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Job Description 2012

MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Address: 162 City Road, London EC1V 2PD

Telephone: 020 7566 2023 (Jenny Gernon, Optometry Department Office Manager)

Fax: 020 7253 5198

Email: Jenny.gernon@moorfields.nhs.uk

Supervisors:

Vijay Anand BSc MCOptom PhD, Principal Optometrist, Contact Lens Service
Daniel Ehrlich BSc MCOptom DipCLP, Head of Optometry
Catherine Grigg BSc MCOptom, Senior Optometrist
Bela Soneji BSc MCOptom, Deputy Head of Optometry

No. of posts: Four

General

Moorfields is a specialist post-graduate teaching hospital and is responsible for training one quarter of all ophthalmic consultants in the UK. With over 90 consultant ophthalmologists it is the largest eye hospital in Europe and treats approximately 1000 patients daily. Our consultant-lead specialist services include Adnexal, Cataract, Corneal and External Diseases, Glaucoma, Medical Retina, Paediatric, Physicians, Strabismus, Uveitis, Vitreo-retinal, and Ophthalmic A&E. The majority of clinical activity occurs on the City Road site; however Moorfields operates outreach clinics at several other hospitals. In addition the Hospital research activities are closely linked with the Institute of Ophthalmology and are recognised internationally.

 

The Optometry Department has over 100 members of staff. The department provides a comprehensive optometric support service, Low Vision Service, Contact Lens Service, and optometric extended role. We play a major role in the training of various ophthalmic professional staff including a 2 year optometric resident post (for optometrists planning a hospital career). We have laboratories for spectacle glazing & surfacing and contact lens manufacturing.

Job Description
Pre-registration optometrists gain experience in diagnostic, pre- & post- operative, paediatric and routine refraction, contact lenses, low vision assessment, spectacle dispensing and automated visual field analysis. Every case is discussed with one of the experienced senior members of the department. Each pre-reg is encouraged to undertake increasingly complex work as the year progresses and will work as part of a team alongside other professional staff. We organise regular sessions for the pre-reg to undertake full routine eye examinations on patients referred for VDU assessments in the hospital and also in community practice with a selected supervisor.

 

Tutorials and mock exams are arranged throughout the year. Observations in clinics include Glaucoma, A&E, PCC, Medical retina and Strabismus services, plus the ultrasound, medical illustration and orthoptics departments. All our staff are welcome to attend the Hospital evening lectures as well as the Departmental weekly teaching.

Contract

  • Currently salary NHS Band 4 + High Cost Area living allowance
  • Unfortunately no on-site accommodation is available
  • External refresher course fees and exam fees are not provided (training is provided in-house).

Open day: Optometry undergraduates are welcome to attend our "Open Days" on the afternoon of Wednesday 21st March and the afternoon of Friday 13th April.  Please email: jenny.gernon@moorfields.nhs.uk if you wish to attend.

Interviews: Wednesday 11th, Friday 13th, & Monday 16th July 2012.

Start date: Monday 22nd July 2013.