Ophthalmic Specialist Practitioner

Job summary

A wonderful opportunity to work for Swansea Bay University Health Board as part of our ophthalmology team. We are excited to offer this band 6 specialist practitioner post and are sure it will provide the successful candidate with a rewarding and interesting career with further development opportunities in the field of ophthalmology. The team at Swansea pride themselves on delivering a quality, patient-centered ophthalmic service which is always improving to deliver the best care for our patients.

Join our dynamic and ambitious multidisiplinary team which includes 15 consultants, advanced non-medical nurse, orthoptic and optometric practitioners, ophthalmic technicians and ophthalmic health care assistants. Benefits include excellent post graduate training opportunities, not to mention the beautiful Gower peninsular which is on our doorstep!

This exciting opportunity is aimed at a band 5 or 6 ophthalmic nurse, orthoptist or optometrist who would like to develop into a specialist ophthalmic practitioner. The successful candidate would become part of our specialist non-medical team with opportunities to participate in our band 6 pre-assessment, RACE triage, corneal cross linking and intravitreal injection clinics.

Full theoretical and practical training and support will be given to the successful candidate.

Main duties of the job

To work as a specialist ophthalmic practitioner in the fields of pre-assessment, acute eye care, medical retina and cornea. Our specialist practitioners have a very interesting and varied job role with sessions in each of the specialist clinics.

The successful candidate will provide a comprehensive pre-operative assessment to include history taking, consent, biometry, slit lamp examination and discharge planning, all focused on patient-centered clinical care. They will also accurately triage referrals into our acute eye care clinic, assist our advanced practitioners in corneal cross linking clinics and perform intravitreal injections for our Age Related Macular Degeneration Clinics.

The post is intended to provide improved outcomes for patients by improving timeliness and consistency of care whilst ensuring safe practice and compliance with clinical governance through use of policies and protocols.

Our specialist practitioners work closely with the non-medical service leads and the consultant ophthalmologists. They frequently attend training and specialist courses to maintain and develop skills and maintain evidence based practice.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

About us

We believe staff are our best asset and wewant you to be happy and confident about starting your career here in Swansea Bay University Health Board.

As one of the biggest healthcare groups in the UK we can offer a wealth of professional training and development opportunities in an innovative, forward-thinking organisation.

You might be a nurse ordoctor, maybe you specialise in a health science/therapy or can offer skills in one of our support services - wehave a job for you.

There are also apprenticeships, work placementsand volunteering roles available.

We are an inclusive employer and welcome applications from everyone whatever their sex; religion or belief; race; age; sexual orientation; gender identity or, whether they are pregnant or have recently been on maternity leave, married or are in a civil partnership; or, whether they are disabled.

Our values - Caring For Each Other, Working Together and Always Improving, show thatour commitment to equality is at the heart of everything we do.

If you want excellent career and training opportunities while living on the doorstep of some of Europe's most spectacular scenery,with all the benefits of a thriving and cosmopolitan city - look no further.