Job overview

As an Advanced Clinical Optometrist the post holder will provide expert clinical optometric knowledge with the highest level of specialised training to provide disease treatment, patient care and management of both complex optometric and specific ophthalmological caseloads.

This is a part time role to cover maternity leave based at RUH Ophthalmology Unit and with the potential for some clinics at Frome Medical Practice

The role demands the highest level of professional responsibility within optometry, exceeding that of both community and traditional hospital eye service optometrists both in terms of breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and experience. The role requires experience as a non-medical prescriber and relevant specialist post graduate qualifications.

The post holder will actively contribute to teaching, audit, and clinical governance and may be required to deputise for the service lead as required

Main duties of the job

The role demands the highest level of professional responsibility within optometry, exceeding that of both community and traditional hospital eye service optometrists both in terms of breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and experience.

The role requires experience as a non-medical prescribe and relevant specialist post graduate qualifications.

The post holder will actively contribute to teaching, audit, and clinical governance and may be required to deputise for the service lead as required

Working for our organisation

At the RUH we’re proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone’s contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks – celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We’ve even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we’re providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.