An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hospital Optometrist working with Moorfields Eye Hospital, Bedford. The role involves working exclusively within the paediatric community eye service at a number of sites in Bedfordshire, including but not limited to Kempston and Biggleswade.
To personally deliver a range of specialised face to face and optometric care and extended role optometric care, clinical audit & teaching.
To support the development of extended roles for optometrists within Moorfields.
In conjunction with the medical staff to support the development of, and to help deliver, shared care for ophthalmic conditions.
This post is primarily based at our Kempston health centre clinic associated with our Bedford site, working in the paediatric eye clinic.
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
Free 24/7 independent counselling service
Learning and development opportunities
Easy and quick transport links
A range of attractive benefits and discounts
Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
Free Pilates classes
Full support and training to develop your skills
Flexible working friendly organisation
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES
Leadership
To personally deliver a range of specialised and extended optometric care, clinical audit and teaching.
Clinical
To provide a wide range of optometric services, which can include:
To work closely with the optometry team to provide a wide range of optometric services, at a hospital or community site, which may include:
Working in an 'extended role' capacity in a variety of ophthalmology clinics which can include Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Cataract or Acute Services.
Working in extended role outside ophthalmology clinics, i.e. without medical support in clinic, e.g. Diabetic slit lamp clinics, Children’s Vision Clinics
Triage of referral letters both routine and urgent and management of shared care cataract referral
Supervising junior staff in their clinical roles
To undertake specialist clinical activity; this activity requires regular use of a range of advanced clinical techniques requiring dexterity and concentration.
These clinics involve responsibility for clinical decision-making with support from consultants and the provision of specialised diagnosis, management, care and education of patients.
To provide a clinical opinion or obtain a clinical opinion from consultant colleagues to optometric and non-optometric colleagues on the management of patients.
Clinical Governance
Responsibility in conjunction with the consultants for the systematic and critical analysis of the quality of work carried by optometrists.
To initiate and participate in clinical audit.
To help identify and develop service standards and audit for optometrists.
To personally participate in continuing professional education and development (as required by the General Optical Council and through appraisal as part of role).
Management
To assist the Lead Optometrist to manage Optometry Services
To help develop systems, clinical governance, processes, guidelines and training to establish and maintain extended role clinics & shared care services.
To be able to use appropriate IT including electronic patient records for benchmarking, audit and clinical uses.
Teaching and Development
Contribute to the delivery of optometric teaching and supervision to other ophthalmic professionals.
Research and Development
To contribute to clinical research or assessment programmes.
To present audit/research findings at relevant scientific meetings.
To contribute to publishing research/audit findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Policy
To support the Clinical Director, the Principal Optometrist & the Head of Optometry in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for Optometrists.
