Optometrist - NWAFT | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust
| Company: | North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata |
| Hours: | Part-time |
| Location: | Huntingdon, PE29 6NT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Posting date: | 25 Jun 2026 |
| Closing date: | 9 Aug 2026 |
Summary
To be responsible for supporting the hospital optometry service and, in conjunction with the medical staff, to deliver both independent and shared care for ophthalmic conditions.
To be responsible for and personally deliver a range of core optometric services and specialised optometric care extended roles.
Clinics will be offered across both main sites, Peterborough City Hospital and Hinchingbrooke Hospital, and training is available to increase skills, such as in IVT injection training and Laser training.
This job description is intended to be a fair and representative summary of the main duties and responsibilities of the role. As such it is not exhaustive. It will be subject to regular review between the postholder and manager and may be amended to reflect the needs of the service, in line with the reasonable requirements of the job profile/grade and KSF outline for the post, in consultation with the postholder.
Proposed Job Plan
The following provides scheduling details of the clinical activity and clinically related activity
components of the job plan which occur at regular times in the week.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
AM
Paed Refrn PCH
IVT Clinic HH
Yag Caps Trg HH
PM
Corneal Clinic PCH
IVT Clinic HH
Emergency Clinic HH
This job plan is for illustration onlyand subject to change and negotiation. .
We are committed to ensure a work-life balance to all our staff by offering full time and part time roles, flexible working hours on a shift pattern to fit around your family life.
We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly encourage applications from disabled, Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) and candidates form our local communities.
Benefits to you
• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 29 days after five years of service and 33 days after 10 years of service, plus 8 Bank Holidays (pro-rata for part time staff);
• NHS Pension Scheme:
• Flexible working opportunities;
• Increased hourly rates for unsociable hours e.g. night shifts, weekends, bank holidays;
• Career development and training;
• Wellbeing support and activities;
• In-house physiotherapy Service;
• On-site canteens with subsidised meals;
• Subsidised staff parking (currently free).
• Free Stagecoach Bus Travel to and from work within Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
Key Responsibilities:
Professional
1.1 To undertake a range of optometry services at North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust sites. These include but are not limited to supporting the intravitreal service with the medical retina team, conducting pre and post operative cataract assessments and aiding with Paediatric Service. It is anticipated that some of these responsibilities could be carried out remotely to allow for working from home.
1.2 The job will require the ability to carry out clinical examination and understand clinical signs, as well as interpretation of OCT scans and other ophthalmic measurements to arrive at appropriate management decisions, and where suitable assessing a refraction to achieve best corrected visual acuity.
1.3 To take responsibility for clinical decision-making with support from consultants and
to provide specialised diagnosis, management, care, and education of patients.
1.4 To provide clinical opinion (or obtain clinical opinion from ophthalmologists) to optometric and non-optometric colleagues on the management of cases within the ophthalmology department.
1.5 To support the optometry service with the triaging of emergency and routine referrals.
Managerial
2.1 To offer support to nursing staff and healthcare assistants in the ophthalmology
department, actively contributing to their training, education, and continuing feedback.
Organisational
3.1 To work to protocols set for each role. May be required to comment on / implement
policies or propose policy changes to own areas of work.
3.2 To ensure contemporaneous records are kept for all patients seen in clinic and letters
of communication are sent to other healthcare professionals where appropriate.
3.3 To be able to use appropriate IT, including Open Eyes or equivalent electronic patient records for benchmarking, audit and clinical uses.
3.4 Responsibility, in conjunction with ophthalmology colleagues, for the systematic and
critical analysis of the quality of work carried by optometrists in the shared care services, including initiation and participation in clinical audit.
Educational
4.1 To personally participate in continuing professional education and development (as
required by the General Optical Council).
4.2 To contribute to the delivery of optometric teaching and supervision to other
ophthalmic professionals.
4.3 To support and contribute to clinical research or assessment programs if required.
4.4 To present audit/research findings at relevant scientific meetings if required.
4.5 Contribute to publishing research/audit findings in peer-reviewed journals if required
Other
• To comply with the roles and responsibilities as defined in the Trust’s Health & Safety
Policy and the KSF outline for this post.
• To be responsible for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults by
undertaking the appropriate level of training in accordance with the safeguarding policy
training strategy and being aware of and working within the Trust’s safeguarding policies.
• Ensure all data collection and processing undertaken is consistently accurate and timely
and complies with the Trust Data Quality Policy and local procedures.
· Undertake any other similar duties in line with the key purpose of the job
This advert closes on Sunday 26 Jul 2026
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