Optometrist Specialist
| Posting date: | 25 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | £46,148.00 to £52,809.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £46148.00 - £52809.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 May 2025 |
| Location: | Bradford, BD96RJ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9389-25-0380 |
Summary
This current post specifically requires the post-holder to carry out paediatric refractions and fundoscopy to support paediatric ophthalmology. However, as the demands of the service change, the post holder may be required to support other core or specialist optometry clinics. The paediatric clinics are held at Bradford Royal Infirmary (BRI), but this post may require flexibility of working patterns and clinical involvement, as and when the service requires. This may include working at sites across the Trust, including, but not exclusive to the Bradford Macula Centre (BMC), which is at the Trinity Centre, Trinity Road, BD5 0JD, as well as at the Ophthalmology Dept at BRI. The principal areas of specialist involvement are as follows: Core optometry skills in specialist refraction, paediatric cycloplegic refraction and fundoscopy, corneal topography, etc. The Bradford Macula Centre provides a busy service for the treatment of patients with wet ARMD and macular oedema due to vein occlusions and diabetic retinopathy. The role of the optometrists in the BMC has developed over time into a co-management role, involving specialised clinical skills and opinion to a level equivalent to a consultant ophthalmologist There has been a long history of optometry co-management clinics with an ever-increasing case load, which has necessitated expansion in this service. This involves specialised clinical skills and opinion to a level equivalent to a middle grade ophthalmologist. Areas include glaucoma, diabetic eye disease, acute referral clinic, cataract assessment and cataract post-operative review. In recent years we have introduced a model of virtual clinics for monitoring of more stable diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and macula patients. The optometry team shares responsibility for the clinical reporting of the images and measures obtained and the on-going management of patients. The corneal monitoring clinic (CMC) requires the monitoring of patients with keratoconus and other chronic corneal conditions,working closely with the Consultant. The optometrist would be involved in the decision making about a patients suitability for treatment and therapeutic management as required. The post is an integral part of a multi-disciplinary team which contributes to the effective and economic use of available resource. It will be the optometrists responsibility to ensure that all their equipment is properly maintained, reporting any faults, losses or damages to the nursing lead or Head Optometrist.