Job summary
- Main area
- Optometry
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 15 hours per week (Monday to Friday 9am to 5.20pm)
- Job ref
- 318-26-T0037
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Trustwide
- Town
- Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Cheltenham)
- Salary
- £38,682 - £46,580 (pa, pro rata if part-time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Optometrist, Band 6
Band 6
At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county’s largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.
With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you’re beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We’re investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.
We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.
Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today.
Job overview
A vacancy has arisen for a part time (15 hours per week) band 6 optometrist to join the optometry team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic optometrist who is keen to develop their clinical skills and progress their specialist clinical interests. This role would suit any practitioner who is keen to explore a career in hospital optometry or wanting to extend their clinical skills with more complex optometry patients and we welcome applications from newly qualified optometrists or those in the final stages of their pre-registration year.
Additional working pattern details: Monday to Friday 9am to 5.20pm
Main duties of the job
The post holder will have the opportunity to work in a wide range of optometry clinics including specialist medical contact lenses, low vision assessment, cataract post operative management and complex adult and paediatric refraction, along with paediatric dispensing. A flexible approach is essential so as well as working independently the post holder will support ophthalmology clinics with diagnostic tests and imaging and play a role in training and teaching of pre-registration or student optometrists who visit the department as well as medical students and trainee nurses.
Working for our organisation
We are a friendly and progressive optometry team consisting of over 20 optometrist and 8 optometry technicians. The department works closely with the ophthalmology team and run joint paediatric clinics with orthoptists. Although a large department that works across several sites we are still a cohesive and supportive team. We encourage optometrists to pursue their clinical interests and gain further post graduate qualifications to progress their career.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We have a part time post available and we will consider applications from candidates who have a specialist interest for example low vision assessments or those looking to manage the complex post cataract refractions of patients with co-morbidities.
Our normal working hours are 9.00am to 5.20pm Monday to Friday but may also include the option of occasional weekend clinics. The post holder will be based between Cheltenham General and Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals and there may be an option to work at community hospital sites across the county.
The post holder will work independently in core hospital optometry clinics. Full training will be given especially for more specialist hospital work such as complex contact lens fitting and low vision. This role is suitable for newly qualified optometrists or an optometrist without previous hospital experience who wishes to develop their clinical optometry skills. The post holder will be expected to contribute to clinical audit for effective clinical governance and take on roles to support the clinical lead optometrists and training and teaching within the department
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSc (Hons) Optometry or equivalent/or MSc Optometry
- GOC registered as qualified Optometrist
Desirable criteria
- Grade 2:1 or higher
- Post graduate clinical qualification(s)
- Member of College of Optometrists
Experience
Essential criteria
- Optometry practice experience in clinical setting (including pre-reg year)
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with children and adults with complex requirements
- Clinical experience of complex refraction/specialist contact lenses/low vision
- Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
- Experience in clinical research and/or clinical audit
Knowledge / Skills
Essential criteria
- Excellent interpersonal skills and professional manner
- Able to communicate complex clinical information with empathy to patients
- Attention to detail and accurate clinical record keeping
- Flexible approach working within a team and willing to seek advice from senior colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with electronic patient records and databases
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 3190
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