Cathedral Eye Clinic

NIOS; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bi-Annual bonus

Pension contribution

Private health insurance

CPD support

Fees covered: GOC/CoOP/AOP

Job summary

Cathedral Eye Clinic in Belfast seeks an experienced Optometrist to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will conduct pre- and post-operative assessments alongside consulting ophthalmologists and participate in advanced scope of practice.

The role offers a competitive salary dependent on experience, bi-annual bonus, pension, private health insurance and continued professional development with CPD support.

Qualifications

• Qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC; IP qualification desirable or in progress.
• Experience in secondary care and refractive surgery is desirable but not essential; training provided.
• Passion for high quality patient safety and care.
• Strives to deliver clinical excellence with growth and increased scope of practice since qualification.
• Excellent communication skills with a calm demeanour.
• Enthusiastic team player with a hard-working professional work ethic.
• CORU registration is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team of 8 Optometrists, performing pre-op and post-op assessments.
• Collaborate with Consultant Ophthalmologists across sub-specialities including refractive, vitreo-retinal and corneal.
• Engage in advanced scope of practice roles under mentoring of world-class Ophthalmologists.
• Utilise state-of-the-art Optometric equipment to perform and interpret diagnostic scanning of patients.
• Work with our research Optometrist in data collection with patients.
• Manage patients eye conditions autonomously or with the Cathedral team.
• Collaborate with admin and nursing teams to deliver the best possible care.
• Perform eye wellness checks at eye and health screening events with a nurse/assistant.
• Pursue professional development and clinical growth.

Skills

Communication

Team player

Patient safety

Education

GOC registered Optometrist

IP qualification desirable

Job description

Founded and directed by Professor Johnny Moore, Cathedral Eye Clinic was established in 2008 with the clear objective of serving as Ireland’s premier centre of ophthalmic (eyecare) excellence, offering a world‑class, unrivalled patient experience with Quality Care, Clinical Excellence & Patient Safety as key tenets. Our facilities offer a variety of expert eye treatments which can provide patients with total freedom from glasses, and we are proud to be the only healthcare company on the island of Ireland to offer the revolutionary ReLEx VisuMax SMILE laser eye treatment. At Cathedral Eye Clinic, we believe in raising the bar in the pursuit of medical excellence and as well as laser refractive surgery, our surgical specialty focuses on cataract treatment, ocular surface reconstruction, retinal treatment, oculoplastic and other forms of intra‑ocular eye surgery.

Aside from striving to achieve the best possible vision for each of our valued patients, Cathedral Eye Clinic continues to offer valuable contributions in the field, spearheading clinical research, innovation in clinical practice and presenting at some of the world’s ophthalmic conferences and events.

The Role

Cathedral Eye Clinic is looking for a new Optometrist to add to our existing team in Belfast. Following the Clinic’s ongoing success, we are keen to add an Optometrist who is focused on receiving extensive insight and experience whilst being part of a hard‑working, close‑knit dynamic team. Other benefits include:

• A Competitive salary depending on experience
• Bi-Annual Bonus
• Pension contribution
• Private health insurance
• Professional development opportunities with regular internal/external training events and support attaining CPD
• Professional fees covered including GOC, College of Optometrists and AOP.

Overall, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced Optometrist to be an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team.

The role involves

• Working apart of a team of 8 other Optometrists, performing pre‑op and post‑op assessments for patients.
• Working alongside Consultant Ophthalmologists from many sub‑specialities including refractive, vitreo‑retinal and corneal.
• Getting involved in advanced scope of practice roles under the mentoring of world class Ophthalmologists.
• Utilising state of the art Optometric equipment to perform and interpret diagnostic scanning of patient’s eyes.
• Working alongside our research Optometrist in data collection with our patients.
• Managing patients eye conditions either autonomously or as alongside the Cathedral team.
• Working alongside the admin and nursing team to deliver the best possible care to our patients.
• Performing eye wellness checks at our eye and health screening events alongside an Optical Assistant and/or nurse at external events.
• Working proactively towards professional development and clinical growth.

Job Requirements:

• Qualified Optometrist registered with the GOC, ideally IP qualified or in the process of acquiring this qualification.
• Experience in secondary care and refractive surgery is desirable but not essential. All training will be provided.
• Passion for high quality patient safety and care.
• Strives to deliver clinical excellence with a record of clinical growth and increased scope of practice since qualification.
• Considers customer service to be essential and has excellent communication skills with a calm demeanour.
• An enthusiastic team player with a hard‑working professional work ethic.
• CORU registration is also desirable, but not essential.

Schedule:

• Part time: 3 weekdays with 1 Saturday per month required.