Job summary
- Main area
- Pre-registration Optometrist
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- 13 months (Fixed term for completion of pre-registration year post degree)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 318-25-T0435
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Cheltenham
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 (pro rata if part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Pre-registration Optometrist, Band 4
Band 4
Join us at an exciting time for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust! We have an ambitious plan for our journey to Outstanding and are looking for aspirational, committed individuals to join us, making a real difference to both staff and patients.
As a former winner of England for excellence award: Tourism destination of the year, the beautiful city of Gloucester and the scenic regency spa town of Cheltenham are fantastic places to work and live.
As a hospital Trust we are currently involved in over 100 clinical trials and studies, whilst also providing acute elective and specialist services to a population of over 620,000.
By joining Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust new colleagues can look forward to a warm welcome and a future full of opportunities and support.
Job overview
Applications are invited for the full time position of Pre-registration Optometrist, commencing August 2026. The post-holder with have the opportunity to work under supervision in a range of hospital optometry and ophthalmology clinics including specialist medical contact lenses, low vision assessment, adult refraction, including post op cataract clinics and paediatric refraction and dispensing.
Fixed term for completion of pre-registration year post degree
Main duties of the job
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard working candidate who is keen to progress to a career in hospital optometry as well as looking to achieve registration as a qualified optometrist. Working in a hospital setting requires a caring and considerate approach as many patient will be elderly with visual and hearing impairments. The candidate will need to be flexible, have excellent time management and be able to organise their workload. They will be working under supervision throughout but will be expected to work towards independent working with minimal supervision once training has been completed.
Working for our organisation
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to complete their pre-registration period within a friendly and dynamic department of over 20 optometrists and 8 optometry technicians. We work closely with ophthalmology and orthoptics and so the candidate will have plenty of opportunity to observe and learn in these clinics as well as seeing and managing optometry patients. The Ophthalmology unit within Gloucestershire Hospitals is recognised nationally as being in the forefront of Ophthalmology in the UK and the unit is highly regarded for clinical training and research.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1 full time post is available
Normal working hours are 9.00am to 5.15pm Monday to Friday.
Access to transportation would be an advantage as the post holder will be required to work in both of the main Ophthalmology Outpatients departments at Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals.
The post holder will have one principle supervisor and additional supervisors who will work closely and support them throughout the pre-registration period. As well as working within the hospital setting the post holder will have a session per week at a local community optometrists.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Working towards Optometry BSc (hons) degree
- Registration with General Optical Council as student optometrist
Desirable criteria
- Potential for 2:1 Optometry BSc (hons ) degree
Experience
Desirable criteria
- Relevant experience working in healthcare clinical environment
- Experience as an observer/ volunteer in NHS (ideally ophthalmology/optometry) setting
- Work experience in optometric practice as student/optical assistant
- Previous experience working with elderly, vulnerable or visual impaired patients
Knowledge/ Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent level of IT skills
- Good communication skills with patients and other staff members
- Able to organise and prioritise own workload
- Able to work on own initiative and within a team
- Ensure accuracy, clinical precision and demonstrate attention to detail
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
- Dr Anna Warner
- Job title
- Professional Lead for Optometry
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 422 2553
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