Optometrist

Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust; Harlow; On-site; GBP 36,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading hospital in Harlow is seeking an Optometrist to join their Ophthalmology team. The role involves providing optometric support, enhancing patient experience, and managing team performance. Ideal candidates will have hospital and community experience, and be enthusiastic about delivering high-quality care.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospital and community settings.
• Ability to work with adults and children.

Responsibilities

• Provide optometric support in Ophthalmology clinics.
• Manage and develop team performance.
• Ensure effective clinical practice.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Clinical Practice

Job description

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We have an opportunity for a new or experienced Optometrist to join the Ophthalmology team at Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow.

You will be required to provide optometric support to the busy Ophthalmology clinics, which run in conjunction with other departments in the hospital.

We are looking for an enthusiastic Optometrist with hospital and community experience who can work in an adult and paediatric extended role, carrying out a wide range of complex optometric and ophthalmological procedures.

As Part Of Your Role, You Will

• Ensure safe and effective clinical practice
• Enhance the patient's experience
• Manage and develop the performance of the team
• Ensure effective contribution to the delivery of the organisation’s objectives
• Undertake independently/supervised a wide range of specialty clinical services involving optometric extended roles.
  
  

Our Organisation

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.

We employ 3,500 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.

Our Values

The Princess Alexandra Promise To Our Patients As Identified By Our 3 Values Which Will Contribute To Improving Our Patient Experiences

Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts

Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both

Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care

The Trust believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sonia Edmon Job title: Matron Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 01279 978915

01279 978915 (Monday -Friday 10-4pm)

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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