Job summary
Please see attached job for more information about this role and working at Finchley Memorial Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Clinical Practitioner is dynamic, and the post holder will be highly proactive in pioneering, continually developing and embedding the future ACP role beyond the traditional scope of non-medical practice. Ophthalmology has many sub-specialties, but key areas include virtual review of medical retina, glaucoma, and AMD patients.
You will require skills to pick up changes to conditions and take management as in accordance with the significance This may be include contacting a consultant.
You will undertake clinics and virtual clinics (16 patients per virtual review.)
You may also be required to review patient cancellation, DNA and triage prospective clinics and be flexible working Monday-Saturday.
About us
We are pleased to offer an opportunity for an experienced optometrist to join our friendly team of Orthoptists, Optometrists and Ophthalmic vision Scientists at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking to appoint an enhanced Clinical practitioner Optometrist to work in their extended roles for in-person and virtual clinics within ophthalmology clinics. . The successful candidate will work at various sites; Finchley Memorial Hospital, The Royal Free and Whittington Hospitals
The team works closely alongside consultant ophthalmologists, clinical Fellow, junior doctors, orthoptists, ophthalmic technicians, ophthalmology trained nurses & dispensing optician. Our team provides a range of highly skilled specialised services such as low vision, complex adult & paediatric refraction & medical contact lenses. In addition, we provide extended roles including medical retina, glaucoma, eye casualty, IVT injections, cataract, cornea & diabetic services.
The successful applicant must demonstrate experience and expertise in the field of Glaucoma and or Medical Retina.
We fully support departmental teaching, Quality Improvement projects, CPD and are active within the research.
Job share will also be considered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job for more information about this role and working at Finchley Memorial Hospital.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached job for more information about this role and working at Finchley Memorial Hospital.
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional Orthoptist including Optometrist, which accreditation certificate in Glaucoma or Medical Retina
Desirable
- Working towards or is an Independent Prescriber or administer medication using Patient Group directions
- Further/higher professional qualifications or an interest in gaining further/higher professional qualifications (MSc in Ophthalmology)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development. A portfolio of career long learning, experience, and education
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification.
- Ophthalmic professional certificate in one or more; medical retina or glaucoma
Desirable
- Experience in glaucoma clinics
- Experience in macula clinics
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- High level of literacy
- IT literate
- Ability to demonstrate professional knowledge and skills (able to access, appraise and apply evidence in practice)
- Experience of working within multi professional settings and contributing to effective team working.
- Clinical experience working within an Ophthalmic setting
- Supporting Ophthalmology Consultant led clinics across subspecialties, glaucoma, emergency eye care, medical retina.
- Experience providing macular injections
- Ability to deliver safe clinical practice, incorporating human factors in all decision-making processes.
- Ability to manage complex, sensitive information and understanding barriers to communication, adjusting mode of communication to enable patient needs to be met.
- Able to work under pressure and to deal with emergency situations safely and effectively.
- Ability to manage complex and challenging patient centred situations professionally and effectively.
- Demonstrate skilled written, verbal and presentation communication skills
- Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records
- Positive attitude to innovation and change.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work under own initiative and plan and prioritise own workload, this includes clinical and academic workloads
- Interest in clinical research and audit
- Teaching of fellow health professionals
Desirable
- Presentations to colleagues/peers
Person Specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Registered Nurse or Allied Health Professional Orthoptist including Optometrist, which accreditation certificate in Glaucoma or Medical Retina
Desirable
- Working towards or is an Independent Prescriber or administer medication using Patient Group directions
- Further/higher professional qualifications or an interest in gaining further/higher professional qualifications (MSc in Ophthalmology)
Experience
Essential
- Evidence of continuing professional development. A portfolio of career long learning, experience, and education
- Recognised teaching and assessing qualification.
- Ophthalmic professional certificate in one or more; medical retina or glaucoma
Desirable
- Experience in glaucoma clinics
- Experience in macula clinics
Skills and aptitudes
Essential
- High level of literacy
- IT literate
- Ability to demonstrate professional knowledge and skills (able to access, appraise and apply evidence in practice)
- Experience of working within multi professional settings and contributing to effective team working.
- Clinical experience working within an Ophthalmic setting
- Supporting Ophthalmology Consultant led clinics across subspecialties, glaucoma, emergency eye care, medical retina.
- Experience providing macular injections
- Ability to deliver safe clinical practice, incorporating human factors in all decision-making processes.
- Ability to manage complex, sensitive information and understanding barriers to communication, adjusting mode of communication to enable patient needs to be met.
- Able to work under pressure and to deal with emergency situations safely and effectively.
- Ability to manage complex and challenging patient centred situations professionally and effectively.
- Demonstrate skilled written, verbal and presentation communication skills
- Ability to maintain accurate and up to date records
- Positive attitude to innovation and change.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Ability to work under own initiative and plan and prioritise own workload, this includes clinical and academic workloads
- Interest in clinical research and audit
- Teaching of fellow health professionals
Desirable
- Presentations to colleagues/peers
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).
