Optometrist

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

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Job summary

We have an opportunity for a new or experienced Optometrist to join the Ophthalmology team at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow.

You will be required to provide optometric support to the busy Ophthalmology clinics, which run in conjunction with other departments in the hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Optometrist with hospital and community experience who can work in an adult and paediatric extended role, carrying out a wide range of complex optometric and ophthalmological procedures.

Main duties of the job

As part of your role, you will:

  • Ensure safe and effective clinical practice
  • Enhance the patient's experience
  • Manage and develop the performance of the team
  • Ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation's objectives
  • Undertake independently/supervised a wide range of specialty clinical services involving optometric extended roles.

About us

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop's Stortford, and St Margaret's Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:

Patient at heart - Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence - Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration - Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

Date posted

11 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum plus 5% HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

292-6260371-SCC-B

Job locations

PAH

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of the vacancy, this is available to download at anytime

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job description and person specification for full details of the vacancy, this is available to download at anytime

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Optometry Bsc (Hons)
  • GOC registered optometrist

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in dealing with complex refraction cases
  • Experience in dealing with complex refraction cases
  • Experience of Audit and other quality initiatives
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Optometry Bsc (Hons)
  • GOC registered optometrist

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in dealing with complex refraction cases
  • Experience in dealing with complex refraction cases
  • Experience of Audit and other quality initiatives

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAH

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust

Address

PAH

Harlow

CM20 1QX


Employer's website

https://www.pah.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)


For questions about the job, contact:

Ophthalmology Unit Manager

Symmandeep Sandher

s.sandher1@nhs.net

01279443346

Date posted

11 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£35,392 to £42,618 a year per annum plus 5% HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

292-6260371-SCC-B

Job locations

PAH

Harlow

CM20 1QX


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