Job summaryThe Eye Treatment Centre at Frimley Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a forward-thinking and innovative department committed to delivering high-quality ophthalmic care. We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Optometrist to join our dedicated team in providing exceptional services to patients attending our ophthalmology department.
This is an exciting opportunity to work in a dynamic clinical environment, where you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of specialist eye care, working alongside experienced ophthalmologists, nurses, and allied health professionals. The successful candidate will contribute to a range of clinics, helping to ensure timely and effective treatment pathways for our patients.
Main duties of the jobThis post offers extensive involvement within the medical retina service, for which training will be offered if required.
You will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team in the Eye Treatment Centre and the Macular Mobile Unit working primarily alongside the Lead Consultant Ophthalmologist, Consultant Orthoptist and reporting to the Eye Treatment Centre Matron.
This post will require you to travel between sites where Macular Mobile Unit is allocated.
The post is open to candidates looking for part time and able to work on Tuesday for 7.5 hours per week.
About usFrimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.
We have three main hospitals - Frimley Park in Frimley near Camberley, Heatherwood in Ascot and Wexham Park near Slough.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.
We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties.
DetailsDate posted: 10 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £41,957 to £50,387 a year pro rata INC HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time
Reference number: 151-ZT060
Job locations: Frimley Park Hospital, Portsmouth Road, Frimley, GU16 7UJ, United Kingdom
Job responsibilitiesFor a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Degree in Optometry
- GOC Registration.
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable- Teaching qualification
- GCP trained
- Independent Prescribing
SkillsEssential- Able to commute to satellite areas
Desirable- Experience in extended roles
EducationEssential- Good Communication Skills
- Able to work in a team
Desirable- Advanced training in medical retina
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential- Degree in Optometry
- GOC Registration.
- Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
Desirable- Teaching qualification
- GCP trained
- Independent Prescribing
SkillsEssential- Able to commute to satellite areas
Desirable- Experience in extended roles
EducationEssential- Good Communication Skills
- Able to work in a team
Desirable- Advanced training in medical retina
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window). 
