City Sight Clinic is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art teaching facility committed to delivering outstanding optometric education and accessible, high-quality eye care to the public and local community. Our dynamic teaching model blends academic knowledge with real-world clinical experience, ensuring our students graduate with confidence and competence.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for experienced optometrists to join our team as Visiting Clinical Tutor (VCT) within the Optometry Department at City, St Georges University of London. This role involves supervising and supporting third year undergraduate Optometry students as they deliver patient care in a professionally supervised environment. City Sight Clinic is a purpose-built, state-of-the-art teaching facility committed to delivering outstanding optometric education and accessible, high-quality eye care to the public and local community.
Our dynamic teaching model blends academic knowledge with real-world clinical experience, ensuring our students graduate with confidence and competence. This is an excellent opportunity to develop your supervisory skills, stay engaged with cutting-edge clinical practice, and be part of a supportive team of professionals who share a passion for education.
As a Visiting Clinical Tutor, you will play a key part in shaping the clinical and professional skills of our students. You will:
- supervise students in primary eye care clinics or contact lens clinics
- provide one-to-one clinical teaching and small group supervision
- support students in the development of patient management and decision-making skills
- participate in clinical assessments and student feedback
- work within a team of highly experienced clinicians with a range of specialisms
We are looking for optometrists who:
- are GOC-registered with a minimum of 3 years’ post-registration clinical experience
- demonstrate an active interest in self development for example paediatric, IP, glaucoma etc.
- have an interest in education and student development
- have experience supporting or supervising students in clinical practice
Training and support will be provided.
Start date: Monday 28 September 2026
Requirements: Commitment from 28 September 2025 – 16 April 2027 with mandatory two day induction required on Tuesday 8 September and an additional day either week commencing 31 August or on Thursday 10 September
Working pattern: One weekday (day to be confirmed), six to seven hours per day, starting at 9am
Remuneration: Approx. £37 per hour
If you are enthusiastic about shaping the future of optometry and want to work in a vibrant clinical teaching environment, we’d love to hear from you.