Job summary
Are you passionate about patient care? Do you want to expand your clinical knowledge and experience? Do you want to work with a fantastic multi-disciplinary team? We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and compassionate individual to work in an extended clinical role in our Optometric Services Team within Ophthalmology in East Kent.
The post will involve triage and managing patients in the urgent eye service, paediatric refractions, specialist contact lens fitting, virtual glaucoma review and much more. Our clinics generally run Monday to Friday between 8am and 6pm.
Main duties of the job
The specific extended roles we are currently recruiting are:
Acute eye referral triage/advice and assessment of patients as part of the Urgent Eye Service team at the William Harvey Hospital, Ashford (training will be provided for this role)
Paediatric cycloplegic refraction and fundus examination at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford and Royal Victoria Hospital in Folkestone with autonomous clinical management plan.
Possible training in the glaucoma service including face to face independent optometrist clinics and virtual review.
Optometric examination of patients enrolled with clinical trials at EKHUFT
Assist in the training of Ophthalmic Technicians and other staff as necessary
Assist in the collection of data for Clinical Audit, when requested
About us
We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with fivehospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference'. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please scroll down to access the full Job Description and Person Specification located in Documents to download.
If you have further queries please dont hesitate to contact the line manager using the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) degree in Optometry
- General Optical Council registration
Desirable
- Post-graduate optometric qualifications
- Higher Degree
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential
- Autonomous working, guided by board optometric policies
- Diagnostic drug use/instillation of ophthalmic drugs
- Working with elderly and children
- Slit Lamp Assessment
Desirable
- Eye casualty assessment
- Anterior Segment disease assessment
- Experience of research and audit
Knowledge
Essential
- NICE guidelines
- Assessment of paediatric patients e.g. emmetropisation
- Interpretation of ophthalmological test results e.g. visual fields/OCT
Desirable
- Experience of NHS computer systems
- Independent prescribing
Personal/Professional Attributes
Essential
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc (Hons) degree in Optometry
- General Optical Council registration
Desirable
- Post-graduate optometric qualifications
- Higher Degree
Clinical Skills and Experience
Essential
- Autonomous working, guided by board optometric policies
- Diagnostic drug use/instillation of ophthalmic drugs
- Working with elderly and children
- Slit Lamp Assessment
Desirable
- Eye casualty assessment
- Anterior Segment disease assessment
- Experience of research and audit
Knowledge
Essential
- NICE guidelines
- Assessment of paediatric patients e.g. emmetropisation
- Interpretation of ophthalmological test results e.g. visual fields/OCT
Desirable
- Experience of NHS computer systems
- Independent prescribing
Personal/Professional Attributes
Essential
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
