Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Orthoptics, Hospital Optometry
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 7.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 110-PST076-0924
- Employer
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Prince Charles Hospital
- Town
- Merthyr Tydfil
- Salary
- £44,398 - £50,807 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/10/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Optometrist
Band 7
We provide healthcare services to people living in Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil and Rhondda Cynon Taf county borough areas, serving a population of around 450,000. We are ideally situated between Wales’s capital city, Porthcawl to the west, and the stunning scenery in the Brecon Beacons.
Our vision is to care for our communities and patients by preventing ill-health, promoting better health, providing excellent services and reducing the need for inpatient care wherever possible through the provision of strengthened home, primary and community care.
We value the diversity of our staff and welcome applications from people from protected groups under the Equality Act 2010, this specifically includes age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/reassignment, race/nationality, religion/belief, disability, pregnancy and maternity and marriage and civil partnership.
Cwm Taf Morgannwg is a Living Wage Employer.
Please check your email account regularly. Successful applicants will receive all recruitment related correspondence via the email account registered on the application form.
All applicants are invited to apply in Welsh or English, and no preference will be given to applications submitted in either language.
Please be advised that there is a temporary top up for Bands 1,2 and 3 to reflect the incorporation of the top up to the living wage of £12 per hour - £23,465 per annum. This temporary top up will be in place until the annual pay uplift for 2024/25 is confirmed
Job overview
Fully supported by experienced Orthoptists this role offers the opportunity for the post holder to play a vital role in the shared care of children with a whole range of visual development disorders. Not only for children with strabismus and refractive errors but also a whole range of ophthalmic and systemic medical conditions that may have an impact on the visual development of children.
Main duties of the job
An opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, Hospital Optometrist to work as part of the team within the Orthoptic department, at Prince Charles Hospital.
This exciting post offers the successful candidate the opportunity to work within the HES undertaking cycloplegic refractions and fundus checks for Paediatric patients attending the Orthoptic and Paediatric Ophthalmology Departments. The successful candidate will work closely with a team of optometrists, orthoptists and ophthalmologists. There may be necessity to work at other hospital sites within the health board catchment area.
The department is actively involved in the teaching of both undergraduate and postgraduate students from a range of professional groups. Participation in departmental audit is encouraged.
The modern cities of Cardiff and Swansea, the beautiful Heritage coast line and the Brecon Beacons National Park are all well within reach.
The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Working for our organisation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board is part of the NHS Wales family. Our Health Board provides primary, secondary and community health and wellbeing services to around 450,000 people living in three County Boroughs: Bridgend Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf.
We live by our core values:
- We listen, learn and improve
- We treat everyone with respect
- We all work together as one team
We are a proud local employer; around 80% of our 15000 workforce live within our region, making our staff not only our lifeblood of our organisation but of the diverse communities that we serve.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.
Person specification
Registration and experience
Essential criteria
- GOC registration
- Experience of working with children
Hospital Experience
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working in hospital eye services
Experience of cycloplegic refractions
Essential criteria
- Regular use of cycloplegia for refraction of children
Desirable criteria
- Research experience in specialist area
Regular use of headset fundoscopy
Desirable criteria
- Regular use of headset fundoscopy
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.
Welsh language skills are desirable
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mark Deacon
- Job title
- Assistant Head of Orthoptic Services
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01685 728131
- Additional information
Elspeth Lymburn
Advanced Clinical Orthoptist
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