Hospital Optometrist

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Exciting Opportunity for a Clinically Minded Optometrist – Borders Eye Centre

Band 7 or Band 7 (Annex 21) dependant on experience

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and clinically focused Optometrist to join the team at the Borders Eye Centre, based at Borders General Hospital.

We have two full days of optometry time available, and we welcome applications from candidates seeking either a permanent position or a one-year contract to gain valuable hospital experience and an opportunity for subspecialty training. We are flexible - this could be one post covering two days or two separate posts for one day each.

Role Overview

The successful candidate(s) will work within the Eye Centre, delivering core hospital optometry services including:

• Paediatric assessments
• Subspecialty clinics - glaucoma, medical retina
• General acute services
  
  

Training and support will be provided in the area of your interest to help develop the necessary clinical skills and confidence to deliver these services effectively. There will also be opportunities to contribute to the development of other professional groups and support students within the department.

Candidate Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in optometry
• Current registration with the General Optical Council (GOC)
  
  

To work in the United Kingdom, there is a legal requirement for an individual to demonstrate that they have the relevant permission to work in the country. This permission is, without exception, granted by the UK Visa and Immigrations Service.

As part of the pre-employment checks for a preferred candidate, NHS Scotland Boards will check your entitlement to work in the UK. It can be evidenced through a number of routes including specific types of visa as well as EU settled and pre-settled status. To find out more about these routes of permission, please refer to the GOV.UK website here. 

For specific types of post, if you do not have the necessary eligibility to work in the UK, it might be possible (though not guaranteed) to secure sponsorship via a UK Skilled Worker/Health & Care Worker Visa. However, this is only possible if the employer is a licenced Sponsor, and if the post does not fall below the current minimum salary threshold or ‘going rate’. Further information on these criteria can be found here.

It is ESSENTIAL that you have checked that you either already have an appropriate right to work in the UK or that the post would be eligible to be sponsored BEFORE submitting your application form

• PLEASE NOTE: We cannot accept late applications so please ensure your application is submitted early***
  
  

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.