Senior Optometrist | Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting part-time vacancy has become available to cover maternity leave which involves working within extended roles including the medical retina, injection, eye casualty, post-cataract and contact lens clinics at Whipps Cross/Newham sites. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Optometrist to join our teams in an interesting range of core and extended role clinics. There is a research session as part of this job role. The post-holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Optometry and Ophthalmology teams that provide comprehensive and quality ophthalmology services for the Trust. You will be based in the Eye Treatment Centre at Whipps Cross University Hospital with some potential sessions that may be based at Newham General University Hospital. Preferred working days would be Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursdays but there may be some flexibility.The Eye Treatment Centre is a dedicated unit covering all ophthalmology specialties including vitreo-retinal, medical retina, glaucoma, cornea, oculo-plastics, paediatrics, neuro-ophthalmology and we also have a busy eye emergency service. You will participate in the educational activities run by and for the Optical Services and Ophthalmology Departments. This includes the teaching of other health care professionals, medical undergraduates and junior doctors. § To participate in the delivery of the optical services and ophthalmology services § To participate in extended role clinics e.g. medical retina, injection, oculo-plastics, cataract, glaucoma and emergency eye services § To participate in core optometry clinics e.g. paeds and adult refraction, low vision and contact lens clinics

• To participate in the delivery of highly specialist ophthalmic services and extended roles that meet the changing needs of the department
• To participate in research and clinical audit as required by the WXUH Ophthalmology service
• The post-holder will be required to work autonomously and make clinical decisions using his/her own initiative as well as liaising with the Supervising Consultant Ophthalmologist/s
  
  Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.