Specialist Optometrist | Cataract | Specialist Eye Clinic

Specialist Optometrist | Cataract | Specialist Eye Clinic £70,000 FTE & DOE + 33 Days Annual Leave + Paid Professional Fees Fareham, HampshirePart-Time | 30 Hours Are you interested in working for a specialist Eye Hospital?Do you have an interest in Cataract?Are you passionate about excellent patient care?Then this could be the position for you! I am currently looking for a motivated & career driven Optometrist to join this highly skilled team in this well-respected Specialist Eye Clinic based in Fareham, they have been delivering the best patient care transforming the quality of people’s vision for over 15 years, you’ll be working around some of the best Ophthalmologist in the industry.We are seeking someone that is enthusiastic and passionate with a can-do attitude, someone that is strongly interested in developing themselves, working in a hospital environment with an interest in Cataract with a put the patients first mentality, you will have a great patient interaction and care, you will be career driven & a motivated Individual.This exciting new opportunity to join this growing & developing business working with a highly skilled, diverse, welcoming team has arisen due to service demand, you will have access to state of the art technologies, attending to private and NHS referred patients, although this role is predominantly focused on Cataract, training can be provided for the right candidate.What's in it for you?Up to 70,000 FTE & DOE33 days Annual LeaveAnnual Pay ReviewsPension Up to 5%PMIEnhanced Maternity LeavePrivate HealthcareFree Laser Eye TreatmentIP TrainingRequirementsGOC Registered.Minimum 2 Years Post Registration Experience in the UKExperience working in a clinical or hospital settingExperience within refractionExperience of using patient administration systems and electronic medical record systemsCataract Experience (Desirable) Can Provide TrainingIP Qualification (Desirable) Can Provide Training.ResponsibilitiesCarry out examinations that are associated with cataract surgeryRun acute and follow up clinics post-surgery for patients documenting findings in the electronic medical record systems.Provide health advice and support to patients attending the hospital.Provide first line clinical advice to patients and follow the appropriate means of referral to a medical practitioner if necessary.Ensure awareness of the uses, safety precautions and handling of equipment within the clinical competency framework.Ensure awareness of CQC policies and updates, attending all mandatory update coursesHelp to control cross infection by enforcing Hospital policy regarding Uniform Policy, the maintenance of a clean working environment, decontamination and sterilisation procedures.Follow correct procedures for documenting and reporting any accident or incident.Proactively identify ways to improve processes and service to ensure a streamlined, efficient and high-quality service is offered to patientsBuild relationships with patients during their consultation to ensure that their individual needs are understood and that this is matched to the most suitable treatment solutionProactively provide explanations to patient around treatment and ensure all patient questions are answered fullyResponsible for achieving set conversion rates from consultation to booking of treatmentEnsure compliance with relevant pre-authorisation processes and collection of surgery depositsVision CorrectionTravel to hospital sites as required for training or meetingsRecommendationsCompass Recruitment Solutions is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer £200 Vouchers for each successful recommendation.Contact Details If you would like more information on this exciting opportunity, please apply for the role or you can send your CV directly to Ant Maitland | [email protected]