Specialist Optometrist
| Posting date: | 04 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £47,810.00 to £54,710.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £47810.00 - £54710.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 August 2025 |
| Location: | 317 02 Royal Victoria Infirmary, NE1 4LP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9317-25-1073 |
Summary
To deliver a quality of service matching clinical need to available resources within the focus of Specialist Optometrist practice To take a lead role in extending Optometrists involvement in highly specialised clinics, for example: Highly specialised medically necessary contact lenses Low vision assessment To work as independent practitioner and to work as part of multi-disciplinary team, providing an extensive range of advanced Optometric services to the highest standards of quality and care To ensure that the patient is the central focus Working as a Specialist Optometrist, provide a prompt response to calls from colleagues, prioritising importance and clinical need Manage own caseload to include assessment, investigation, diagnosis and treatment within defined parameters and training Provide immediate care management of patients including communication of plan to patients and significant others Review and refer to appropriate person, e.g. Consultant Ophthalmologist Liaise with Eye Clinic Liaison Officer for patients with untreatable sight loss Provide specialist education and training at post-graduate level to qualified and pre-registration Optometrists and multiple disciplines in Ophthalmology To undertake administrative responsibilities as determined by the Head or Deputy Head of Optometry