Senior Optometrist

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Barts Health NHS Trust Full time

Job Overview

We are seeking an enthusiastic and highly motivated Optometrist to join our teams with special interest and experience in medical retina and glaucoma. The post-holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Optometry and Ophthalmology teams that provide comprehensive and quality ophthalmology services for the Trust.

Main Duties of the Job

  • Participate in the delivery of the ophthalmology service in the areas of Medical Retina and injection services
  • Participate in glaucoma clinics as well as glaucoma virtual clinics
  • Participate in cataract and post op cataract clinics as well as virtual clinics
  • Participate in core optometry clinics
  • Participate in the delivery of highly specialist ophthalmic services and extended roles that meet the changing needs of the department
  • Participate in research and clinical audit as required by the WXUH Ophthalmology service

Working for Our Organisation

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond.

Person Specification

Essential Criteria

  • Hospital ophthalmology clinical attachment or experience elsewhere
  • Community eye service experience
  • Sound clinical experience and judgment underpinned by specialist theoretical knowledge base
  • Knowledge/understanding of the optometry profession

Desirable Criteria

  • Teaching experience
  • Audit experience
  • Research experience

Skills

Essential Criteria

  • Ability to offer super-user status on at least one aspect of specialist optometric instrumentation and/or to undertake extended clinical role
  • Ability to demonstrate empathy and professionalism throughout patient consultations and achieve sound clinical outcome, even when receiving/delivering complex or distressing information
  • Ability to analyse and prioritise complex medical information to help devise appropriate specialise care plans
  • Knowledge of MS Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook)
  • Keyboard skills
  • Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training
  • Ability to undertake highly accurate record keeping using electronic systems
  • Ability to organize, plan and prioritise workload
  • Excellent communication skills -Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear, logical manner
  • Flexible and reliable approach to working patterns
  • Well motivated and enthusiastic
  • Able to carry out moderate to intense effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities with frequent interruptions
  • Commitment to non-discriminatory practice
  • Professional approach in difficult or emotional situations

Knowledge

Essential Criteria

  • Developed knowledge of current best practice in Optometry in the relevant setting
  • Understanding legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
  • Keen to invest in continued professional development
  • Audit and research experience & knowledge
  • Demonstrates understanding of clinical governance
  • Knowledge of MS Office (including Word, Excel and Outlook)
  • Knowledge of Cerner Millennium/equivalent system Knowledge of electronic patient records e.g. Medisight Ophthalmology

Qualifications

Essential Criteria

  • BSc(Hons)Ophthalmic Optics or Optometry (2i or above), completion of 12-month clinical postgraduate training post and achievement of all General Optical Council competencies as assessed by the College of Optometrists
  • Registration with the General Optical Council (GOC)

Desirable Criteria

  • MOptom (Master of Optometry) specialist optometry degree, achieving all General Optical Council competencies
  • Further postgraduate Optometric qualification relating to highly specialist aspects of clinical and technical expertise (taught course
  • Postgraduate certificate in Glaucoma (professional / higher/ diploma)
  • Independent Prescribing qualification (DipIP)

Other

Essential Criteria

  • Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations

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