Sessional Optometrist

CompanySeeAbility

LocationLeatherhead, England, United Kingdom

Posted At2/27/2026

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Description

Role Description

Sessional Optometrist – Make a difference!

Location: London Schools and the South East Schools

Salary: £250per day plus benefits

Hours: 7.5 to 37.5 hours per week, (1- 5 days a week)- School term time only

About SeeAbility

SeeAbility is established as the leading national eye care expert for people with learning disabilities. As a Specialist Registered Charity it has over 220 years’ experience supporting people who have a visual impairment, learning disability, autism or complex support needs.

What you bring

To be a part of SeeAbility’s NHS England commissioned Special School’s Eye Care team in a London school or schools. You will be responsible for regular visits to the same school(s) with a Dispensing Optician partner during school term times only. SeeAbility Special Schools Eye Care team training will be provided to all successful applicants.

Your responsibility

Provide specialist eye care and eye care and vision information in schools to meet NHS England’s Special School Eye Care Service Specification

To undertake SeeAbility Special Schools Eye Care Team training

Communicate appropriately and confidently with children who have complex needs

Communicate highly sensitive, potentially distressing information to patients’ relatives or carers, not infrequently in the presence of significant barriers to understanding learning and physical disabilities

To manage your caseload of patients using evidence based practice whenever possible

To be responsible for independent complex decision making in the management of individual clinical cases in areas where expert opinions may differ

Liaise directly with parents and schools on your caseload of children (using secure NHS mail when indicated and meeting GDPR requirements).You will have the support of SeeAbility’s Special Schools Service Manager and administrators.

To be responsible for referral of all children needing spectacle correction to the SeeAbility Dispensing Optician (and to provide spectacle dispensing services when required)

To prescribe and advise on the use of eye drops

To demonstrate a high degree of physical skill in the manipulation and utilisation of complex diagnostic equipment

To effect interdisciplinary cooperation with other agencies such as local social services and educational representatives to facilitate the provision of high quality patient care

To consider the appropriate involvement of other healthcare professionals to benefit patient care. This may include but is not limited to orthoptists, GPs, Ophthalmologists, Paediatricians, Speech and Language therapists, Occupational therapists, Physiotherapists

To ensure accurate documentation of all interactions with patients, fellow healthcare professionals and other agencies

Produce for all children written reports of clinical outcomes for parents, teaching staff and other professionals where that information may positively impact their professional management of the child and according to NHS England’s Service Specification and Guidelines. These reports should be produced within 5 working days of a clinical assessment in the absence of exceptional circumstances.

Share clinical information in the most appropriate and secure way (with administrative support from the practice administrators and/or service manager)

Where clinically indicated, refer a child for further management to an ophthalmologist, orthoptist or general practitioner.

Transport notes, laptop and testing equipment between sites as required

To be accountable for own actions, using initiative and judgement with regard to patient’s management working within broad health policies but able to act independently in the best interests of patient care

To ensure a safe clean, therapeutic environment for patients, visitors and colleagues is maintained and ensure that all procedures for infection control are carried out according to policy

Frequent manual handling of wheelchair users
Regular repositioning of heavy equipment
Frequent sitting in restricted positions
Prolonged maintenance of difficult postures during the examination of patients whilst simultaneously holding or manipulating instrumentation.
Intense concentration, often exceeding 2-3 hrs continuously, required in carrying out unpredictable clinical examinations
Frequent interruptions during clinical examination to give advice to other staff
Prolonged mental effort in dealing with patients with hearing and/or speech impairment, language barriers and uncooperative and/or challenging behaviour
Calculations of mathematical formulae necessary to obtain optical powers, illuminances, working distances, magnifications etc.

Informing patients, carer and parents regarding visual loss impacting permanently on quality of life

To cultivate and sustain good communication channels with other clinical and non-clinical staff within the service to ensure safe and effective collaborative working practices

To assist the Head of Eye Health in facilitating and undertaking risk assessments to maintain the safety of patients and staff

In time to mentor new eye care team members as part of SeeAbility/NHSE’s training programme

A requirement to join at least 2 SeeAbility team meetings a year.

Demonstrate an awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations/procedures that apply to staff, patients, and visitors within service

To ensure that all incidents, accidents or near misses involving patients, visitors or staff are accurately reported and investigated as appropriate.

To promptly report to the Special Schools Service Manager and the Clinical Lead for any absence from work due to sickness.

Maintain personal and professional development to meet the changing demands of the job, participate and initiate appropriate training activities and encourage and support staff development and training

To deliver training sessions to your assigned school annually with support from the Service Manager and Clinical Lead

Demonstrate a commitment to evidence based practice and clinical excellence and play an active role in the introduction of this evidence to improve patient centred care

Undertake clinical audit using appropriate research methodologies

To ensure a working knowledge of the IT systems used by the service

Ensure clinical records are maintained and stored in line with correct information governance procedures, including the Data Protection Act and the NHS Information Guidance Toolkit

Support the themes, values and goals outlined in the UK Vision Strategy

Maintain records and reports as required and ensure they are uploaded to shared information system in a timely way

Remain up to date on developments in the field of eye health and vision and learning/multiple disability including the implications of legislation and policy

Strive to ensure that SeeAbility embraces diversity in how it delivers its services and adhere at all times to the requirements of the General Social Care Council Code of Practice and SeeAbility’s Code of Conduct and philosophy.

Assist in maintaining a safe working environment and to follow the requirements of SeeAbility’s Health and Safety Manual (policies and procedures) and any local codes of set working practices

To maintain confidentiality at all times and adhere to safeguarding procedures

To undertake other duties commensurate with the role of optometrist under the instruction of the Special Schools Service Manager and Clinical Lead

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Our Benefits

Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits.

Recognition & Rewards – Celebrate your achievements
Work-Life Balance – Up to 28 days pro-rata holiday, pay rate is inclusive of holiday pay
Financial Perks – Discounts & cashback offers
Wellbeing Support – 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
Refer a Friend – Earn £600 for successful referrals

Safeguarding and Promoting Welfare

SeeAbility is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the people we support. We expect all staff to uphold this commitment and have a strong understanding of their roles and responsibilities in safeguarding.

Safer Recruitment

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, we require the following checks for all successful applicants:

A criminal background check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (where appropriate).
Documentary evidence to confirm your identity, current address, and the right to work in the UK.
Health Declaration to ensure that you are medically suitable for the role you have been offered.
References will be obtained to ensure satisfactory evidence of conduct in current or previous employment concerned with the provision of services relating to (a) health or social care, or (b) children or vulnerable adults.

These checks will be carried out and completed prior offering a date to start employment at SeeAbility’ s expense.

Diversity

SeeAbility is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from individuals of all identities, including those from underrepresented groups and those who have a disability or neurodivergent condition. We are please to confirm that we are a Disability Confident employer.

We believe a diverse workforce drives innovation, creativity, and success. Everyone’s unique experiences and views are appreciated, and their opinion valued. We are happy to offer any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process or the role itself to ensure a fair and equitable experience for all candidates.

In exceptional circumstances, the

exempt from the Equality Act 2010 (Schedule 9, Part 1) which provides for the application of a genuine occupational requirement.