Sessional Optometrist Location: London School or Schools Salary: £250 per day + Benefits Hours: 1 day a week (school term time only) About SeeAbility SeeAbility is established as the leading national eye care expert for people with learning disabilities.
As a Specialist Registered Charity, it has over 220 years' experience supporting people who have a visual impairment, learning disability, autism or complex support needs.
What you bring To be a part of SeeAbility's NHS England commissioned Special School's Eye Care team in a London school or schools.
You will be responsible for regular visits to the same school(s) with a Dispensing Optician partner during school term times only.
SeeAbility Special Schools Eye Care team training will be provided to all successful applicants.
Your responsibilities: Provide specialist eye care and vision information in schools to meet NHS England's Special School Eye Care Service Specification.Undertake SeeAbility Special Schools Eye Care Team training.Communicate appropriately and confidently with children who have complex needs.Communicate highly sensitive, potentially distressing information to patients' relatives or carers, often in the presence of significant barriers to understanding due to learning and physical disabilities.Manage your caseload of patients using evidence-based practice whenever possible.Be responsible for independent complex decision-making in the management of individual clinical cases.Liaise directly with parents and schools on your caseload of children, using secure NHS mail when indicated and meeting GDPR requirements.Refer all children needing spectacle correction to the SeeAbility Dispensing Optician and provide spectacle dispensing services when required.Prescribe and advise on the use of eye drops.Demonstrate a high degree of physical skill in the manipulation and utilization of complex diagnostic equipment.Effect interdisciplinary cooperation with other agencies to facilitate the provision of high-quality patient care.Ensure accurate documentation of all interactions with patients, fellow healthcare professionals, and other agencies.Produce written reports of clinical outcomes for parents, teaching staff, and other professionals within 5 working days of a clinical assessment.Share clinical information securely with administrative support.Refer a child for further management to an ophthalmologist, orthoptist, or general practitioner when clinically indicated.Transport notes, laptop, and testing equipment between sites as required.Be accountable for your actions, using initiative and judgment regarding patient management.Ensure a safe, clean, therapeutic environment for patients, visitors, and colleagues, maintaining infection control procedures.Cultivate and sustain good communication channels with other clinical and non-clinical staff.Assist the Head of Eye Health in facilitating and undertaking risk assessments to maintain safety.Mentor new eye care team members as part of SeeAbility/NHSE's training programme.Join at least 2 SeeAbility team meetings a year.Demonstrate awareness of and compliance with health and safety regulations.Report all incidents, accidents, or near misses accurately.Report any absence from work due to sickness to the Special Schools Service Manager and the Clinical Lead.Maintain personal and professional development to meet changing job demands.Deliver training sessions to your assigned school annually with support.Demonstrate a commitment to evidence-based practice and clinical excellence.Undertake clinical audits using appropriate research methodologies.Ensure a working knowledge of the IT systems used by the service.Maintain clinical records in line with information governance procedures.Support the themes, values, and goals outlined in the UK Vision Strategy.Remain up to date on developments in eye health and learning/multiple disabilities.Strive to ensure that SeeAbility embraces diversity in its services.Maintain confidentiality at all times and adhere to safeguarding procedures.Undertake other duties commensurate with the role under the instruction of the Special Schools Service Manager and Clinical Lead.For extensive Job description, please see the attached. Our colleagues at SeeAbility are extremely valued, and so everyone has access to a fantastic package of benefits including:
Discounts and cashback at hundreds of shops, restaurants, and activities.Eligible for Blue Light Card discounts.Save 10% on monthly bus travel.Pay reviews and commitment to pay competitive rates.Employer contributory pension scheme.Refer a friend and receive £600.Paid DBS and renewals.Season ticket loans.
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