As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance.
When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.Click on this link to find out about our values https://www.uhbw.nhs.uk/p/about-us/our-trust-values Optometrists provide clinical care in association with medical staff and Orthoptists, undertaking clinical management decisions regarding patients with vision problems which require a specialist optometric approach to their care.
Optometrists are expected to take on extended roles including, the co-management of children and the monitoring of patients with keratoconus (and post corneal collagen cross-linking patients) in the corneal clinic.
Optometrists are expected to take on a high level of individual professional responsibility and efficiency within clinical optometry, and develop a breadth and depth of knowledge, skills and experience.
Optometrists are expected to undertake, after suitable training, advanced, specialised, complex and non-routine work, with responsibility for patient examination and complex clinical decision making regarding ongoing management of patients with a wide range of diseases.
To deliver a comprehensive range of core optometric services and a specialised range of extended role services to the highest standards of quality and care at Bristol Eye Hospital as well as our out-reach clinics: at the University of the West of England (UWE) Weston and peripheral clinics within the community.
To work as an autonomous practitioner in providing optometric assessment, diagnosis and management of patients of all ages, ranging from pre-term babies to the elderly, and who have varying communication skills To participate in the delivery of certain more complex specialist optometric services that meet the changing needs of the service To undertake specific administrative duties as agreed with the Clinical Leads and management To undertake clinical audit and research as agreed with the Clinical Lead To provide optometric teaching and training at undergraduate and postgraduate levels for various disciplines within ophthalmology.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England.
UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond.
As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact.
Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer.
UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them.
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