Position Purpose

• To effectively and efficiently supervise and provide eye services on board and through an outreach programme to rural communities of South Africa

Position Outputs

• Supervise students delivering the service at the eye clinic Planning of the logistics for the relevant locality and for the density of patients each day. Responsible to arrange eye screening during the health awareness days. To manage the unloading, reloading, stock taking and storing of equipment and stock of the clinic at the end and beginning of each tour. To make sure that the eye clinic vehicle is maintained in good condition.
• Responsible for the supervision, the organization and handling of patients. Check or supervise students with each and every patient as necessary, but do not refract on their behalf. To ensure that when the students start in the morning they know exactly on what to do.
• Manage , supervise and conduct the eye clinic outreach programme Hold meetings with the relevant stake holders to plan for the eye clinic outreach for each station. To conduct the outreach programme of the eye clinic. To arrange for the transportation of the learners to and from the train. To prepare analytical eye clinic outreach report. To ensure that the referred learners receive ethical and professional service on the train.
• Supervise the running of the laboratory Monitor the stock of consumables in the laboratory and store room on the train.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor of Optometry Degree Minimum 2 years’ Experience Registration with the HPCSA Code 08 driver’s license

Competencies

• High level communication and interpersonal skills Optometric clinical supervisory skills Sound clinical skills to execute clinical procedures competently