Clinical Tutors

Cardiff University; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious university in the UK is seeking Clinical Tutors for their School of Optometry and Vision Sciences. The role involves delivering undergraduate teaching and mentoring students in various clinical settings. Successful candidates will have an honours degree in Optometry and relevant GOC registration. Various working arrangements are available, and the university promotes an inclusive and flexible working environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive working environment

Opportunity to impact future optometrists

Qualifications

• Evidence of expertise in Optometry or related area.
• Experience providing training in an optometric environment.
• Ability to plan and prioritize work effectively.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality teaching at the undergraduate level.
• Supervise students and provide feedback on their clinical competencies.
• Participate in course evaluation and module design.

Skills

Knowledge of Optometry

Experience in teaching

Effective communication

Education

Honours degree in Optometry

GOC registration

Job description

Advert

Clinical Tutor
School of Optometry and Vision Sciences

The School of Optometry and Vision Sciences are looking to appoint a number of Clinical Tutors in all aspects of clinical teaching and are able to offer working arrangements to suit you including part and full days.

You may remember your time in university, and the impact that your Tutors made on your technique. Perhaps you have wondered whether you would like to impart some of your wisdom and advice to tomorrow's optometrists? Perhaps you would like to contribute to shaping tomorrow's optometrists and prepare them for a life in practice? Under the guidance of mentors within the School, we are offering the opportunity to do just this, in a variety of clinical settings. The role of the Clinical Tutor is varied and includes opportunities to teach in small groups, provide 1:1 support, advance students\' clinical competencies, provide occasional informal pastoral support to final year students, and enhance your own knowledge by being part of a team of supervisors; all of whom have areas of expertise and interest of their own. In the role, you become an integral and vital part of the Undergraduate teaching programme in the School and will support and contribute to the School\'s outstanding record of graduate quality.

Applications are invited for supervisors of a variety of undergraduate clinics, including Primary Care, Contact Lenses, Binocular Vision, Low Vision, Dispensing and Special Assessment.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

We will be making a number of contracted appointments with regular hours, working over 22 weeks of the year. Our contracts will be offered on a 2-year fixed term basis. We are also seeking applications from qualified Optometrists, Contact Lens/ Dispensing Opticians, who would like the opportunity to provide locum cover should ad-hoc staff absences occur. Please state in your application, which type(s) of contract you would consider.

Salary: Clinic Tutor hourly rate is £27.78 - £29.48 per hour. This hourly rate is based on Grade 5 hourly rate of £18.3473 to £19.7983 (£33,482 - £36,130 pro rata per annum) plus 21% pay in lieu of annual leave plus market supplement.

Applications will be reviewed appropriately periodically as and when they are received, but the advert will remain open until the vacancies have been filled.

Closing date: Thursday, 18 September 2025

Cardiff University is committed to supporting and promoting equality and diversity and to creating an inclusive working environment. We believe this can be achieved through attracting, developing, and retaining a diverse range of staff from many different backgrounds who have the ambition to create a University which seeks to fulfil our social, cultural and economic obligation to Cardiff, Wales, and the world. In supporting our employees to achieve a balance between their work and their personal lives, we will also consider proposals for flexible working or job share arrangements.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh, and an application submitted in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application submitted in English.

Job Description

Job description

The School of Optometry and Vision Sciences are looking to appoint Clinical Tutors. The successful candidate will deliver high-quality teaching at undergraduate level and will contribute to the teaching record of the School through commitment to current teaching activities, leading to the advancement of student clinical competency. The successful candidate will carry out their duties in a developing capacity with the assistance of a mentor.

