Senior Emergency Ophthalmic Practitioner

Job summary

Join our Emergency Eye Service (EES) as a Senior Emergency Ophthalmic Practitioner, where youll work autonomously in an extended role within a fastpaced, varied clinical environment - no two days are the same. If youre not yet ready for a Band 7 post, were happy to consider a developmental opportunity, supporting you to grow into the role with structured training and mentorship.

Youll be part of a supportive, collaborative multidisciplinary team made up of practitioners from a range of professional backgrounds. This role offers excellent opportunities to develop your leadership, teaching and mentoring skills. Working closely with the Heads of Service, youll play a key role in ensuring highquality, consistent care across the entire patient pathway, while contributing meaningfully to service development and innovation.

The Royal Devon offers the opportunity to build a rewarding and fulfilling career while enjoying an outstanding quality of life. Our region boasts two national parks, dramatic coastlines, vibrant cultural cities and a wealth of outdoor activities.

Main duties of the job

For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.

Job responsibilities

Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford).

Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within peoples own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).

Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.

Its never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as youll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.