Optometrist/Contact Lens Optician

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity for an Optometrist/Contact Lens Optician at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust. This role allows for the expansion of optometry skills within a multi-disciplinary team, with exposure to various ophthalmic conditions. Applicants need GOC Registration and should possess a caring nature, with training provided as necessary.

Benefits

Flexible working opportunities

Access to appropriate training

Qualifications

• Previous hospital optometry experience is desirable but not essential.
• Must have a caring nature and thrive in a busy environment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with orthoptists, ophthalmologists, and nursing staff.
• Fit and review specialist contact lenses; assess keratoconics.

Skills

Caring Nature

Team Collaboration

Education

GOC Registration

UK Driving Licence

Job description

Employer Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Southend Town Westcliff on Sea Salary £38,682 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time) Salary period Yearly Closing 05/06/2025 23:59

Optometrist/Contact Lens Optician

Band 6

Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is the onlyacute hospital provider in the Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS), which is a system of health and care partners working together for our local population.

Within Mid and South Essex there are 149 GP practices, operating from over 200 sites, forming 27 Primary Care Networks and one Ambulance Trust. There are also three main community and mental health service providers who work together through a community collaborative.

We collaborate with other valuable partners, including three Healthwatch organisations, nine voluntary and community sector organisations and three top tier local authorities, with seven district, borough and city councils, as well as our local universities.

Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to expand your optometry skills. This could be an exciting opportunity for you. We are actively looking for Optometrists/Contact Lens opticians to join our multi-disciplinary team here at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a fantastic opportunity for applicants that either have experience within hospital optometry, or are looking to take a new path in their optometry career. This opportunity will expose you to a wide range of ophthalmic conditions, diagnostic tools and treatment options. As you can imagine, the learning opportunities within this role are outstanding.

Our Optometrists work alongside orthoptists, ophthalmic technicians, medical and nursing professionals.

Remember, for this opportunity previous hospital optometry experience is not essential, however to be successful you must have a caring nature, a passion for people and thrive working in a busy environment.

The initial site base location will be Southend Hospital, however across site travel will be required therefore a driving licence is essential for this position. Other sites include Orsett, Broomfield and Maldon.

Main duties of the job

This post offers 2 clinical sessions per week and an exciting opportunity to work closely with orthoptists, ophthalmologists and nursing staff as part of a multi-disciplinary approach. Previous hospital experience is desirable but not essential, and as such appropriate training will be given to the successful applicant where required, and

Clinics include fitting/reviewing of specialist contact lenses including soft, prosthetic, RGP, mini-scleral and full scleral lenses, used for variety of conditions.

Also incorporates assessment of keratoconics and pre-and post-corneal graft patients

Working for our organisation

We work together, and in conjunction with MSE Health and Care Partnership, to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients in a compassionate way, and provide a respectful, but vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.

From facilities through to consultant specialists we want to be the best, to achieve this we need to recruit not just those who are the finest in their field but also those who have the potential to be. Yes, experience is important but so is outlook – if you are dynamic, forward-thinking and enthusiastic we want you to join us.

We not only offer you a good working environment with flexible working opportunities, but also the opportunity to develop your career with access to appropriate training for your job and the support to succeed and progress.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For more details on this varied and rewarding role, please see the attached job description. We look forward to your application!

Person specification

Qualifications

• GOC Registration
• Full, clean UK driving licence

Experience

• Previous hospital optometry experience

Please be aware as per the new Immigration guidelines we cannot sponsor candidates with a salary (full time or pro Rata) under the current minimum threshold.

Please note, the selection processes at Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values, please be advised that the use of AI in applications are monitored. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills, and you will be required to declare on your application if AI has been used before submitting your application

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.

Name Dr Elizabeth Law Job title Lead Optometrist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01702 435555 Additional information

For any queries, please contact

Dr Elizabeth Law

Lead Optometrist

01702 435555 ext 7043

or

Alexandra Landells

Head Orthoptist and Technical Services Lead

01702 435555 ext 7044