Head of Optometry/Consultant Optometrist

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The UK’s largest provincial ophthalmic provider is seeking to appoint a new Consultant Optometrist as Head of Optometry.  Manchester Royal Eye Hospital (MREH) is a centre of excellence for ophthalmic care, teaching, and research.  The Head of Optometry acts as a senior clinical lead, making a significant contribution internally within Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust and MREH, and also externally, both regionally in Greater Manchester and nationally, demonstrating vision and innovation for eyecare services.  The Head of Optometry offers MREH strategic leadership for all optometry services, while playing a significant role in our organisation’s responsibilities in transforming eyecare locally, regionally, and nationally, working collaboratively at the interface of all eyecare professions.

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Responsible for optometry and related staffing and services across MREH’s central and community sites, the Head of Optometry will work closely with MREH’s Medical Director, the Senior Leadership Team, with senior colleagues in Optometry and other professions, and cross-institutionally with our University of Manchester collaborators. The post holder will provide leadership with a clear patient focus, being accountable for the development and implementation of strategic plans aligned to MREH’s wider organisational priorities, while offering innovation for provision of clinical services, teaching and research in collaboration with all relevant stakeholders internally and externally.

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MFT is one of the largest NHS Trust In England with a turnover of £2.6bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.