Job Title: Pre-registration Optometrist
Agency: The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Location: Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
Salary/Rate: 27,485 – £ 30,162 / Year
Job Summary
We are seeking an enthusiastic pre-registration optometrist to join the optometry team at Newcastle Eye Centre. This post offers an exciting opportunity to start your optometry career in a busy, fast-paced hospital clinic and gain the necessary knowledge and skills for the College of Optometrists’ Scheme for Registration.
- Interview date: 15 January 2026
- 37 hours 30 minutes /week
Main duties of the job
- You will work primarily in the core optometry service, which provides refraction, low vision, and contact lens services to adult and paediatric patients. You will also have the opportunity to participate in extended role clinics, such as eye emergencies and post-operative cataract care. Regular sessions are arranged in a range of Ophthalmologist and Orthoptic clinics
- There is a good opportunity to be involved in providing a wide range of services and to get an insight into the expanding role of an Optometrist in a busy hospital environment.
- You must have a degree in Optometry by the date of commencing in post.
Person Specification
KNOWLEDGE
Essential
SKILLS
Essential
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- IT skills, including the use of databases, spreadsheets, and presentations
- Excellent hand/eye coordination
Desirable
- Counselling
- Full clean driving licence
EXPERIENCE
Desirable
- Previous work in Optometry Practice
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 07 December 2025
How to Apply;
Interested and qualified candidates should:
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