Band 7 Enhanced Clinical Practitioner Optometrist

at  Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust

We are pleased to offer an opportunity for an experienced optometrist to join our friendly team of Orthoptists, Optometrists and Ophthalmic vision Scientists at the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
We are seeking to appoint an enhanced Clinical practitioner Optometrist to work in both specialist optometric clinics and extended roles within ophthalmology clinics. This would be in person and virtual clinics. The successful candidate will work at Whittington Hospitals site.
We are looking for someone who can work Thursday all day.
The role of the Clinical Practitioner is dynamic, and the post holder will be highly proactive in pioneering, continually developing and embedding the future ACP role beyond the traditional scope of non-medical practice. Ophthalmology has many sub-specialties, but key areas include virtual review of medical retina, glaucoma, and AMD patients.
The team works closely alongside consultant ophthalmologists, clinical Fellow, junior doctors, orthoptists, ophthalmic technicians, ophthalmology trained nurses & dispensing optician. Our team provides a range of highly skilled specialised services such as low vision, complex adult & paediatric refraction & medical contact lenses. In addition, we provide extended roles including medical retina, glaucoma, eye casualty, IVT injections, cataract, cornea & diabetic services.
The successful applicant must demonstrate experience and expertise in the field of Glaucoma and or Medical Retina.
We fully support departmental teaching, Quality Improvement projects, CPD and are active within the research.
You will require skills to pick up changes to conditions and take management as in accordance with the significance This may be include contacting a consultant.
You will undertake clinics and virtual clinics (16 patients per virtual review.)
Along side this it is expected that you will work in optometry led services (refraction where appropriate)
You may also be required to review patient cancellation, DNA and triage prospective clinics

Please refer the Job description for details