3. Postgraduate training and experience to masters level in a range of specialist areas, to include paediatrics
4. Registration with General Optical Council
Experience
Essential
5. Experience of working with children of all ages
6. Knowledge of child development and an understanding of a range of complex conditions affecting vision development