Specialist Optometrist

Hours: Full time, Part time, Flexible working - 37.5 hours per week Job ref: 188-CLN281025 Site: University Hospital Southampton Town: Southampton Closing: Today at 23:59

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Specialist Optometrist to join our dynamic team at the Southampton Eye Unit. Southampton Eye Unit is the largest eye department on the south coast and sees over 130k patients per year and is a tertiary referral centre for many sub-specialities, including paediatric cataract, AMD and cornea. We have a team of nearly 70 Ophthalmologists, including 34 Consultants, as well as Optometrists, Orthoptists, imaging technicians and nursing staff.

The successful candidate will be joining a team of 8 Optometrists, a Dispensing Optician and 3 admin staff, to help support and grow our service and will work as part of a multidisciplinary team delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across a range of specialist clinics.

The role will involve working within core Optometry clinics, including medical contact lenses and paediatrics but also a highly specialised role in the paediatric cataract and contact lens service. Depending on service needs, support may be required in other sub-speciality clinics, including eye casualty, post op cataract and glaucoma clinics.