Job summary
We have an exciting opportunity for a Full Time, 9 Month Fixed Term, Senior Dispensing Optician at Great Ormond Street Hospitals
We are looking for an enthusiastic optician experienced in working with children to be part of our busy and varied dispensing service. The Ophthalmology department prescribes spectacles for children of all ages and with a large variety of conditions, many of whom require specialist frames and lenses and will be required to provide a high standard of spectacle dispensing.
Youmust have a caring, sensitive approach and enjoy working with children and their families.
Main duties of the job
- To maintain and run an efficient specialist dispensing service to provide support to the ophthalmology department
- To provide a high standard of dispensing to children of all ages including those with complex dispensing needs
- To advise patients and their parents about appropriate lens forms and frames
- Fit, measure and order all types of spectacles for patients seen at GOSH including specialist frames and lenses
Advise on all types of spectacles
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To carry out alterations to frames: cutting and repinning sides, changing pads or bridge.
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To carry out the administration required to maintain the service
To help the line manager with the management of the spectacles dispensing service.
To continue to organise and maintain the dispensing rooms
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To line manage the Dispensing Optician staff
About us
We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as the communities we serve, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including people with Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic heritage, people with a disability, and people from LGBTQ+ communities. By growing an ever more diverse workforce, we'll have a greater range of perspectives and knowledge, meaning that we can provide the children and young people at our hospital with even better care.
Our hospital is committed to creating an environment that is open and inclusive. Our staff are encouraged to engage with colleagues through the following networks: REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Cultural Heritage) ENABLED (Enhancing Abilities & Leveraging Disabilities Network), PRIDE and Women's networks; all of which are sponsored by a member of our Executive Management Team.
We want to ensure that all of our people, regardless of their background, are seen and heard. We want to attract applicants that share our commitment to inclusion and that understand diversity is a strength that is embraced and valued.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always values
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- ABDO qualified Dispensing Optician and Registered with the General Optical Council
- Ongoing Continuing Education and Continuing Personal Development
Desirable
- Paediatric dispensing qualification
- Management training and qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Paediatric dispensing experience
- Empathy with child-centred care
- Dispensing glasses with complex prescriptions
Desirable
- Experience with complex frame dispensing
- Hospital experience
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Empathy with child-centred care
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
- Ability to work as part of a team in a multi-cultural framework
- Computing skills
Person Specification
GOSH Culture and Values
Essential
- Our Always values
- Experience of contributing to an inclusive workplace culture
Academic/Professional qualification/Training
Essential
- ABDO qualified Dispensing Optician and Registered with the General Optical Council
- Ongoing Continuing Education and Continuing Personal Development
Desirable
- Paediatric dispensing qualification
- Management training and qualification
Experience/Knowledge
Essential
- Paediatric dispensing experience
- Empathy with child-centred care
- Dispensing glasses with complex prescriptions
Desirable
- Experience with complex frame dispensing
- Hospital experience
Skills/Abilities
Essential
- Empathy with child-centred care
- Good communication skills (oral and written)
- Ability to work as part of a team in a multi-cultural framework
- Computing skills
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Great Ormond Street Hospital
London
WC1N 3JH
Employer's website
https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
