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Head of Optometry/Consultant Optometrist
| Posting date: | 07 June 2024 |
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| Salary: | £83,571.00 to £96,376.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £83571.00 - £96376.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 21 June 2024 |
| Location: | Manchester, M13 9WL |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9349-24-2524 |
Summary
The Head of Optometry at Manchester Royal Eye Hospital has a key role within, and externally to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, providing professional and clinical leadership for optometry and optometrists, ocularists and dispensing opticians within the Trust, as well as to the wider eye health system locally, regionally and nationally. Accountable and responsible for the development of strategic plans for the Optometry Department which are aligned to the Trust strategy and ensure services are progressive, responsive to internal and external demand, are patient focused, safe, efficient and effective Provide professional leadership for the Optometry Services, Ocular Prosthetics, and Ophthalmic Dispensing, to the Trust and other external service users Accountable and responsible for clinical governance within the Optometry Department and wider optometry related services. Accountable and responsible as budget holder for optometry services for procurement and the delivery of income and expenditure targets in areas of responsibility Responsible for developing and implementing models of care for optometry services that support delivery of best care aligned with regional (GM) and national transformation and policy agendas and delivering against local and regional population needs Responsible for the Optometry Department supporting training and education programmes for MREH, the Trust, with and for external partners and stakeholders, and developing links with appropriate organisations promoting high quality education and training. Accountable for the initiation, development and implementation of Research and Development activity Accountable for the continuous improvement of all aspects of the Optometry Department and delivery of optometry and related services against agreed standards