Specialist Optometrist | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading eye care institution in London is seeking specialist optometrists for various clinics. You'll contribute to patient care by performing advanced clinical techniques, making clinical decisions in collaboration with consultants, and supervising junior staff. The role offers a supportive training environment with attractive NHS benefits. Join our team to make a difference in eye care.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

Free independent counselling service

Flexible working opportunities

Access to Blue Light Card and NHS Discounts

Free Pilates classes

Qualifications

• Ability to perform advanced clinical techniques with dexterity.
• Experience in providing clinical opinions in optometric contexts.
• Knowledge of medical contact lenses and low vision assessment.

Responsibilities

• Work in various ophthalmology clinics including Medical Retina and Glaucoma.
• Provide specialized clinical activity with decision-making support.
• Refraction for diagnostic and post-operative cases.

Skills

Clinical decision-making

Advanced clinical techniques

Refraction

Supervising junior staff

Job description

Overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of specialist optometrist posts to work at Moorfields City Road, St George's, and Ealing in a variety of core and subspeciality clinics throughout the week (Contact Lenses, Medical Retina Injection clinics, Glaucoma, Paediatrics, cataract).

Moorfields Eye Hospital is a post-graduate teaching Hospital of international acclaim, dedicated to excellence in patient care, training and research. Our main site is at City Road, London but we have a large, and growing, number of interdisciplinary satellite clinics at which optometric services are provided. The Optometry Department has expanded rapidly with increasing extended role activities across Moorfields’ sites. The Optometry Department has over 160 optometrists and provides clinical services for refraction, low vision assessment, medical contact lenses as well as extended role. We play a significant role in the training of ophthalmic professionals and in collaboration with UCL our optometry education has recently expanded to provide College of Optometrists Higher Qualifications. Our research priorities reflect the developing role of optometrists and our close links with the Institute of Ophthalmology. We are supported by our spectacle and contact lens laboratories. We have a range of specialities, hours and terms of service. All can be discussed at interview stage.

To undertake specialist clinical activity; this activity requires regular use of a range of advanced clinical techniques requiring dexterity and concentration. These clinics involve responsibility for clinical decision-making with support from consultants and the provision of specialised diagnosis, management, care and education of patients. To provide a clinical opinion or obtain a clinical opinion from consultant colleagues to optometric and non-optometric colleagues on the management of patients.

Responsibilities

• Working in an 'extended role' capacity in a variety of ophthalmology clinics which can include Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Cataract or External Disease.
• Working in extended role outside ophthalmology clinics, i.e. without medical support in clinic, e.g. Children’s Vision Clinic.
• Refraction, including adult and paediatric; diagnostic and post-operative cases, Medical Contact Lenses, Low Vision Clinics, adult and paediatric.
• Refracting patients to specific protocols as part of studies.
• Supervising junior staff in their clinical roles.
• Providing specialist clinical activity with advanced techniques and clinical decision-making with support from consultants.
• Providing clinical opinions or obtaining opinions from consultant colleagues for the management of patients, in both optometric and non-optometric contexts.

Benefits

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation
• And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Additional Information

To provide a wide range of optometric services, which can include:

• Working in an 'extended role' capacity in a variety of ophthalmology clinics which can include Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Cataract or External Disease.
• Working in extended role outside ophthalmology clinics, i.e. without medical support in clinic, e.g. Children’s Vision Clinic.
• Refraction, including adult and paediatric; diagnostic and post-operative cases, Medical Contact Lenses, Low Vision Clinics, adult and paediatric.
• Refracting patients to specific protocols as part of studies.
• Supervising junior staff in their clinical roles.

This advert closes on Wednesday 17 Sep 2025