Job summary
Are you considering a new direction for your career in optometry? Are you keen to take on a new challenge? We'd like to invite experienced optometrists to join Addenbrooke's optometry department via the staff bank. No previous hospital experience is required but successful candidates will be confident in their clinical skills and keen to learn.
If you are reliable, hardworking and want to push your optometry skills to the next level, please apply.
Main duties of the job
Deliver a range of clinical services to the highest standards.
Provide safe and effective referral triage and clinical advice.
Assist in the teaching and training of staff and community partners.
Undertake clinical audit, research and administrative tasks.
About us
Our Trust
Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 11000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.
CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
The advert will close at midnight on 4th September 2023.
Interviews are due to be held on 19th September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.
As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.
The advert will close at midnight on 4th September 2023.
Interviews are due to be held on 19th September 2023.
Benefits to you
We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse, day nurseries and access to a great transport system with easy access to airports and rail travel.
Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases alternative working hours will be considered.
We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.Sc.(Hons) Optometry degree
- General Optical Council registration
- College of Optometrists' higher qualification in area of clinical specialism (Prof Cert, Higher Cert or equivalent)
Desirable
- Additional degree (Masters/PHD)
- Member of College of Optometrists
- Independent prescribing qualification (Dip.IP)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to independently assess and make clinical decisions, recognising limitations of own abilities
- Ability to directly supervise, support and develop clinical staff
- Ability to communicate complex clinical information in a range of situations including where there may be barriers to understanding
- Ability to convey bad news in a sensitive manner
- Ability to work independently and use initiative
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Advanced written communication skills for writing clinical case notes and reports
- Good attention to detail
- Fine motor skills, e.g. handling of diagnostic lenses
- Ability to sensitively manage staff with respect to their emotional well being
- IT skills -use of Word, Excel
- Ability to adapt to using electronic patient records
Desirable
- Leadership, negotiation and team management skills
- Advanced planning and organisational skills
- Good verbal communication skills in respect of presentations and teaching
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification optometry experience with exposure to a wide range of ophthalmic conditions
- Experience teaching and providing clinical supervision
- Experience working with adult and paediatric patients who are visually impaired and patients with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Experience working in hospital optometry
- Experience with referral triage
- Experiencing with line management
- Experiencing within research or audit
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of visual assessment and investigation techniques used in general and specialist optometry services
- Detailed understanding of the management of hospital optometry patients including refractive prescribing and low vision management
- Broad understanding of the management of specialist optometry patients such as macular disease, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy
Desirable
- Knowledge of ocular therapeutics
- Working knowledge of community optometry pathways
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- B.Sc.(Hons) Optometry degree
- General Optical Council registration
- College of Optometrists' higher qualification in area of clinical specialism (Prof Cert, Higher Cert or equivalent)
Desirable
- Additional degree (Masters/PHD)
- Member of College of Optometrists
- Independent prescribing qualification (Dip.IP)
Additional Requirements
Essential
- The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of Safe, Kind, Excellent.
Skills
Essential
- Ability to independently assess and make clinical decisions, recognising limitations of own abilities
- Ability to directly supervise, support and develop clinical staff
- Ability to communicate complex clinical information in a range of situations including where there may be barriers to understanding
- Ability to convey bad news in a sensitive manner
- Ability to work independently and use initiative
- Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Advanced written communication skills for writing clinical case notes and reports
- Good attention to detail
- Fine motor skills, e.g. handling of diagnostic lenses
- Ability to sensitively manage staff with respect to their emotional well being
- IT skills -use of Word, Excel
- Ability to adapt to using electronic patient records
Desirable
- Leadership, negotiation and team management skills
- Advanced planning and organisational skills
- Good verbal communication skills in respect of presentations and teaching
Experience
Essential
- Significant post-qualification optometry experience with exposure to a wide range of ophthalmic conditions
- Experience teaching and providing clinical supervision
- Experience working with adult and paediatric patients who are visually impaired and patients with learning disabilities
Desirable
- Experience working in hospital optometry
- Experience with referral triage
- Experiencing with line management
- Experiencing within research or audit
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of visual assessment and investigation techniques used in general and specialist optometry services
- Detailed understanding of the management of hospital optometry patients including refractive prescribing and low vision management
- Broad understanding of the management of specialist optometry patients such as macular disease, glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy
Desirable
- Knowledge of ocular therapeutics
- Working knowledge of community optometry pathways
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).