Job summary
- Main area
- Optometrist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 356-26-7796495
- Employer
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Hull Royal Infirmary
- Town
- Hull
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/03/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Optometrist
Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a motivated and enthusiastic Optometrist to join our Hospital Optometry team on full time, permanent basis.
This post will provide valuable experience within hospital optometry at Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, working closely with our multidisciplinary team of Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Orthoptists, and Nursing staff.
We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are motivated and want to develop their skills, knowledge and experience, whilst working as part of a friendly and diverse Ophthalmology/Optometric team.
This is an ideal role for Optometrists seeking to expand their clinical skills and experience within a hospital setting. The post is open to both newly qualified and experienced Optometrists. The post will initially cover core roles such as refraction, contact lens clinics and medical retina virtual reviewing clinics. There will be opportunities to develop into other roles with training, experience and service need.
Main duties of the job
To work in unison the Head of Optometry, and Optometric team in order to deliver a comprehensive range of core and sub-specialist clinical Optometric services to the highest standards of quality and care for patients of Hull University Teaching Hospitals and its’ outreach clinics, including other designated sites.
To work independently whilst participating in the delivery of a wide range of core and sub-specialist optometric services that meets the changing needs of the Optometry / Ophthalmology department and other external agencies.
The job holder may be required to examine patients within the Medical Retina, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Contact lens, Diabetic Eye Screening, Cataract, Corneal, Eye Casualty, Low Vision Aid, Prosthetic, Adult refraction or Glaucoma Service.
Working for our organisation
The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest acute and community Partnership arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Partnership has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world-class hospital and community services for the 1.65 million people we serve.
Together we employ nearly 20,000 staff. Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital, for NLAG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As Teaching Hospitals working with the Hull York Medical School, we both lead and contribute to research in many areas - biomedical research, primary care, palliative medicine, cardiovascular and respiratory medicine, vascular surgery, cancer surgery and oncology.
We believe that by developing a diverse, inclusive, innovative, skilled and caring workforce, we can deliver excellent care to our patients and a great future for our employees, our Partnership and our community.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For an informal discussion, or to arrange a visit to the Ophthalmology Department, please contact Brian Melia or Ellen Beddows - email [email protected] or [email protected]
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of interest. Therefore early applications are encouraged.
Person specification
Application Completion
Essential criteria
- ALL sections of application form FULLY completed
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) degree in Optometry
- General Optical Council Registration
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate optometric qualifications
- Higher degree
- Local Optical committee participating member
- College of Optometrists registration
Knowledge, Training & Experience
Essential criteria
- Low Vision work
- Working with the elderly
- Working with children
- Precise manual dexterity skills
- Practical refraction, contact lens fitting and low vision aid dispensing skills.
- Contact tonometry
- Instillation of ophthalmic agents eg Flourescein
- Well developed interpersonal mental and emotional empathy skills where barriers exist because of age, special needs, physical or language difficulties
- Good written and verbal communication skills Able to work independently upon own initiative
Desirable criteria
- Hospital Optometry experience
- Paediatric contact lenses
- Anterior segment disease assessment
- Experience of research and audit
- Experience of research and audit
- Managing people Complex contact lenses
- Interest in Medical Retina
Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work in a busy environment. Flexibility with working hours, especially finishing time.
- Professional attitude to work, confident and self-motivated
- Patience
Desirable criteria
- Leadership qualities
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Managing people
Special Attributes and other
Essential criteria
- Shows motivation in developing new skills
- High level of interpersonal skills
- Demonstrate empathy and diplomacy
- Flexible and reliable
- Willingness to help others in a team.
- Maintain registration through continuing education training
- Attend regular conferences/seminars
Other Requirements
Essential criteria
- Good timekeeper
- Ability to work from both hospital sites as required to meet the demands of the service
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ellen Beddows
- Job title
- Optometrist Consultant
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07531136844
- Additional information
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