Optometrist Specialist | Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 26 February 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 28 March 2026 |
| Location: | Hull, HU32JZ |
| Company: | Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7796495/356-26-7796495 |
Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Optometrist to join our Hospital Optometry team on full time, permanent basis.
This post will provide valuable experience within hospital optometry at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, working closely with our multidisciplinary team of Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, and Nursing staff.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated and want to develop their skills, knowledge and experience, whilst working as part of a friendly and diverse Ophthalmology/Optometric team.
This is an ideal role for Optometrists seeking to expand their clinical skills and experience within a hospital setting. The post is open to both newly qualified and experienced Optometrists. The post will initially cover core roles such as refraction, contact lens clinics and medical retina virtual reviewing clinics. There will be opportunities to develop into other roles with training, experience and service need.
To work in unison the Head of Optometry, and Optometric team in order to deliver a comprehensive range of core and sub-specialist clinical Optometric services to the highest standards of quality and care for patients of Hull University Teaching Hospitals and its’ outreach clinics, including other designated sites.
To work independently whilst participating in the delivery of a wide range of core and sub-specialist optometric services that meets the changing needs of the Optometry / Ophthalmology department and other external agencies.
The job holder may be required to examine patients within the Medical Retina, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Contact lens, Diabetic Eye Screening, Cataract, Corneal, Eye Casualty, Low Vision Aid, Prosthetic, Adult refraction or Glaucoma Service.
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
For an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit to the Ophthalmology Department, please contact Brian Melia or Ellen Beddows - email brian.melia1@nhs.net or ellen.beddows@nhs.net
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
This advert closes on Thursday 12 Mar 2026