Optometrist

NHS Professionals Limited

The closing date is 14 December 2024

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Job summary

Job Title: Optometrist

Grade: Band 7

Trust: Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust

Ward:Eye Services Bury

Pay Rates: £23.53 per hour

Shift Patterns: Monday to Friday 09:00 17:00 with the occasional Saturday

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Optometrist ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

Main duties of the job

To be an Optometry lead within the Community Eye Services.

To assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the optometry department. This post is based within the community and carries a specialist caseload delivering a highly complex optometric service and a comprehensive range of core services.

To provide teaching and training of other healthcare professionals, junior doctors and other senior medical staff.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Date posted

14 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£23.53 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-24-5109

Job locations

Salford Royal Nhs Foundation Trust

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Job description

Job responsibilities

To be an Optometry lead within the Community Eye Services.

To assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the optometry department. This post is based within the community and carries a specialist caseload delivering a highly complex optometric service and a comprehensive range of core services.

To provide teaching and training of other healthcare professionals, junior doctors and other senior medical staff.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To be an Optometry lead within the Community Eye Services.

To assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the optometry department. This post is based within the community and carries a specialist caseload delivering a highly complex optometric service and a comprehensive range of core services.

To provide teaching and training of other healthcare professionals, junior doctors and other senior medical staff.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc. Degree in Optometry
  • Completion of preceptorship
  • Postgraduate training and experience to masters level in a range of specialist areas, to include paediatrics
  • Registration with General Optical Council

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children of all ages
  • Knowledge of child development and an understanding of a range of complex conditions affecting vision development
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • BSc. Degree in Optometry
  • Completion of preceptorship
  • Postgraduate training and experience to masters level in a range of specialist areas, to include paediatrics
  • Registration with General Optical Council

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with children of all ages
  • Knowledge of child development and an understanding of a range of complex conditions affecting vision development

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

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).

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Salford Royal Nhs Foundation Trust

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Salford Royal Nhs Foundation Trust

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


Employer's website

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

For questions about the job, contact:

Stephanie Moss (Recruitment Consultant)

stephanie.moss@nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk

Date posted

14 October 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£23.53 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

M0042-24-5109

Job locations

Salford Royal Nhs Foundation Trust

Stott Lane

Salford

M6 8HD


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