Optometrist

Sussexcommunity; Camberley, Southampton, Frimley; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative department is seeking a passionate Optometrist to join their dynamic team at the Eye Treatment Centre. This role offers the chance to work alongside experienced professionals in a supportive environment, contributing to the delivery of exceptional ophthalmic care. You'll be involved in various clinics, ensuring timely treatment for patients. With opportunities for part-time or full-time work, this position is perfect for those looking to make a meaningful impact in eye care. Join a forward-thinking organization committed to excellence and patient-centered service.

Qualifications

• Degree in Optometry and GOC Registration required.
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development is essential.

Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of specialist eye care with a multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to a range of clinics ensuring effective treatment pathways.

Skills

Able to commute to satellite areas

Experience in extended roles

Education

Degree in Optometry

GOC Registration

Commitment to Continuing Professional Development

Teaching qualification

GCP trained

Job description

Location: Eye Treatment Centre, Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

The Eye Treatment Centre at Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a forward-thinking and innovative department committed to delivering high-quality ophthalmic care. We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Optometrist to join our dedicated team in providing exceptional services to patients attending our ophthalmology department.

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic clinical environment, where you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of specialist eye care, working alongside experienced ophthalmologists, nurses, and allied health professionals. The successful candidate will contribute to a range of clinics, helping to ensure timely and effective treatment pathways for our patients.

Main duties of the job

This post offers extensive involvement within the glaucoma, medical retina service and research, for which training will be offered if required.

You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team in the Eye Treatment Centre working primarily alongside the Lead Consultant Ophthalmologist, Consultant Orthoptist and reporting to the Eye Treatment Centre Matron and Orthoptist Team Leader.

The post is open to candidates looking for part time or full time hospital experience for 37.5 hours a week. Part time hours will be considered but a minimum of 1 day per week will be required.

For further information please contact Lorraine North (Consultant Orthoptist) - [e-mail] or Charlotte Smith (Orthoptic Team Leader) - [e-mail].

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.

Job responsibilities

For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Degree in Optometry
• GOC Registration.
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• Teaching qualification
• GCP trained

Skills

• Able to commute to satellite areas
• Experience in extended roles

Education

• Good Communication Skills
• Able to work in a team
• Advanced training in glaucoma or medical retina

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.

£23,523 to £28,250 a yearper annum INC HCAS