Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Corneal Services

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 53,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has emerged for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner specializing in corneal services at a leading NHS Trust in Manchester. This role focuses on delivering high-quality patient care, teaching junior staff, and engaging in clinical audits and research, requiring a skilled clinician with advanced knowledge and experience in ophthalmology.

Qualifications

• Registered optometrist with advanced clinical experience.
• Experience in hospital ophthalmology services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals and consultant ophthalmologists.
• Lead clinical audits and support junior clinicians.

Skills

Clinical Excellence

Communication

Organisational Skills

Critical Thinking

Teaching

Education

Registered Optometrist

Diploma in Therapeutics

Master's or Doctorate in Optometry

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an Advanced Clinical Practitioner specializing in corneal services at a leading NHS Trust in Manchester. The role involves delivering high-quality patient care, supporting junior staff, and engaging in clinical audits and research.

Qualifications

• Registered optometrist with advanced clinical experience.
• Experience in hospital ophthalmology services is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with healthcare professionals and consultant ophthalmologists.
• Lead clinical audits and support junior clinicians.

Skills

Clinical Excellence

Communication

Organisational Skills

Critical Thinking

Teaching

Education

Registered Optometrist

Diploma in Therapeutics

Master's or Doctorate in Optometry

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Advanced Clinical Practitioner - Corneal Services

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Main area Optometry Grade Band 8a Contract 12 months (Fixed Term) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job ref 349-EAD-7211447-RL4

Site Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Town Manchester Salary £53,755 - £60,504 per annum (pro rata) Salary period Yearly Closing 28/05/2025 23:59

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) specialising in corneal and anterior segment ophthalmology to join the optometry team. The ACP will work collaboratively with other members of the optometry team, other healthcare professionals and consultant ophthalmologists ensuring they provide clinical excellence in the delivery of high-quality patient centred care.

The role requires a skilled autonomous clinician with highly developed ophthalmic knowledge and prescribing abilities, through a combination of prior experience and higher qualifications. They will demonstrate critical thinking in clinical decision-making processes and will play a key role in service delivery and adherence to policy and procedures. They will also be instrumental in guiding and supporting the development and practice of junior clinicians including teaching and training. The post holder will also be expected to lead on clinical audit as well as taking advantage of opportunities to be involved in research.

You will have excellent organisational skills, be a good communicator and demonstrate a caring, compassionate, and professional approach to patients and staff.We are looking for an ACP who is innovative and creative who can share their experience and existing skills.Experience of working in hospital ophthalmology services is desirable.

Main duties of the job

Please see the person specification and job description for further details regarding the main duties required for this role.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 30,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating, and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail] .

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

Person specification

Qualifications

• Registered optometrist with the General Optical Council
• College of Optometrists Diploma in Therapeutics (Independent prescribing)
• Further specialist qualifications e.g., College of Optometrists Higher Qualifications
• Master’s or Doctorate level equivalent in an optometry/ophthalmology/ management subject

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Advanced theoretical knowledge in a range of clinical areas
• Substantial years’ experience in post graduate clinical experience
• Ability to competently undertake highly specialist advanced clinical extended roles e.g., cornea, glaucoma, acute services, cataract, medical retina
• Knowledge and experience of clinical matters beyond direct clinical role e.g., surgical techniques and management
• Experience working with visually impaired patients & others with learning disabilities
• Broad understanding of the optometry profession, primary/secondary care interface, NHS service provision
• Experience of conducting audits and implementing service changes based on audit results
• Management & leadership: Experience of line management
• Evidence of research

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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