Optometrist, Band 6

Job summary

A vacancy has arisen for a part time (15 hours per week) band 6 optometrist to join the optometry team at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are seeking an enthusiastic optometrist who is keen to develop their clinical skills and progress their specialist clinical interests. This role would suit any practitioner who is keen to explore a career in hospital optometry or wanting to extend their clinical skills with more complex optometry patients and we welcome applications from newly qualified optometrists or those in the final stages of their pre-registration year.

Additional working pattern details: Monday to Friday 9am to 5.20pm

Main duties of the job

The post holder will have the opportunity to work in a wide range of optometry clinics including specialist medical contact lenses, low vision assessment, cataract post operative management and complex adult and paediatric refraction, along with paediatric dispensing. A flexible approach is essential so as well as working independently the post holder will support ophthalmology clinics with diagnostic tests and imaging and play a role in training and teaching of pre-registration or student optometrists who visit the department as well as medical students and trainee nurses.

About us

We are a friendly and progressive optometry team consisting of over 20 optometrist and 8 optometry technicians. The department works closely with the ophthalmology team and run joint paediatric clinics with orthoptists. Although a large department that works across several sites we are still a cohesive and supportive team. We encourage optometrists to pursue their clinical interests and gain further post graduate qualifications to progress their career.

Details

Date posted

19 January 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year (pa, pro rata if part-time)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

318-26-T0037

Job locations

Trustwide

Gloucestershire (Gloucester, Cheltenham)

GL1 3NN

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