Role Summary
We are seeking applications for a dynamic leader to run the Optometry service and manage the Optometry Team at the RDUH Northern Site. The post holder will provide professional supervision of Optometrists, Optometry students, junior medical staff, Health Care Support Workers, nursing staff and other staff in Optometrist led multi-disciplinary clinics.
They will work with the wider Ophthalmology team, Service Manager and Divisional Management Team to deliver the strategic vision for the service, support elective recovery and offer high quality and effective patient care.
About the Role
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More detail about the role:
The Head of Optometry will provide strong, visible clinical and professional leadership to the Optometry team and provide highly specialist and expert advice for all Optometry professional matters; this will also require working externally with other agencies at a local, regional and national level.
The post holder will responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of specified projects within the Optometry service and work collaboratively and effectively with Senior Managers and other Senior Clinicians in the Ophthalmology service and the Surgical Division, to contribute to and to inform the strategic planning and operational delivery of Optometry Services, including planning for workforce, training and capital. The post holder will be expected to lead on this for their professional area and develop plans in conjunction with the Service and Group Managers and Divisional Director.
Working Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Interview Date: Friday 10th November 2023
For further information please contact: Emily Rossiter, Group Manager, on emily.rossiter@nhs.net
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
About Us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
Our values are at the heart of everything we do, click here to find out more
It has never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you will help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
