Job summary
We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Optometrist to join our team.
You will have the highest level of specialist clinical training, knowledge, skill and experience within Hospital Eye Service Optometry in order to routinely provide care in both Optometry and Ophthalmology.
The role demands the highest level of individual professional responsibility and efficiency within clinical optometry.
Post holders will wherever possible autonomously deliver a wide range of advanced, specialised, complex and non-routine work, with responsibility for patient examination and complex clinical decision making regarding ongoing management/treatment of a number of sight-threatening eye conditions.
Main duties of the job
To deliver highly specialist clinical care for patients with sight-threatening eye disease and life-threatening conditions with ocular presentations across different ophthalmic sub-specialist clinics.
To make patient-centred judgements on management in the presence of uncertainty, for example where patients are unable to cooperate fully in clinical assessments, or where evidence on clinical management options is unclear or lacking.
To plan and deliver advanced specialist clinical examinations tailored to individual patient requirements. Examinations will be comprehensive & commensurate with clinical experience beyond Masters degree level, acting with guidance from national recommendations. Skills are commensurate with those of sub-specialist trained (medical) ophthalmology staff.
To personally deliver a wide range of highly specialised clinical services and provide expert opinion in an area of specialist expertise and advanced practice.
To be responsible for the clinical and policy development in relevant sub specialities within ophthalmology
To be responsible for and participate in clinical audit, teaching and research
About us
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! -BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile workingopportunities,alongside your NHS benefits ofgenerous annual leave entitlement, pension andaccess toNHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
- We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity withinourBHT familyimprovespositive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Optometry
- Masters level qualification/ in progress or equivalent experience
- Be an independent prescriber (or willing to work towards), depending on clinical sub-speciality
- Registration with the General Optical Council
Desirable
- Certified speciality courses or equivalent self-directed learning and experience if no formal qualification available
Experience
Essential
- Broad expert clinical experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills and experience in a speciality
- Experience of running own clinics
- Minimum of five years' post-registration experience including work at band 7 or above.
- Proven track record of significant broad based post-registration experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills and experience in speciality
- Proven track record of clinical senior management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment including staff/financial and change management.
- Patient diagnosis based on autonomously performed structured clinical history and appropriate clinical examinations; ordering/performing/interpreting (as appropriate) investigations; prescription of appropriate treatment if applicable; supported by a high standard of documentation.
- Robust evidence of own continuing personal and professional development
- BHT statutory and mandatory training up to date (or equivalent if applying from out-with BHT).
- Ability to demonstrate excellent theoretical and clinical knowledge and skills applicable to this area of practice.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner using own initiative, and work as a team member
- Experience of teaching patients and staff and others
Desirable
- Be able to work across specific, similar, clinical areas supported by clinical knowledge and expertise
- Proven record of teaching at various levels from basic to advanced
- Performance of Annual and intermediate Performance Review for junior colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a speciality with a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning and be able to comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness or deterioration.
- Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team; within the organisation and across organisational boundaries.
- To be able to identify and implement systems to promote their contribution and demonstrate the impact of the role to the health care team and the wider health and social care sector
- Ability to draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision making to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions (which usually involve prescribing medication and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrating the use of a variety of IT/media skills
- Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation and up to date knowledge of clinical policy Plus Successful change management experience and track record of launching new initiatives.
- Ability to manage change and conflict resolution with positive outcomes by way of negotiation
- Ability to translate and integrate evidence based research/guidelines into the development of local care pathways.
- Ability to develop relationships locally, regionally and nationally
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills in sometimes unfamiliar/complex/unpredictable situations. Provide consultancy services to their own and other professions on therapeutic interventions, practice and service development
- Strong communications skills demonstrated through delivery of presentations and producing articles
- Ability to critically appraise and synthesis the outcomes or relevant research evaluations and audits
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc in Optometry
- Masters level qualification/ in progress or equivalent experience
- Be an independent prescriber (or willing to work towards), depending on clinical sub-speciality
- Registration with the General Optical Council
Desirable
- Certified speciality courses or equivalent self-directed learning and experience if no formal qualification available
Experience
Essential
- Broad expert clinical experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills and experience in a speciality
- Experience of running own clinics
- Minimum of five years' post-registration experience including work at band 7 or above.
- Proven track record of significant broad based post-registration experience relevant to the post, including specialist skills and experience in speciality
- Proven track record of clinical senior management at a senior level in an acute hospital environment including staff/financial and change management.
- Patient diagnosis based on autonomously performed structured clinical history and appropriate clinical examinations; ordering/performing/interpreting (as appropriate) investigations; prescription of appropriate treatment if applicable; supported by a high standard of documentation.
- Robust evidence of own continuing personal and professional development
- BHT statutory and mandatory training up to date (or equivalent if applying from out-with BHT).
- Ability to demonstrate excellent theoretical and clinical knowledge and skills applicable to this area of practice.
- Work as an autonomous practitioner using own initiative, and work as a team member
- Experience of teaching patients and staff and others
Desirable
- Be able to work across specific, similar, clinical areas supported by clinical knowledge and expertise
- Proven record of teaching at various levels from basic to advanced
- Performance of Annual and intermediate Performance Review for junior colleagues
Skills
Essential
- Advanced theoretical and practical knowledge of a speciality with a wide range of approaches to the management of patients, demonstrated by advanced clinical reasoning and be able to comprehensively assess patients for risk factors and early signs of illness or deterioration.
- Ability to lead a multi-disciplinary team; within the organisation and across organisational boundaries.
- To be able to identify and implement systems to promote their contribution and demonstrate the impact of the role to the health care team and the wider health and social care sector
- Ability to draw on a diverse range of knowledge in their decision making to determine evidence based therapeutic interventions (which usually involve prescribing medication and actively monitoring the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions.
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills demonstrating the use of a variety of IT/media skills
- Evidence of managing clinical services, service innovation and up to date knowledge of clinical policy Plus Successful change management experience and track record of launching new initiatives.
- Ability to manage change and conflict resolution with positive outcomes by way of negotiation
- Ability to translate and integrate evidence based research/guidelines into the development of local care pathways.
- Ability to develop relationships locally, regionally and nationally
- Demonstrate strong leadership skills in sometimes unfamiliar/complex/unpredictable situations. Provide consultancy services to their own and other professions on therapeutic interventions, practice and service development
- Strong communications skills demonstrated through delivery of presentations and producing articles
- Ability to critically appraise and synthesis the outcomes or relevant research evaluations and audits
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).
