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Job Description 2012 MAIDSTONE HOSPITAL Address: Opticians Department, Eye, Ear and Mouth Unit, Maidstone Hospital, Hermitage Lane, Maidstone ME16 9QQ Telephone: 01622 226227 E-mail: satvinder.shoker@nhs.net Contact: Mr Satvinder Shoker, Principal Optometrist Number of posts: One General The department is staffed by 6 Optometrists across 3 sites, with each Optometrist having their own interest and sub-specialities. All are very experienced with working with Pre-Regs and are actively involved in the supervision and training for the Pre Reg Optometrist. Collectively the department provides an extensive range of Optometric Services including: Low Vision Services, Complex Contact Lens Service, Complex Refractions, Paediatric Refractions, Ocular B-Scan Ultrasound, Optometric Shared Glaucoma & Diabetes Clinics, and HRT3 Optic Disc and OCT Scanning services. Throughout the year we accommodate up to 4 Visiting Pre-registered Optometrists from community opticians, who attend the Opticians department 1 day a week. We find this helps both Pre-Registered Optometrists in their learning experience within the department. Job DescriptionPre-Registration Optometrists are expected to complete 8 Sessions in the department examining patients attending the clinics, mentioned above. They are fully supervised by the Senior Optometrists who are at hand to help with any queries. We like our Pre-Registered Optometrists to be hard working and take initiative in their work. Our Optometrists are all very approachable and friendly and we ask our Pre Registered Optometrists to constantly ask questions that will help increase their knowledge and competence. Each patient examined by the Pre-Reg Optometrists should be discussed with the Supervising Optometrist and then signed off. As part of your training we allow our Pre-Registered Optometrists to work 1 day per week, at a local Community Optician in order to gain experience in the community setting. We encourage the Pre-Registered Optometrists to attend teaching sessions on Friday afternoons and to participate in relevant audits ongoing through the eye department. During the year there are many opportunities to observe the ophthalmology clinics and regular sessions are arranged throughout the year. Salary: Current Salary NHS Band 4 (approx GBP17,732) One year contract starting August 2012 Annual Leave: 27 Days plus Bank Holidays External Refresher course fees are not paid for On site accommodation available. Open Day Wednesday 21st March at 2pm. Please register your interest to attend the Open Day by emailing the Principal Optometrist on satvinder.shoker@nhs.net
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