Advanced Optometrist - Ophthalmology

Job summary

An Optometrist is required to join our Ophthalmology department at Central Middlesex Hospital and Willesden Centre for Health & Care. This post is to work in the post & pre-op cataract and the diabetic retinopathy clinic, one day a week.

An experienced applicant is preferred with substantial post graduate optometric clinical experience. The applicant should possess high quality knowledge and experience of applying high quality knowledge into practice, excellent communication and organisational skills as well as the ability to work alone or as part of a team.

For further information or to arrange an informal visit please contact Farzana Rayyan on: farzana.rayyan@nhs.net or Spozmai Arghandawi on: spozmai.arghandawi@nhs.net.

Main duties of the job

1. To work closely with other optometrists, orthoptists and healthcare professionals in order to deliver a comprehensive range of core optometric services and a range of extended role services (dependent upon experience) to the highest standards of quality and care.

2. To deliver an integrated and collaborative eye care service for patients at LNWH by effective, efficient care and excellent outcomes for F2F and diagnostic patients.

3. To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing optometric assessment, diagnosis and management of patients of all ages, ranging from babies to the elderly and those who have varying communication skills.

4. To participate in the delivery of certain more complex specialist optometric services that meets the changing needs of the Directorate and other outside agencies.

5. To undertake administrative duties as required by the role undertaken.

6. To participate in clinical audit and research

7. To provide teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for various disciplines within ophthalmology (ophthalmologists, medical students, ophthalmic nurses, orthoptists and other health professionals).

About us

London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust (LNWH) cares for the people of Brent, Ealing, Harrow and beyond.

Our team of more than 8,200 clinical and support staff serve a diverse population of almost one million people.

We run major acute services at:

• Northwick Park Hospital: home to one of the busiest emergency departments (A&E) in the country. The hospital provides a full range of services including the country's top-rated hyper-acute stroke unit and one of only three hyper-acute rehabilitation units in the UK
• St Mark's Hospital: an internationally renowned specialist centre for bowel disease
• Ealing Hospital: a busy district general hospital providing a range of clinical services, as well as 24/7 emergency department and urgent care centre, and specialist care at Meadow House Hospice
• Central Middlesex Hospital: our planned care site, hosting a range of surgical and outpatient services and collocated with an urgent care centre.

We are a university teaching NHS trust, in recognition of the important role we play in training clinicians of the future and bringing the benefits of research to the public.