Pre-registration Optometrist

Job overview

As one of the country’s leading ophthalmology units in the country, the Newcastle Eye Centre continually improves how it offers high quality services for patients, and excellent career satisfaction for its staff.

Our Optometry Department is no exception and  we are delighted to be in a position to seek a Pre-registration Optometrist to join the team at the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

• Interview Date Friday 06 December 2024
• 37 Hours 30 Minutes/Week
• You will be redirected to Trac to apply for the vacancy. Please expand the job details section and read all of the information before applying for the vacancy

NO AGENCIES PLEASE

Main duties of the job

• The work will involve Refraction of children and adults; Low Vision clinics; contact lens fitting and aftercare; visual fields using Humphrey perimeter; Corneal Topography; Pachymetry and Specular Microscopy .  Regular sessions are arranged in a range of Ophthalmologist and Orthoptic clinics
• There is a good opportunity to be involved in providing a wide range of services and to get an insight into the expanding role of an Optometrist in a busy hospital environment.
• It is essential that you have a degree in Optometry by the date of commencing in post.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To assist in the delivery of a broad range of core Optometric services to the highest standard of quality and care under supervision of a qualified Optometrist.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. 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.