Job responsibilities
JOB
DESCRIPTION AND PERSON SPECIFICATION
1. JOB DETAILS
Job Title: Resident Optometrist
Reports to: Head of Optometry
Services
Accountable to: Head of Optometry
and Principal Optometrist
Band: 6
Unit/Department: Optometry
Directorate: Head and Neck, Ophthalmology
Location Eye clinic, Gledhow Wing, St Jamess University Hospital
(SJUH).
AfC Job No: 210
2. JOB PURPOSE
1. To gain experience and develop
skills, during a two year fixed contract, to progress from core optometric
activities to more enhanced optometric roles in the acute sector, following
completion of the pre-registration year.
2. To assist in the delivery of a broad
range of core optometric services to the highest standards of quality and
care for LTHT and its clinics
3. To develop skills in enhanced clinics
with support and supervision by Specialist Optometrist colleagues.
4. To undertake delegated administrative
responsibilities as determined by the Head of Optometry, Principal
Optometrist or senior colleagues.
3. JOB DIMENSIONS
The
jobholder may be required to examine and manage up to nine refraction
patients a session.
The
jobholder may be required to examine and manage up to six Low Vision,
dispensing or contact lens patients a session.
The
jobholder may be required to examine and manage under supervision up to eight
patients in a range of enhanced optometric clinics.
The
jobholder may be required to sit in with other Eye care professionals as part
of their training.
The
jobholder may be required to contribute to administration and to the smooth
running of the department.
4. ORGANISATIONAL CHART
5. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
REQUIRED
ATTRIBUTES ESSENTIAL DESIRABLE
Hospital contact lenses
Low
Vision work
Working
with the elderly
Working
with children
Complex refraction
Complex
hospital contact lenses
Experience
of postgraduate teaching
Experience
of research and audit
QUALIFICATIONS BSc (Hons) degree in Optometry
GOC
full registration
TRAINING A willingness to undergo training to
carry out the job.
SPECIAL
KNOWLEDGE Practical workingl
knowledge of fitting rigid and soft contact lenses
Practical
and theoretical knowledge of low vision aids
Ophthalmic
drugs used in optometric practice Experience
of computer systems and keyboard skills.
CIRCUMSTANCES PERSONAL Ability
to work in a busy environment.
Flexibility with working hours, especially finishing time.
DISPOSITION
ADJUSTMENT/
ATTITUDE Willingness to learn and work under
supervision
Professional
attitude to work.
Patient
Willingness
to help others in a team.
PRACTICAL
& INTELLECTUAL SKILLS Precise manual
dexterity skills
Instillation
of ophthalmic drugs.
Practical
refraction, contact lens fitting and low
vision aid dispensing skills.
Well
developed interpersonal mental and emotional empathy skills where barriers
exist because of age, special needs, physical or language difficulties
Contact
lens fitting and aftercare
Able
to work independently upon own initiative
Good
written and verbal communication skills
6. THE LEEDS WAY VALUES
Our
values are part of what make us different from other trusts, so we see this
as a strength, as well as a responsibility. They have been developed by our
staff and set out what they see as important to how we work. Our five values are:
Patient-centred
Collaborative
Fair
Accountable
Empowered
All
our actions and endeavours will be guided and evaluated through these values
Additionally
the following are core values which relate specifically to this post:
Quality focus
Mistakes are used as a continual
learning experience
Honesty
Integrity
7. WEST YORKSHIRE ASSOCIATION OF ACUTE
TRUSTS (WYAAT)
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is part of the West Yorkshire Association of
Acute Trusts (WYAAT), a collaborative of the NHS hospital trusts from across
West Yorkshire and Harrogate working together to provide the best possible
care for our patients.
By
bringing together the wide range of skills and expertise across West
Yorkshire and Harrogate we are working differently, innovating and driving
forward change to deliver the highest quality care. By working for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
Trust this is your opportunity to be a part of that change.
