Main area: Optometry
Grade: Band 7
Contract: Fixed term: 12 months (flexible hours will be considered)
Hours: 22.5 hours per week
* Part time
* Flexible working
* Compressed hours
Job ref: 213-PRUH-6766485-A
Employer: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: King's College Hospital
Town: London
Salary: £51,883 - £58,544 per annum, including high cost allowance, Pro Rata
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 28/11/2024 08:00
Job overview
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, and glaucoma. However, there may be opportunities to attend other specialities.
Main duties of the job
1. To work within the multi-disciplinary team autonomously as an optometrist, managing a wide and complex clinical caseload.
2. To be part of the specialist orthoptist/optometry team.
3. To provide high quality and comprehensive optometry care.
4. To ensure, individually and as part of the team, the effective and efficient running of the orthoptic/optometry and ophthalmology service.
5. To provide high quality evidence-based optometry care to diagnose, plan, implement, and monitor treatment.
6. To teach orthoptic and ophthalmic colleagues.
7. To continually audit the optometry service.
Working for our organisation
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and more than 15,000 staff based across South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local and specialist services across its five sites.
We are at a pivotal point in our history and we require individuals who are ready to join a highly professional team and make a real, lasting difference to our patients and our people.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
1. To be involved in highly specialist clinics.
2. To co-ordinate clinics and ensure patients are given appropriate checks.
3. To work as an autonomous practitioner in a single-handed capacity without supervision.
4. To take sole responsibility for the assessment of workload covering a wide, varied, and complex patient group.
5. To discharge patients or organise appropriate onward referral for their ongoing care.
6. To respect patient’s privacy, dignity, gender, sexuality, and cultural beliefs.
Administrative Responsibilities
1. To take responsibility for all administrative paperwork ensuring it is kept in order and up to date.
2. To maintain the integrity of computerised patient appointment systems.
Communication and Representation
1. To write appropriate patient records and hospital case notes.
2. To liaise with other members of the multidisciplinary team.
Education and Training
1. To mentor junior members of the team and new starters.
2. To support competency-based learning objectives for ophthalmic technicians.
Research and Service Development
1. To collaborate with research leads over recruitment to studies.
2. To actively participate and positively contribute to the senior leadership team regarding the operational aspects of Optical Services.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Optometry Degree
* Registration with General Optical Council
Knowledge and Experience
* Evidence of role extension
* Teaching experience
* MECS experience
* Paediatric experience
Skills and Competencies
* Able to manage own workload and use own initiative.
* Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
* Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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