At a Glance
- Tasks: Deliver specialised optometric care and lead clinical audits while teaching others.
- Company: Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, a leader in eye care.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, professional development, and opportunities for research.
- Other info: Dynamic environment with opportunities for growth and innovation.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care and advance your optometry career.
- Qualifications: Experience in optometry and strong leadership skills required.
The predicted salary is between 37035 - 45265 £ per year.
MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES Leadership To personally delivera range of specialised and extended optometric care, clinical audit and teaching.
Clinical To provide a wide range of optometric services, which can include: To work closely with the optometry team to provide a wide range of optometric services, at a hospital or community site, which may include: Working in an 'extended role' capacity in a variety of ophthalmology clinics which can include Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Cataract or Acute Services.
Working in extended role outside ophthalmology clinics, i. e. without medical support in clinic, e. g.
Diabetic slit lamp clinics, Childrens Vision Clinics Triage of referral letters both routine and urgent and management of shared care cataract referral Supervising junior staff in their clinical roles To undertake specialist clinical activity; this activity requires regular use of a range of advanced clinical techniques requiring dexterity and concentration.
These clinics involve responsibility for clinical decision-making with support from consultants and the provision of specialised diagnosis, management, care and education of patients.
To provide a clinical opinion or obtain a clinical opinion from consultant colleagues to optometric and non-optometric colleagues on the management of patients.
Clinical Governance Responsibility in conjunction with the consultants for the systematic and critical analysis of the quality of work carried by optometrists.
To initiate and participate in clinical audit.
To help identify and develop service standards and audit for optometrists.
To personally participate in continuing professional education and development (as required by the General Optical Council and through appraisal as part of role).
Management To assist the Lead Optometrist to manage Optometry Services To help develop systems, clinical governance, processes, guidelines and training to establish and maintain extended role clinics & shared care services.
To be able to use appropriate IT including electronic patient records for benchmarking, audit and clinical uses.
Teaching and Development Contribute to the delivery of optometric teaching and supervision to other ophthalmic professionals.
Research and Development To contribute to clinical research or assessment programmes.
To present audit/research findings at relevant scientific meetings.
To contribute to publishing research/audit findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Policy To support the Clinical Director, the Principal Optometrist & the Head of Optometry in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for Optometrists.
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