Job summary
- Main area
- Optometry
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 241-568AS-24
- Employer
- Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Bolton Hospital
- Town
- Bolton
- Salary
- £43,742 - £50,056 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Advanced Optometrist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Job overview
Part time 22.5 hours per week. Permanent post.
A Band 7 (Advanced Optometrist) to work in the Optometry Department at the Royal Bolton Hospital. Working in Glaucoma clinics, other extended role clinics and core Optometry clinics which could include paediatric refraction, LVA assessment and Contact Lenses.
Main duties of the job
This job will involve working as part of the Glaucoma Team and the Optometry Team which comprises 8 members. The main duties will include patient assessment, and admin related to patient care such as ordering of magnifiers.
Working for our organisation
"Bolton Foundation Trust aims to ensure the wellbeing and development of all our staff team and are committed to the continuous improvement of staff engagement initiatives. This is reflected in the NHS staff survey results where, for the fourth consecutive year, the Trust obtained the highest scores in Greater Manchester for the theme of Staff Engagement.
As an organisation we are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do and in the provision of safe, effective patient care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit staff who share the organisation’s values and beliefs. The department has an excellent recruitment and retention rate, which reinforces the supportive team approach to our staff.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The post holder will be a registered Optometrist responsible for providing Optometric and Glaucoma Services for delivery of high standards of optometry and clinical care to patients. They will be responsible for equipment and stock within budget limits. They will advise and support staff. They will demonstrate a high level of competence in the specialty and be expected to broaden their remit in line with current evidence based knowledge and training. They will make decisions based upon knowledge in respect of patient care and be accountable for those decisions.
They will work closely with other disciplines. The post holder may be required to rotate to other areas within the department as required and ensure that the Trust’s values are at the heart of all decisions made and behaviours displayed.
Person specification
Qualifications and Registration
Essential criteria
- GOC Registration
- BSc(Hons) degree in Optometry
Experience
Essential criteria
- HES experience
- Experience working with visually impaired patients and others with learning difficulties.
Desirable criteria
- Working towards a higher qualification
- Experience in Paediatric clinics
- Experience in LVA clinics
- Experience in CL clinics
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Brierley
- Job title
- Head of Optometry
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01204 390390
- Additional information
Cara Burns
01204 390390 x 144806
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