Senior Optometrist

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as a Senior Optometrist, providing essential optometry services. This part-time role offers comprehensive training, responsibilities in patient care across diverse backgrounds, and an opportunity to enhance your skills in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Experience working as an optometrist.
• Experience working with children.
• Experience working with children or adults with complex needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide optometry services within our hospital.
• Assess, diagnose, and manage treatment for patients referred to Orthoptic/Optometry service.

Skills

Knowledge of Optometry

Knowledge of Orthoptics

Knowledge of hospital optometry/orthoptics

Education

Bachelor of Science in Optometry or equivalent

Registration with the General Optical Council

Additional training in orthoptics or learning disabilities

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Optometrist

The closing date is 10 July 2025

Join our team as a Part-Time Paediatric Optometrist!

As a part-time optometrist, you will play a pivotal role in providing top-quality optometry services within our hospital. Your responsibilities will include assessing, diagnosing, and managing the treatment of patients referred to our Orthoptic/Optometry service. No need to worry if you're new to this specialty; comprehensive training will be provided to support your success.

Enjoy opportunities for growth and development with our dedicated team. This role offers valuable experience in paediatric refraction and fundoscopy. Become an integral part of Sherwood Forest Hospitals, where you can thrive as an autonomous practitioner.

You will be the primary caregiver in our orthoptic/optometry clinic, serving patients from diverse backgrounds, including young children, infants, and individuals with learning and physical disabilities. Your compassionate approach and commitment to excellence will make a meaningful difference in patients' lives.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a caring team where your skills and passion can significantly impact patient care. Apply now and help us create an extraordinary future in healthcare.

Main duties of the job

For more details about the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to over 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark, Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Our focus is on patient-centered care, and we strive to treat every patient as we would our own family. We foster a caring, kind, and courteous environment among staff, and we are proud to be a clinically-led organization.

Our Trust has been voted the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven consecutive years in the NHS Staff Survey, and the Care Quality Commission has rated us as 'outstanding' for care. Our King's Mill Hospital is the only 'outstanding' NHS hospital in the East Midlands.

Job responsibilities

For detailed responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Optometry, Optics, & Ophthalmology
• Knowledge of Orthoptics
• Knowledge of hospital optometry/orthoptics

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Optometry or equivalent
• Registration with the General Optical Council
• Additional training in orthoptics or learning disabilities

Further Training

• Continuing Professional Development
• Experience of clinical audit

Experience

• Experience working as an optometrist
• Experience working with children
• Experience working with children or adults with complex needs

Contractual Requirements

• Provide optometry services for Sherwood Forest Hospitals Trust
• Willingness to travel to Newark Hospital as needed

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This role is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to screen for any criminal convictions.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Salary: £37,338 to £44,962 per year, pro rata