NHS
Pre-registration Optometrist
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Job Description
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- Responsibility for the delivery of a range of sub-speciality clinical services involving advanced optometric extended roles.
- Practitioner with own caseload of patients in the contact lens, low vision and refraction services.
- To personally undertake specialist clinical activity requiring extensive knowledge, experience and expertise in new patient and review clinics.
- To provide Optometric cover for clinics at the Eye Unit and its out-reach clinics.
- These include routine, diagnostic and paediatric refraction.
- Specialist medical contact lens management.
- Low vision assessments and low vision rehabilitation, including an in-depth knowledge of all the current low vision aids, optical and electronic.
- The post holder maintains a personal clinical workload within these core services and undertakes complex cases referred by the Ophthalmologic staff for highly specialist optometric opinions.
- Provision of paediatric spectacle dispensing service. Selecting, measuring and adjusting specialist spectacle frames for the paediatric eye service.
- To work in close cooperation with other REI staff including Medical, Orthoptic, Imaging and Nursing staff, offering advice and guidance where necessary to provide enhanced patient care.
- Responsibility for the delivery of a range of sub-speciality clinical services involving advanced optometric extended roles.
- Practitioner with own caseload of patients in the contact lens, low vision and refraction services.
- To personally undertake specialist clinical activity requiring extensive knowledge, experience and expertise in new patient and review clinics.
- To provide Optometric cover for clinics at the Eye Unit and its out-reach clinics.
- These include routine, diagnostic and paediatric refraction.
- Specialist medical contact lens management.
- Low vision assessments and low vision rehabilitation, including an in-depth knowledge of all the current low vision aids, optical and electronic.
- The post holder maintains a personal clinical workload within these core services and undertakes complex cases referred by the Ophthalmologic staff for highly specialist optometric opinions.
- Provision of paediatric spectacle dispensing service. Selecting, measuring and adjusting specialist spectacle frames for the paediatric eye service.
- To work in close cooperation with other REI staff including Medical, Orthoptic, Imaging and Nursing staff, offering advice and guidance where necessary to provide enhanced patient care.
- oTheoretical and demonstrable practical experience across a range of optometric skills
- oProven evidence of recent continuous professional development /training
- oDemonstrable experience of working with patients with special needs, children and others, requiring high levels of communication skills and use of special techniques.
- oBSc - Optometry
- oMCOptom
- oGOC Registration (General Optical Council)
- oDeveloped written and verbal communication skills, necessary to provide, receive and present sensitive or contentious information to peers, public or staff or in situations where there may be significant barriers to acceptance (e.g. in a hostile or antagonistic atmosphere).
- oAbility to work within a busy environment, take own initiative and at the same time be an efficient team player.
- oDemonstrable experience of communicating with hearing and/or speech impaired patients and those with language problems and challenging behaviour.
- oTheoretical and demonstrable practical experience across a range of optometric skills
- oProven evidence of recent continuous professional development /training
- oDemonstrable experience of working with patients with special needs, children and others, requiring high levels of communication skills and use of special techniques.
- oBSc - Optometry
- oMCOptom
- oGOC Registration (General Optical Council)
- oDeveloped written and verbal communication skills, necessary to provide, receive and present sensitive or contentious information to peers, public or staff or in situations where there may be significant barriers to acceptance (e.g. in a hostile or antagonistic atmosphere).
- oAbility to work within a busy environment, take own initiative and at the same time be an efficient team player.
- oDemonstrable experience of communicating with hearing and/or speech impaired patients and those with language problems and challenging behaviour.
Job summary
Applications are invited from enthusiastic and committed Optometry students to complete your pre-registration year with us in the Royal Eye Infirmary. This is a very exciting opportunity to train with us in our new REI building commencing July/September 2024.
We are a collaborative team of Optometrists, and work closely with our colleagues in orthoptics, imaging, advanced clinical practitioners, nurse practitioners, and ophthalmologists. We are also very fortunate to have our own dispensing service and team of excellent dispensing opticians.
As a department, we are dedicated to the development of a strong optometry team ready for the future. The post holder will ensure that the care provided is consistent and of a high standard throughout the patient care pathway, under the supervision of the Head and Deputy Head of Optometry.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will deliver a range of core optometric services including complex adult refraction, contact lens fitting (keratoconic RGPS and soft, reconstructive, high prescriptions), paediatrics (refraction, fundoscopy, spectacle dispensing), and low vision.
There will also be the opportunity to sit in on extended practice clinics, and ophthalmology clinics to broaden your knowledge.
***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as 'Priority' and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***
About us
We are a people business - where every member of staff matters and can make a difference. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Joining University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust means becoming part of a team of dedicated staff, who are committed to leading the way through innovation, clinical excellence and great customer care. The Trust has great opportunities for career development in a highly progressive working environment. We offer all of this in a vibrant, modern city with a historic reputation for adventure. PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WILL BE ELECTRONIC, PLEASE CHECK YOUR EMAIL ACCOUNT REGULARLY. If you have any issues with applying online and need additional support including reasonable adjustments with the application process please contact the recruitment team on 01752 432100. We recognise that work life balance is important for our colleagues and so we invite requests from applicants around less than full time/flexible working for our advertised roles. Please contact the recruiting manager to discuss this prior to your application submission. We commit to giving this full consideration in each case. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds to apply for our roles, as diversity strengthens our teams. It is sometimes necessary to close vacancies before the closing date. If you have not heard from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been shortlisted.
Date posted
11 August 2023
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 4
Salary
£25,147 to £27,596 a year £25,147 - £27,596 Per Annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number
216-LA-S5553776
Job locations
Royal Eye Infirmary
3 Alpha Way, Derriford
Plymouth
PL6 5ZF
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
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Job responsibilities
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Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Knowledge & Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Aptitude & Abilities
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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).
Certificate of Sponsorship
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
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Address
Royal Eye Infirmary
3 Alpha Way, Derriford
Plymouth
PL6 5ZF
Employer's website
https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Address
Royal Eye Infirmary
3 Alpha Way, Derriford
Plymouth
PL6 5ZF
Employer's website
https://www.plymouthhospitals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.