Job summary
To be responsible for supporting the hospital optometry service and, in conjunction with themedical staff, to deliver both independent and shared care for ophthalmic conditions.
To be responsible for and personally deliver a range of core optometric services and specialised optometric care extended roles.
Clinics will be offered across both main sites, Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital, and training is available to increase skills, such as in IVT injection training and Laser training.
Main duties of the job
This job description is intended to be a fair and representative summary of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. As such it is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review between the postholder and manager and may be amended to reflect the needs of the service, in line with the reasonable requirements of the job profile/grade and KSF outline for the post, in consultation with the postholder.
Proposed Job Plan
The following provides scheduling details of the clinical activity and clinically related activitycomponents of the job plan which occur at regular times in the week.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Paed Refrn PCH
IVT Clinic HH
Yag Caps Trg HH
PM
Corneal Clinic PCH
IVT Clinic HH
Emergency Clinic HH
This job plan is for illustration only and subject to change and negotiation..
About us
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
- 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
- NHS Pension Scheme:
- Flexible working opportunities;
- Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
- Career development and training;
- Wellbeing support and activities;
- In-house physiotherapy Service;
- On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
- Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
- Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Job description
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
Professional1.1 To undertake a range of optometry services at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust sites. These include but are not limited to supporting the intravitreal service with the medical retina team, conducting pre and post operative cataract assessments and aiding with Paediatric Service. It is anticipated that some of these responsibilities could be carried out remotely to allow for working from home.
1.2 The job will require the ability to carry out clinical examination and understand clinical signs, as well as interpretation of OCT scans and other ophthalmic measurements to arrive at appropriate management decisions, and where suitable assessing a refraction to achieve best corrected visual acuity.
1.3 To take responsibility for clinical decision-making with support from consultants andto provide specialised diagnosis, management, care, and education of patients.
1.4 To provide clinical opinion (or obtain clinical opinion from ophthalmologists) to optometric and non-optometric colleagues on the management of cases within the ophthalmology department.1.5 To support the optometry service with the triaging of emergency and routine referrals.
Managerial
2.1 To offer support to nursing staff and healthcare assistants in the ophthalmologydepartment, actively contributing to their training, education, and continuing feedback.
Organisational
3.1 To work to protocols set for each role. May be required to comment on / implementpolicies or propose policy changes to own areas of work.3.2 To ensure contemporaneous records are kept for all patients seen in clinic and lettersof communication are sent to other healthcare professionals where appropriate.3.3 To be able to use appropriate IT, including Open Eyes or equivalent electronic patient records for benchmarking, audit and clinical uses.3.4 Responsibility, in conjunction with ophthalmology colleagues, for the systematic andcritical analysis of the quality of work carried by optometrists in the shared care services, including initiation and participation in clinical audit.
Educational
4.1 To personally participate in continuing professional education and development (asrequired by the General Optical Council).4.2 To contribute to the delivery of optometric teaching and supervision to otherophthalmic professionals.4.3 To support and contribute to clinical research or assessment programs if required.4.4 To present audit/research findings at relevant scientific meetings if required.4.5 Contribute to publishing research/audit findings in peer-reviewed journals if required
Other
- To comply with the roles and responsibilities as defined in the Trusts Health & SafetyPolicy and the KSF outline for this post.
- To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults byundertaking the appropriate level of training in accordance with the safeguarding policytraining strategy and being aware of and working within the Trusts safeguarding policies.
- Ensure all data collection and processing undertaken is consistently accurate and timelyand complies with the Trust Data Quality Policy and local procedures.
Undertake any other similar duties in line with the key purpose of the job
Person Specification
Essential and Desirable
Essential
- Bsc (Hons) Optometry & MCOptom or equivalent
- Registration with the General Optical Council
- Minimum 2 years post registration with GOC
- Working in a multidisciplinary team
- Cataract pre and post operative assessment
- Broad understanding of the developing roles of the ophthalmic professions, within primary, secondary & tertiary care
- Some knowledge and experience of governance issues, in particular clinical audit
- General ophthalmic knowledge and understanding of ocular disease and management
- Knowledge of vulnerable adult and child protection issues
- Ability to independently undertake specialist extended clinical roles (working to agreed protocols)
- Ability to independently assess and make clinical decisions
- Ability to effectively communicate complex information in a range of situations e.g. clinical info to patients, audit presentations
- Good written and verbal communication skills in respect of presentations and teaching etc
- Slit lamp biomicroscopy of anterior and posterior eye with lenses
- Contact tonometry
- Interpretation of visual fields
- Interpretation of other specialist diagnostic results such as OCT
- Good planning and organisational skills
- Awareness and respect for colleagues, patients and relatives cultural, religious and emotional needs and beliefs
- Good previous attendance record
- Professional appearance and behaviour
Desirable
- MSc or PhD in Optometry or equivalent post graduate experience
- City & Guilds in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
- Postgraduate Diplomas in Optometry
- Hospital experience
- Diabetic retinopathy screening
- Other extended roles within optometry
- Teaching
- Team management
- Development of protocols or competencies
- Research
- Understanding of NHS structure and commissioning of services
- Gonioscopy & pachymetry
Disclosure 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).
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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
North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Hinchingbrooke Hospital
Parkway
Huntingdon
PE29 6NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.nwangliaft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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