Advanced Clinical Practitioner- Optometrist

Job summary

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help. Are you an Optometrist who wants to continue helping people but need a better work life balance? If yes, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for an Optometrist to join us as we continue to expand throughout the UK.

Main duties of the job

This role is designed for an experienced, GOC-registered Optometrist with a proven specialism in glaucoma and significant post-registration clinical experience. You will be confident working autonomously within advanced clinical pathways and managing patients with complex ocular disease. You will deliver high-quality, independent eye care, with acknowledged expertise in glaucoma assessment and management, alongside cataract surgery assessment. You will play a key role in shared-care and hospital-based services, ensuring patients fully understand their diagnosis, management options, and treatment outcomes, while providing continuity and reassurance throughout their clinical journey. As a Clinical Optometrist specialising in glaucoma, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary ophthalmic team to deliver safe, efficient, and evidence based care. You will contribute to service development, support clinical governance standards, and play an active role in delivering advanced optometric services within established glaucoma and cataract pathways.

About us

Since 2012, CHEC has been working with the NHS to increase patient choice and provide better access to exceptional, timely, locally-based ophthalmology and gastroenterology care free at the point of care. CHEC has a nationwide portfolio of community hospitals and clinics operating in a unique hub-and-spoke model. We are proud to have a role alongside colleagues in the NHS, offering patients the choice of access to essential procedures and help achieve the best possible clinical outcomes. We continue to expand our community-based offering of vital healthcare to patients across England, including ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat) and Dermatology services. CHEC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees to share this commitment, this includes being aware of and adhering to all CHEC Safeguarding policies. Recruitment checks are undertaken in accordance with the NHS Employment Check Standards and successful applicants may be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).