Specialist Optometrist COH

Colchester Hospital is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated optometrist to join the Optometry service. This post holder will be responsible for managing the triage of new referrals to the eye clinic and will also hold a significant clinical workload. They will work within core optometry clinics and extended scope roles in the ophthalmology sub-speciality clinics. This presents an ideal opportunity to experienced community optometrists who wish to expand their knowledge base further, previous hospital experience is not essential. The successful applicants will be offered comprehensive training in hospital clinical work including refraction, specialist contact lens, LVA, special needs clinics, plus development of clinical experience in extended roles such as medical retina, vitreo-retinal, cataract, glaucoma and cornea.