Specialist Optometrist

We are looking to hire a Specialist Optometrist to join our team for a fixed contract to cover maternity here at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. This is a part-time position, working 15 hours per week.

You will work closely with other Optometrists and Health Care Professionals in order to deliver and develop a comprehensive range of core optometric services to the highest standards of quality and care.

Work as an autonomous practitioner in providing optometric and ophthalmological assessment, diagnosis and management of patients of all ages, and those who have varying communication skills.

There will opportunity and support for professional and career development within the hospital setting.

• To work closely with the Ophthalmologists and Orthoptists to develop and deliver core and specialist optometry services to the highest standards of quality and care.
• To maintain and manage own caseload of complex patients
• Undertake clinical audit and research in line with clinical governance standards.
• Provide clinical supervision to medical students, junior doctors and postgraduate and undergraduate optometry students within the department.
• Provide postgraduate teaching and training for multiple disciplines within the ophthalmology department
  
  

Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close adverts once we have received sufficient applications

Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust is on an exciting journey with all of our divisions committed to doing things better, with more efficiency as we update, modernise, and advance. We have also entered a Group Model with neighbouring Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and become University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN). As part of this collaborative approach, there may be a requirement for you to work across both the Kettering and Northampton hospital sites, depending on the needs of the service.

Our Excellence Values

• Compassion
• Accountability
• Respect
• Integrity
• Courage
  
  

We want to recruit the best people to deliver our services across UHN and help to unleash everyone's full potential.

UHN encourages applications from people who identify from all protected groups. We understand that we need to work with colleagues from diverse backgrounds and make sure the environment they work in is inclusive and collaborative.

We recognise the valuable contribution that the Armed Forces community make to our organisation. We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant and achieved Silver Award under the Armed Forces Employer Recognition Scheme.

We have active Networks that promote and support colleagues from all backgrounds. This ensures everyone feels supported and has a sense of belonging working for UHN.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Vicki Sandford Job title: Head Orthoptist Email address: vicki.sandford1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01604 545471