# Specialist Optometrist - Bedford (CCS) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-optometrist-bedford-ccs/f3f10274-f324-4bfe-ba71-b6bb533e6dd6 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-optometrist-bedford-ccs/f3f10274-f324-4bfe-ba71-b6bb533e6dd6.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Bedford - **Profession:** Healthcare support worker - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent: Subject to successful completion of probationary period - **Employment type:** Part time - 7.5 hours per week (N/A) - **Closing date:** 2026-08-20T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-06T10:11:04.834Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Kempston_Bedford/Moorfields_Eye_Hospital_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Optometry/Optometry-v8195428 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8195428?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.moorfields.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Hospital Optometrist working with Moorfields Eye Hospital, Bedford. The role involves working exclusively within the paediatric community eye service at a number of sites in Bedfordshire, including but not limited to Kempston and Biggleswade. ### Main duties of the job To personally deliver a range of specialised face to face and optometric care and extended role optometric care, clinical audit & teaching. To support the development of extended roles for optometrists within Moorfields. In conjunction with the medical staff to support the development of, and to help deliver, shared care for ophthalmic conditions. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities MAIN RESPONSIBILTITES Leadership - To personally deliver a range of specialised and extended optometric care, clinical audit and teaching. Clinical To provide a wide range of optometric services, which can include: To work closely with the optometry team to provide a wide range of optometric services, at a hospital or community site, which may include: - Working in an 'extended role' capacity in a variety of ophthalmology clinics which can include Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Cataract or Acute Services. - Working in extended role outside ophthalmology clinics, i.e. without medical support in clinic, e.g. Diabetic slit lamp clinics, Children’s Vision Clinics - Triage of referral letters both routine and urgent and management of shared care cataract referral - Supervising junior staff in their clinical roles To undertake specialist clinical activity; this activity requires regular use of a range of advanced clinical techniques requiring dexterity and concentration. These clinics involve responsibility for clinical decision-making with support from consultants and the provision of specialised diagnosis, management, care and education of patients. To provide a clinical opinion or obtain a clinical opinion from consultant colleagues to optometric and non-optometric colleagues on the management of patients. Clinical Governance - Responsibility in conjunction with the consultants for the systematic and critical analysis of the quality of work carried by optometrists. - To initiate and participate in clinical audit. - To help identify and develop service standards and audit for optometrists. - To personally participate in continuing professional education and development (as required by the General Optical Council and through appraisal as part of role). Management - To assist the Lead Optometrist to manage Optometry Services - To help develop systems, clinical governance, processes, guidelines and training to establish and maintain extended role clinics & shared care services. - To be able to use appropriate IT including electronic patient records for benchmarking, audit and clinical uses. Teaching and Development - Contribute to the delivery of optometric teaching and supervision to other ophthalmic professionals. - To contribute to clinical research or assessment programmes. - To present audit/research findings at relevant scientific meetings. - To contribute to publishing research/audit findings in peer-reviewed journals. - To support the Clinical Director, the Principal Optometrist & the Head of Optometry in the development and implementation of policies and procedures for Optometrists. - Research and Development Policy ### Applicant requirements You must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. ## Person Specification ### GOC Registration **Essential** - GOC Registration ### Clinical governance **Desirable** - Knowledge and experience of clinical governance ### Post-qualification experience **Desirable** - Experience of managing complex paediatric patients - Previous experience working in a hospital paediatric clinic ### BSc(Hons) Optometry or equival **Essential** - BSc(Hons) Optometry or equivalent **Desirable** - FCOptom, MSc, Independent prescribing or other Diploma, MOptom, equivalent specialist higher qualifications ## Documents - [meh privacy notice (pdf, 138.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1732) - [meh staff benefits (pdf, 919.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1731) - [specialist optometrist band 7 jd (pdf, 325.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10500592) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.