Specialist Optometrist - Bedford

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., To personally deliver a range of specialised 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.
MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES
1. Leadership
To personally deliver a range of specialised and extended optometric care, clinical audit and teaching.
2. 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:
b) Working in an 'extended role' capacity in a variety of ophthalmology clinics which can include Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Cataract or Acute Services.
c) Working in extended role outside ophthalmology clinics, i.e. without medical support in clinic, e.g. Diabetic slit lamp clinics, Children's Vision Clinics.
d) Triage of referral letters both routine and urgent and management of shared care cataract referrals
e) 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.
3. 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).
4. 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.
5. Teaching and Development
Contribute to the delivery of optometric teaching and supervision to other ophthalmic professionals.
6. 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.
7. Policy
To support the Clinical Director, the Principal Optometrist & the Head of Optometry in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for Optometrists.
Due to the nature of this position, employment is subject to proof of eligibility to work in the UK, completion of a satisfactory DBS disclosure and two references.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of our organisational culture. As part of our pledge to take positive action in recruitment we encourage applications from under-represented candidates including BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) and Disabled candidates as we work towards a representative workforce that is able to provide the quality, the dignity and respect and to deliver above and beyond.
Moorfields is a flexible working friendly organisation, and we are committed to helping our employees achieve a work-life balance that is beneficial for health and wellbeing, motivation levels and job satisfaction. Every employee of the Trust has the right to request to work flexibly. Please speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.
If we receive sufficient applications, we will close this ad prior to the closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.
If you would like to discuss any reasonable adjustments before applying or would like an accessible version of any recruitment documents, please contact the recruitment team at [email protected].

We are Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research, and education.
With more than 2,300 staff we are proud to be supported by one of the most diverse workforces in the NHS. Every year we treat more than 700,000 patients at City Road in central London and at our 22 satellites sites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world.
We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, we also operate commercial divisions that provide care to private patients in both London and the Middle East.
This is an exciting time to join Moorfields. The pandemic fast-tracked a huge amount of innovation which is changing the way we work and deliver care. Construction is under way on Oriel, our new eye care, research, and education centre being built in Camden. The new centre will be flexible and modern, enabling us to bring together healthcare, eye research and education under one roof for the first time.
If you want to be part delivering world class eye health services and you share our values: excellence, equity, and kindness, then we would love to hear from you!

At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
+ Salary excluding High-Cost Area Supplement
+ 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.