East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Optometrist

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Job summary

ESNEFT are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Optometrists to join the Optometry service based at Colchester Hospital.

You will work within core optometry clinics and extended scope roles in the ophthalmology sub-speciality clinics. This presents an ideal opportunity to experienced community optometrists who wish to expand their knowledge base further, previous hospital experience is not essential.

You will be offered comprehensive training in hospital clinical work including refraction, specialist contact lens, LVA, special needs clinics, plus development of clinical experience in extended roles such as medical retina, vitreo-retinal, cataract, glaucoma and cornea.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner who is required to deliver a broad range of core optometric and specialised extended role clinical services at the Primary Care Centre, Colchester, and peripheral hospitals.

You will manage the triage of community ophthalmic referrals.

You are required to contribute to the teaching, audit, research, clinical governance and administrative requirements of the optometry service.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is thatTime Mattersto everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details

Date posted

26 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

432-HR628-24

Job locations

Colchester Eye Clinic

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualifed optometrist
  • Post graduate qualification (Level 7) relevant to optometry
  • GOC registration as optometrist

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Be able to demonstrate professional experience dealing with people of all ages and with a range of vision problems

Desirable

  • Previous experience in community minor eye conditions scheme (MECS).
  • Previous experience in ophthalmic sub-specialty clinics
  • Previous hospital eye service experience

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate commitment to acquire new skills and knowledge
  • Good inter-personal skills and ability to work as part of team
  • Ability to work independently and make clinical decisions

Desirable

  • Ability to work under pressure
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Qualifed optometrist
  • Post graduate qualification (Level 7) relevant to optometry
  • GOC registration as optometrist

Experience

Essential

  • Post qualification experience
  • Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
  • Be able to demonstrate professional experience dealing with people of all ages and with a range of vision problems

Desirable

  • Previous experience in community minor eye conditions scheme (MECS).
  • Previous experience in ophthalmic sub-specialty clinics
  • Previous hospital eye service experience

Skills

Essential

  • Demonstrate commitment to acquire new skills and knowledge
  • Good inter-personal skills and ability to work as part of team
  • Ability to work independently and make clinical decisions

Desirable

  • Ability to work under pressure

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.

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.

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

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Eye Clinic

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Eye Clinic

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Optometry Colchester

Richard Allen

richard.allen@esneft.nhs.uk

01206487103

Details

Date posted

26 June 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Job share

Reference number

432-HR628-24

Job locations

Colchester Eye Clinic

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL


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