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Advanced Clinical Optometrist

£49.39k - £64.75k per annum
Part-time
Job summary
"This post is only open to internal applicants."

As an Advanced Clinical Optometrist the post holder will provide expert clinical optometric knowledge with the highest level of specialised training to provide disease treatment, patient care and management of both complex optometric and specific ophthalmological caseloads.

This is a part time role based at RUH Ophthalmology Unit and with the potential for some clinics at Frome Medical Practice

The role demands the highest level of professional responsibility within optometry, exceeding that of both community and traditional hospital eye service optometrists both in terms of breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and experience. The role requires experience as a non-medical prescriber and relevant specialist post graduate qualifications.

The post holder will actively contribute to teaching, audit, and clinical governance and may be required to deputise for the service lead as required

Main duties of the job
The role demands the highest level of professional responsibility within optometry, exceeding that of both community and traditional hospital eye service optometrists both in terms of breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and experience.

The role requires experience as a non-medical prescriber and relevant specialist post graduate qualifications.

The post holder will actively contribute to teaching, audit, and clinical governance and may be required to deputise for the service lead as required

About us
At the RUH we're proud to put people at the heart of what we do, working together as one team to make a difference for our patients, each other, and our community. No matter what your role is, we value everyone's contribution in supporting the exceptional, person-centred care we pride ourselves on.

We are committed to creating a compassionate and inclusive environment. This can be seen in our growing community of staff networks - celebrating successes and creating opportunities to listen and learn. We value our differences, champion kindness and civility, and truly believe that diversity makes us stronger.

A culture of learning, developing and innovating is the thread that runs throughout our whole organisation. We want to support you to thrive, taking your career to its full potential.

We value staff wellbeing, with a well-established programme of support. We believe in a holistic approach spanning all aspects of living a healthy life, including physical, emotional, spiritual and financial wellbeing. We've even got a pool!

We are committed to supporting you and hope you want to join our team. In the meantime, find out more about living and working the beautiful historic city of Bath, learn about our extensive package of staff benefits, and read about how we're providing healthcare fit for the future with the landmark Dyson Cancer Centre and our passion for research.

Job responsibilities
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further information on the role.

Qualifications
Essential
  • IP Qualified Optometrist
Desirable
  • Post graduate Diploma
Experience
Essential
  • Experienced hospital Optometrist
Desirable
  • Experienced at SLT
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.

Certificate of Sponsorship
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).

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).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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