Mobile Optometrist, Berkshire Leightons Opticians

OverviewMain purpose of this roleAt Leightons, our commitment to enhancing vision and hearing is driven by a passion for personalised care and the latest technological advancements. As an optometrist with Leightons, you will play a pivotal role in delivering exceptional eye care services that cater to the unique needs of each patient. Our optometrists are integral to our mission of improving lives through better sight and hearing, upholding the highest standards of professionalism, and fostering a collaborative and supportive practice environment.This role is for an inspiring and evolving, qualified and experienced optometrist who is able to adapt their ways of working to blend in with a variety of teams and provide clinical cover in a range of locations across the Leightons estate of practices. The postholder will have a keen interest in adopting new technologies and ways of working and will support the recruitment and onboarding of new colleagues or new equipment installations. They will be a strong team player who maintains trusting professional relationships with the branch teams and local health care stakeholders helping to educate and delight everyone they engage with.Duties and ResponsibilitiesProvide sight tests and eye examinations to individual patients and customers.Provide a range of clinical services including, routine and emergency eye care, paediatric eye care, image or scan interpretation and monitoring of stable glaucoma or retinal conditions, dry eye management and myopia management.Provide a range of optical appliances including spectacles, sunglasses, safety eyewear, low vision solutions, rigid and soft contact lenses.Tailor recommendations to help address individual patient’s needs, preferences and risk factors.Professionalism and GovernanceAdhere to GOC standards of practiceAdhere to contractual terms of NHS enhanced services or co-management services with other eye care providersMaintain all equipment in good working order.Work with Branch manager and Branch team to resolve any issues as they ariseKeep contemporaneous records at all timesMaintain infection prevention and control measures and keep the consulting rooms organised, clean and tidyMaintain high standards of personal appearance, timekeeping, attendance and respect of company property, at all timesWork in a mobile clinical capacity providing clinics in a range of locationsProvide taster days for candidates in recruitment pipelineProvide induction training for new starters in a range of locationsCommunications with Head of Clinical Services to inform of variations in service provisionLeadership and AccountabilityCollaborate with the team to achieve common goalsMonitor available Clinical Commercial and Caring KPI data reports to help measure and benchmark personal and collaborative performance activitySet goals and manage own activity to deliver measurable progress with KPIsEnsure all diagnostic contact lens banks, solutions, supplements and ocular drugs are in stock and within use by dates.Participate in training support staff to undertake diagnostic and screening tests.Utilise all software for record keeping and ordering products.Assist other members of the practice team as required, including supervision, coaching and training of othersCommunicationMaximise every opportunity to tailor recommendations of our products and services to help improve patients’ vision, hearing and overall well-beingAssist the Branch Manager in tracking and monitoring branch performance, actively develop and promote strategies within the practice to increase branch performanceOperate in line with company policies, procedures and current legislation at all times #J-18808-Ljbffr