Job summary
- Main area
- Optometrist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 273-DC-7369350
- Employer
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Town
- London
- Salary
- £56,276 - £63,176 per annum (inc HCAS) pro rata if part time
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 17/09/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Optometrist
Band 7
YOU MAKE US MORE
Join Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
At Moorfields, people’s sight matters—and so do the people who make it possible.
For over 200 years, Moorfields has been at the forefront of ophthalmic care, research, and education. With more than 2,300 dedicated team members and over 700,000 patients seen annually across our City Road site and 22 networked sites, we are proud to be a global centre of excellence.
We're also a vibrant community where kindness, equity and excellence shape every aspect of our work. Whether it’s pioneering research through our partnership with UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Biomedical Research Centre or training the next generation of global eye care leaders, we’re united by one mission—delivering world-class eye health, sustainably and at scale.
And we’re just getting started.
Construction is well underway on our groundbreaking new centre in Camden, a joint initiative between Moorfields Eye Hospital, UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity This modern, flexible facility will bring together eye care, research, and education under one roof—enabling transformative innovation and collaboration like never before.
Could you be part of this future? Make us more.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a number of specialist optometrist posts to work at Moorfields City Road, St George's, and Ealing in a variety of core and subspeciality clinics throughout the week (Contact Lenses, Medical Retina Injection clinics, Glaucoma, Paediatrics, cataract)
Moorfields Eye Hospital is a post-graduate teaching Hospital of international acclaim, dedicated to excellence in patient care, training and research. Our main site is at City Road, London but we have a large, and growing, number of interdisciplinary satellite clinics at which optometric services are provided.
The Optometry Department has expanded rapidly with increasing extended role activities across Moorfields’ sites. The Optometry Department has over 160 optometrists and provides clinical services for refraction, low vision assessment, medical contact lenses as well as extended role.
We play a significant role in the training of ophthalmic professionals and in collaboration with UCL our optometry education has recently expanded to provide College of Optometrists Higher Qualifications. Our research priorities reflect the developing role of optometrists and our close links with the Institute of Ophthalmology. We are supported by our spectacle and contact lens laboratories.
We have a range of specialities, hours and terms of service. All can be discussed at interview stage.
Main duties of the job
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.
Working for our organisation
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:
· Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
· Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
· Free 24/7 independent counselling service
· Learning and development opportunities
· Easy and quick transport links
· A range of attractive benefits and discounts
· Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
· Free Pilates classes
· Full support and training to develop your skills
· Flexible working friendly organisation
And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a wide range of optometric services, which can include:
Working in an 'extended role' capacity in a variety of ophthalmology clinics which can include Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Cataract or External Disease.
Working in extended role outside ophthalmology clinics, i.e. without medical support in clinic, e.g. Children’s Vision Clinic.
Refraction, including adult and paediatric; diagnostic and post-operative cases, Medical Contact Lenses, Low Vision Clinics, adult and paediatric.
Refracting patients to specific protocols as part of studies.
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.
Person specification
Qualification
Essential criteria
- BSC Optometry and registration
- Specialist College of Optometrist Prof Cert Qualifications (1)
Desirable criteria
- Specialist College of Optometrist Higher Qualifications
- Specialist College of Optometrist Diploma in Independent Prescribing
- MSc in Optometry/Ophthalmology
Experience
Essential criteria
- Post-qualification Hospital experience >3 years
- Experience of examining vulnerable groups of patients e.g. CYP / additional needs
Desirable criteria
- Hospital extended role experience
- Community shared care experience
- Experience with clinical teaching
- Experience in audit/research
- Experience of dealing with quality and safety issues e.g. complaints, incidents, risk assessment
Knowledge & Skills
Essential criteria
- Competent use of a slit-lamp to examine the anterior and posterior eye with specialist lenses
- AuditCompetent performance of retinoscopy
- TeachingAbility to analyse and interpret ocular imaging e.g. OCT, visual fields, topography to an advanced clinical level e.g diagnosis
- Ability to use Electronic patient record systems
- Excellent written and verbal communication
Desirable criteria
- Excellent written communication skills including the ability to write clinical summaries, referral letters, reports, papers
- Ability to identify service improvement needs
- Ability to sensitively communicate complex information in a range of situations e.g. clinical information to patients, unwelcome & bad news.
Registration
Essential criteria
- GOC registration
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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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
- Vijay Anand
- Job title
- Deputy Head of Optometry
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
PA to the Head of Optometry ([email protected]) or call 020 7566 2023
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