WYAAT
is the acute sector arm of the West Yorkshire and Harrogate Health and Care
Partnership, one of the largest integrated care systems in the country. The
Partnerships ambition is for everyone to have the best possible health and
wellbeing, and the work of WYAAT, and each individual trust, supports that
ambition
8. CORE BEHAVIOURS AND SKILLS
Ability to learn
Help and support other team members
Flexibility to adjust to changing
circumstances
Relate well to colleagues and
service users
Promote the importance of service
quality
9. CORE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
The
jobholder will need to know about simple refraction of adults and children.
The
jobholder will need to know about or be able to learn about complex
refraction of adults and children.
The
jobholder will need to know about or be able to learn about Low Vision
assessment and prescribing for adults and children.
The
jobholder will need to know about contact lens fitting and aftercare for
adults and be able to learn about complex contact lens fitting and aftercare.
The
jobholder will need to know about or be able to learn about Dispensing
optical appliances. Their assessment , fitting and adjusting for adults and
children.
The
jobholder will need to know about or be able to learn about optometric
enhanced roles.
The
jobholder will need to know or be able to learn about the optometry
departments services.
10. PRINCIPAL DUTIES & AREAS OF
RESPONSIBILITY
Clinical
1. To undertake core optometry services
at LTHT. These include refraction, specialist medical contact lens
management, corneal topography, visual impairment rehabilitation, toxic
baseline ophthalmic screening and in-house spectacle dispensing.
2. To participate in a programme for the
development of personal clinical expertise, in accordance with individual
performance objectives which are agreed with the Head of Optometry, Principal
Optometrist, Specialist Optometrists
and Dispensing opticians. This is with a view to developing clinical
knowledge and skills in order to progress to more enhanced optometric roles
within the acute sector.
Administrative
1. To plan and prioritise individual
workloads as delegated by the Head of Optometry, Principal Optometrist,
Senior Optometrists and Dispensing opticians.
2. Responsibility for routine
administrative activities within the Optometry Department as delegated by
senior members of staff.
3. To work with the Head of Optometry,
Principal Optometrist, Specialist Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians to ensure professional standards are
achieved and maintained at all times, for the provision of highest quality
hospital optometry services.
4. To contribute to planning and
organisation of straightforward tasks, activities or programmes, some of
which may be on going.
5. Responsibility for the monitoring of
certain information and information systems as delegated by the Head of
Optometry, Principal Optometrist, Specialist Optometrists and Dispensing
Opticians and to ensure the accuracy of collected data from these tasks.
6. The post holder will be guided by
best practice and standard operating procedures as agreed by the Head of
Optometry and Principal Optometrist. Work is always supervised and results/
outcomes are assessed at regular intervals. The post holder is guided by
principles and broad occupational policies, regulations and guidance provided
by the Head of Optometry or other senior members of staff.
7. To maintain harmonious working
relationships and efficient communication with all staff throughout the CMT,
LTH Trust and external agencies.
8. The post holder may be asked to
comment on operational planning for the Optometry Department.
9. To abide by all Trust corporate
policies including Health and Safety and COSHH regulations.
10. To maintain patient records to the
highest standards at all times.
11. To supply accurate information to the
Head of Optometry, Principal Optometrist and Specialist Optometrists when
requested in order to deal with complaints at a departmental level.
Other delegated duties
To
undertake duties delegated by the Head of Optometry, Principal Optometrist
and Specialists Optometrists commensurate with this post, following
discussion with the post holder.
Weekly timetable
1. To personally provide up to nine core
optometry clinics per week.
2. To personally provide (with support)
enhanced optometric clinical roles
3. To contribute to the efficient
management of the Department.
4. To attend departmental teaching
Research
To
assist with research projects if required in collaboration with other medical
and research staff.
External commitments
To
undertake delegated collaborative work with outside agencies as required.
Other
1 To be registered as an optometrist
with the General Optical Council and to maintain at all times the
professional and ethical standards laid down by these bodies.
2 To maintain membership of the
Association of Optometrists or hold a certificate of adequate Professional
Indemnity Insurance.
This
job description contains the principal duties only. There are a range of
other duties implicit in carrying out the principal ones. The duties and
responsibilities of the post will be reviewed on a regular basis with the
post holder and are subject to change according to the Department's
priorities.
