Specialist Optometrist - OPTOMETRY
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Hours / week
- 7.2
- Posted
- 10/09/2026
- Closes
- 27/09/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a permanent, part-time Band 7 Specialist Optometrist position within the Ophthalmology/Optometry Service at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The role involves assessing and treating patients with acute eye conditions, managing a clinical caseload, and contributing to service development. The successful candidate will work within a well-established team across eight Ophthalmology departments.
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £52,845 – £61,466 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
258883
Salary:
Band 7 (£52,845 - £61,466)
Job closing date:
27/09/2026
Job Type:
Other Therapeutic
Location:
Gartnavel General Hospital
Employment type:
Permanent
Hours Per Week:
7.2
Job posted date:
10/09/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde
Department:
Ophthalmology
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) is one of the largest healthcare systems in the United Kingdom, employing approximately 40,000 staff across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical professions and roles. We deliver acute hospital, primary, community and mental health services to a population of over 1.15 million people, and to a wider population of 2.2 million when regional and national services are included.
The role:
We are seeking a Band 7 Specialist Optometrist to join the Ophthalmology/Optometry Service within NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde as part of the Acute Referral Centre Team. This permanent, part-time position offers the opportunity to work within a well-established team of approximately 40 Optometrists delivering specialist eye care across eight Ophthalmology departments. The successful candidate will assess and treat patients presenting with acute eye conditions, manage their own clinical caseload, and contribute to the ongo
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