Job summary
- Main area
- Optometry
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Compressed hours
- Job ref
- 213-PRUH-6969295
- Employer
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Queen Mary's Hospital
- Town
- Sidcup
- Salary
- £42,939 - £58,544 Per annum, including high cost area
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/02/2025 08:00
Employer heading
Specialist Optometrist (band 6-7 run through)
Band 7
Job overview
With significant funding investment into Ophthalmology services, King’s College Hospital NHS Trust are transforming our ophthalmology services. As part of this, we are looking for a dedicated, motivated and enthusiastic Optometrist who wants to further develop their skills in an extended role capacity, to join our friendly multi-disciplinary team.
Training and support will be provided to develop roles, which may include a wide range of extended scope, such as eye casualty, medical retina, and glaucoma, cornea as well as core Optometry clinics.
Previous hospital experience and independent prescribing is desirable. Competency based training will be provided with funding for independent prescribing. Banding will be dependent on experience and successful completion of competencies.
There may be some cross- site working across Kings college Hospital NHS Trust Ophthalmic locations.
Main duties of the job
- To work within the multi-disciplinary team working autonomously as an optometrist managing a wide and complex clinical caseload.
- To provide high quality evidence based optometry care to diagnose, plan, implement and monitor treatment.
- To teach pre-reg optometrists, orthoptic, nursing and ophthalmic colleagues.
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. The trust-wide strategy of Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we aim to take Team King’s to another level.
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.
King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- To work within the multi-disciplinary team working autonomously as an optometrist managing a wide and complex clinical caseload.
- To provide high quality evidence based optometry care to diagnose, plan, implement and monitor treatment
- Optometrist extended role responsibilities may also involve working in specialist clinics including contact lens, glaucoma, cornea, retina and eye casualty and depending on service needs, training will be provided in other areas of Optometry and Ophthalmology.
- To ensure, individually and as part of the team, the effective and efficient running of the orthoptic /optometry and ophthalmology service.
- To teach pre-reg optometrists, orthoptic, nursing and ophthalmic colleagues
- To work autonomously within the multi-disciplinary team working as an optometrist managing a wide and complex clinical caseload.
- Assessment of patients' refractive errors and correction in clinic, involving adult and paediatric objective and subjective refraction
- Responsibilities may also involve working in specialist clinics including glaucoma, cornea, retina and contact lens.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Optometry
- Registration with General Optical Council
Desirable criteria
- Independent prescribing qualification
- Teaching qualification
- Post graduate study
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Clinical optometry experience with adults and paediatrics
- Hospital optometry experience
- Specialist/extended role experience
Desirable criteria
- Taking part in audit
Skills
Essential criteria
- Able to manage own caseload and use initiative
- Flexible approach to working including problem solving skills and management of change
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of computerised patient records
- Knowledge of Microsoft office, Teams, Excel etc
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
- Chloe Lafferty
- Job title
- Head of Optical Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07984455842
- Additional information
Principle Optometrist - [email protected]
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