Advanced Clinical Optometrist

Job overview

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Advanced Clinical Optometrist to join our team.

You will have the highest level of specialist clinical training, knowledge, skill and experience within Hospital Eye Service Optometry in order to routinely provide care in both Optometry and Ophthalmology.

The role demands the highest level of individual professional responsibility and efficiency within clinical optometry.

Post holders will wherever possible autonomously deliver a wide range of advanced, specialised, complex and non-routine work, with responsibility for patient examination and complex clinical decision making regarding ongoing management/treatment of a number of sight-threatening eye conditions.

Main duties of the job

To deliver highly specialist clinical care for patients with sight-threatening eye disease and life-threatening conditions with ocular presentations across different ophthalmic sub-specialist clinics.

To make patient-centred judgements on management in the presence of uncertainty, for example where patients are unable to cooperate fully in clinical assessments, or where evidence on clinical management options is unclear or lacking.

To plan and deliver advanced specialist clinical examinations tailored to individual patient requirements. Examinations will be comprehensive & commensurate with clinical experience beyond Masters degree level, acting with guidance from national recommendations. Skills are commensurate with those of sub-specialist trained (medical) ophthalmology staff.

To personally deliver a wide range of highly specialised clinical services and provide expert opinion in an area of specialist expertise and advanced practice.

To be responsible for the clinical and policy development in relevant sub specialities within ophthalmology

To be responsible for and participate in clinical audit, teaching and research

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

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