185626 Optometrist Advanced Research (AP)
Nhs Lothian
185626 Optometrist Advanced Research (AP)
Band 7 (£46,244 - £53,789)
Nhs Lothian, Tollcross, City of Edinburgh
- Part time
- Permanent
Posted 1 week ago, 10 May | Get your application in now before you're too late!
Closing date: Closing date not specified
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Full Job Description
NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
Fixed Term - 2 years
Please note: As this post is part-time the salary will be pro-rata.
To provide an integrated sub speciality Optometrist service in the Princes Alexandra Eye Pavillion as an autonomous practitioner, within the specialist extended role clinics provided by the Optometry department.
As a member of a research team, the post holder will have responsibility for the delivery of direct and indirect care and associated data collection for concurrent research studies undertaken in the department, in accordance with the International Conference on Harmonisation Good Clinical Practice Guidelines (ICH-GCP).
Post holder will have day to day responsibility for managing a range of clinical research studies within their remit, ensuring they are conducted in a safe and effective manner, maintaining both clinical, staff and research governance.
Responsible for the management of the patient caseload including developing specialist care packages, utilising advanced clinical techniques to assess, diagnose, treat and monitor patients with unstable and stable eye disease and ocular co pathology.
Deliver specialist clinical teaching to undergraduate and post graduates including Ophthalmology junior team members, Orthoptic students, Orthoptists, members of the ophthalmic multidisciplinary teams, Community Optometry and other members of the multidisciplinary teams across Lothian.
For further information on what is included in the role and what skills/experience are being looked for, click on the links at the bottom of the screen to the job description and person specification. If after reading this information you have any questions please contact Jean Bruce at Jean.bruce@nhs.scot
This post requires the post holder to have a PVG Scheme membership/ record. If the post holder is not a current PVG member for the required regulatory group (i.e. child and/or adult) then an application will need to be made to Disclosure Scotland and deemed satisfactory before they can begin in post.