Main Duties

• Undertake teaching at undergraduate level, preparing and delivering both supervision and informal tutorials in Primary Care and Contact Lens clinics, Binocular Vision, Low Vision, Dispensing and Special Assessment.
• With guidance, supervise students through providing first line support, pastoral care, student assessments and teaching feedback, including assisting setting and marking of assignments, giving written/oral feedback and collating and providing final assessments of students.
• Participate actively as a member of a teaching team, providing support to colleagues, contributing to module design, assessment procedures, accreditation of courses and quality control processes; working with colleagues to identify the learning needs of students and define appropriate learning objectives.
• Supervise students undertaking clinical work, including the provision of individual feedback.
• Take professional responsibility for patient care, including further investigation and appropriate patient management and referral where necessary.
• Deliver tutorials and group work, where appropriate; Including preparing teaching material, communicating subject matter and encouraging critical discourse to develop rational thinking; observing and reacting to student interventions; responding to questions outside class times and to contingencies in course delivery
• Carry out administrative duties where appropriate such as class record keeping, attending meetings, and report writing.
• In conjunction with colleagues, carry out course evaluation, including facilitating student feedback; reflecting on own teaching design and delivery; obtaining and analysing feedback to help implement ideas for improving personal performance.
• Contribute to collaborative decision-making with colleagues on academic content, module reviews and the assessment of student work.

Other

• Attend and participate in the School committees and represent the School if required.
• Undergo appropriate personal and professional reviews to develop performance.
• Participate in School administration and activities to promote the School and its work to the wider University and the outside world.
• To ensure compliance with legal duties and regulatory requirements in respect of Equality and Diversity, Data Protection, Copyright and Licensing, Security, Financial and other University policies, procedures, codes and standards, as appropriate.
• To take care for the health and safety of yourself and of other persons who may be affected by your act(s) or omissions at work in accordance with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, EU/UK Directives and the University\'s Safety, Health and Environment Policies and Procedures and to cooperate with the University on any legal duties placed in it as the employer.
• Ensure that an understanding of the importance of confidentiality is applied, when undertaking all duties.
• You may be asked to perform other duties occasionally which are not included above, but which will be consistent with the role.

Person Specification

IMPORTANT NOTE TO CANDIDATES: It is the University\'s policy to use the person specification as a key tool for short-listing and we only invite candidates to interview who clearly evidence that they meet (or partially meet) each of the essential criteria. During the application process you will be asked to attach a supporting statement. This statement must outline how you meet the criteria below and we recommended formatting this by using each criteria as a sub-heading and providing your relevant experience/evidence below each sub-heading. It is crucial that you save your supporting statement with the vacancy number (eg. 1234BR) in the filename as failure to do so may result in it being omitted from your application.

Essential Criteria:

Knowledge, Skills and Experience:

1. Evidence of the ability to provide a definitive source of expertise in the area of Optometry, Contact Lenses or Dispensing and to demonstrate continuous specialist development.

2. Experience of providing training or instruction in an optometric environment to practice staff or pre-registration optometrists.

3. Demonstrable ability to plan and prioritise own daily work and forward plan for teaching.

Qualifications:

1. An honours degree in Optometry, or equivalent experience and/or a related subject specialism. Current registration with the General Optical Council. If you are appointed to patient facing clinics, you will be expected to maintain CPD points to ensure continued GOC registration, and to uphold registration with NHS Health Board to practice in clinics performing NHS-funded tests. The School will consider applicants who are a Dispensing Optician or Contact Lens Optician who have relevant experience in optometric practice.
2. GOC registration, and relevant experience in optometric practice. You will be expected to maintain GOC registration, and in order to practice as an Optometrist in patient facing clinics at Cardiff University with NHS patients, register with a relevant NHS Health Board. The School will consider applicants who are a GOC registered Contact Lens Optician and has relevant experience in optometric practices.
3. Recent / current experience in an optometric clinical environment. If applying as Optometrist: EHEW accreditation or agreement to undergo accreditation upon commencement of employment.
4. If applying as an Optometrist: EHEW accreditation or an agreement to undergo accreditation upon commencement of employment.

Pastoral, Communication and Team Working

8. A dependable individual, who is pro-active, adaptable, with excellent teamworking and communication skills, along with a willingness to contribute positively to the teaching of the School.

9. Evidence of the ability to present complex information clearly and confidently to others using a range of media.

Desirable Criteria

1. Welsh-language proficiency.