NR259696 - Specialist Optometrist

NHS Ayrshire & Arran; Aberdeen; On-site; ZAR 921,000 - 1,184,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialist Optometrist IVT opportunity at ARI Eye Out Patients Department. Join a multidisciplinary Medical Retina team to undertake Intravitreal injections with full training.

You will learn all aspects of IVT through a structured protocol, with nursing and support staff available in clinic. An entry point for hospital optometry with potential to extend into related fields. Closing date 2026-11-05; interview 2026-11-19. NHS Scotland values equality and diversity in its workforce.

Qualifications

• Exciting opportunity for Optometrists to take on a specialist role undertaking Intravitreal injections within Ophthalmology at ARI.
• Trained in all aspects of Intravitreal Injection following a well-established training protocol.
• Join our multidisciplinary team of optometry and nurse IVT injectors to perform injections and learn through sessions.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multidisciplinary team within the Medical Retina service.
• Receive nursing support in an adjacent room and assistance from a health care support worker.
• Opportunity to extend hospital optometry into related fields and advance within the department.

Job description

Specialist Optometrist IVT

Eye Out Patients Department, ARI

Band 7

Up to 4 sessions - 4 hours per session

This is an exciting opportunity for Optometrists to take on a specialist role undertaking Intravitreal injections within the Ophthalmology department at ARI.

The successful candidates will be trained in all aspects of Intravitreal Injection following a well-established training protocol. They will join our existing team of optometry and nurse IVT injectors and will undertake sessions as an integral part of a multidisciplinary team within the Medical Retina service. This is a great entry point for those with an interest in hospital optometry.

We have a team of 10 Optometrists working in ARI, five of which currently do routine IVT injections. ARI was the first department to use Optometrists in this role and this model has since been utilised in several other hospital departments. There is a comprehensive training protocol which takes you through every step involved in IVT. Each session you will learn some aspects of the technique until able to perform a full injection routine.

Working in the hospital eye service offers the opportunity to work as part of a larger multidisciplinary team. Day to day you would be assisted by a health care support worker and have a nursing support in an adjacent room. Our Optometrists value the different working environment and pace of the clinics from their community roles. Each Optometrist that we have recruited has gone on to extend their hospital optometry role in a variety of fields. If you have any interest in hospital optometry, it is a good entry point to work with the team and get experience.

Closing date 5th November 2026

Interview date 19th November 2026

NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.