Job summary
- Main area
- Optometry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Job ref
- 432-HR628-24
- Employer
- East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Colchester Eye Clinic
- Town
- Colchester
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 21/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
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Specialist Optometrist
NHS AfC: Band 7
We are one of the largest NHS organisation in England. Our scale provides exciting opportunities for development, innovation, research, education and training.
Talk to us about our range of flexible working opportunities, apprenticeships and staff benefits
Equality Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is at the heart of all we do; and it forms part of the ESNEFT’s core activities. The Trust operates and relies on everyone treating each other with dignity and respect, to receive equitable and fair treatment in the implementation of Policies, Procedures and in its Practices, to foster positive work relationships, and finally to act with integrity as a professional within ESNEFT as well as a representative of the NHS as a whole. The EDI Agenda reflects the Trust values such as Optimistic, Appreciative and Kind. In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, People Plan, People Promise and a Model Employer intrinsic in the Equality Diversity and Inclusion Agenda, we consistently strive to improve, to take the learning into Action for a better ESNEFT.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge then we are keen to hear from you.
Job overview
ESNEFT are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Optometrists to join the Optometry service based at Colchester Hospital.
You will work within core optometry clinics and extended scope roles in the ophthalmology sub-speciality clinics. This presents an ideal opportunity to experienced community optometrists who wish to expand their knowledge base further, previous hospital experience is not essential.
You will be offered comprehensive training in hospital clinical work including refraction, specialist contact lens, LVA, special needs clinics, plus development of clinical experience in extended roles such as medical retina, vitreo-retinal, cataract, glaucoma and cornea.
Main duties of the job
The post holder is an autonomous practitioner who is required to deliver a broad range of core optometric and specialised extended role clinical services at the Primary Care Centre, Colchester, and peripheral hospitals.
You will manage the triage of community ophthalmic referrals.
You are required to contribute to the teaching, audit, research, clinical governance and administrative requirements of the optometry service.
Working for our organisation
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients’ own homes.
We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what’s widely regarded as the world’s best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Qualifed optometrist
- Post graduate qualification (Level 7) relevant to optometry
- GOC registration as optometrist
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post qualification experience
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Be able to demonstrate professional experience dealing with people of all ages and with a range of vision problems
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in community minor eye conditions scheme (MECS).
- Previous experience in ophthalmic sub-specialty clinics
- Previous hospital eye service experience
Skills
Essential criteria
- Demonstrate commitment to acquire new skills and knowledge
- Good inter-personal skills and ability to work as part of team
- Ability to work independently and make clinical decisions
Desirable criteria
- Ability to work under pressure
Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Richard Allen
- Job title
- Head of Optometry Colchester
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01206 487103
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