Advanced Clinical Practitioner- Optometrist

We are always looking for great talent to join our team and help achieve our ambitious goals and growth. We care about our people, and we care about the future of eye health and how CHEC can play an innovative part in making this great, with your help.

Are you an Optometrist who wants to continue helping people but need a better work life balance? If yes, then CHEC is your employer of choice! We have an exciting opportunity for an Optometrist to join us as we continue to expand throughout the UK.

This role is designed for an experienced, GOC-registered Optometrist with a proven specialism in glaucoma and significant post-registration clinical experience. You will be confident working autonomously within advanced clinical pathways and managing patients with complex ocular disease.

You will deliver high-quality, independent eye care, with acknowledged expertise in glaucoma assessment and management, alongside cataract surgery assessment. You will play a key role in shared-care and hospital-based services, ensuring patients fully understand their diagnosis, management options, and treatment outcomes, while providing continuity and reassurance throughout their clinical journey.

As a Clinical Optometrist specialising in glaucoma, you will work as part of a multidisciplinary ophthalmic team to deliver safe, efficient, and evidence based care. You will contribute to service development, support clinical governance standards, and play an active role in delivering advanced optometric services within established glaucoma and cataract pathways.

• Independently assess, monitor, and manage patients within glaucoma clinics, including complex and progressing cases
• Interpret and act upon clinical investigations including OCT, visual fields, pachymetry, gonioscopy, and IOP assessment
• Assess and counsel patients for cataract surgery, considering the impact of co-existing glaucoma and other ocular pathology
• Provide clear, patient-centred explanations of diagnoses, management plans, and the risks and benefits of treatment
• Ensure safe, effective post-operative care in collaboration with ophthalmologists and the wider multidisciplinary team
• Undertake YAG laser capsulotomy following appropriate training and accreditation (where applicable)

• GOC-registered Optometrist with significant post-registration experience
• Advanced glaucoma qualification (e.g. Professional Certificate / Higher Certificate / Diploma) or equivalent demonstrable experience
• Qualified Independent Prescribing (IP) Optometrist
• Extensive experience working in glaucoma clinics or glaucoma shared-care services
• High level of clinical autonomy and confident decision-making
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong patient-centred approach
• Strong organisational skills and attention to clinical detail
• Thorough understanding of clinical governance and commitment to delivering the highest standards of care