Optometrist

Job overview

We are looking for experienced Optometrists available to work on two weekdays to join our large team grading retinal images and carrying out slit lamp biomicroscopy / volk examination on people with diabetes in North East London.

The post involves working alongside other professionals in the diabetes team in one of the largest eye screening programmes in the country.

Practical knowledge of diabetic eye disease and the National Diabetic Eye Screening Programme will be assessed at interview.  The City and Guilds qualification in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening or Health Screening Diploma in Retinal Screening would be an advantage, as would Post Graduate training in Medical Retina.

Further training in the use of specialised grading software, and in grading, will be given to the successful candidates.

Main duties of the job

Some of the main duties of the role are as follows:

To be responsible for independently assessing patients in slit lamp / volk examination clinics.

To take responsibility for the grading of patients seen by technicians in the Diabetes Eye Screening Programme. The grade will be arrived at using the information in retinal images (current and old images) visual acuity, blood pressure and other clinical measurements and a brief patient history (recorded in the eye screening software).

To identify sight threatening eye disease and, where necessary, to make appropriate referrals for treatment.

To take responsibility for the accurate production of written correspondence to both the patient and the patient’s G.P. following every consultation.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s on this page.

The person specification below is not the full person specification but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.