Head Of Optometric Advice Part Time 14 to 21 hours per week - 18 Months FTC Location: One Canada Square, London Department: Strategy Salary: £61,928 to £73,250 pro rata Hours: 14 hours min - 21 hours max Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract Role Purpose To ensure our policy development and decision making on clinical and professional matters is informed by independent expert advice, provide assurance on these matters within GOC and represent GOC on these matters externally. The postholder will not have a role in making individual regulatory decisions (e.g. on fitness to practice cases) but their role will include providing assurance that we have the right quality of clinical and professional input into those decisions. This is a new part-time role to be located within the Regulatory Strategy Directorate, but which will provide support and deliver impact across the organisation. Key Accountabilities Optical professional leadership within the GOC - be the senior optical professional within the GOC staff team, supporting all registrant colleagues, including our team of optometric advisors, education visitor panellists, and CPD chairs and deputy chairs Insight - provide intelligence on emerging or topical issues and ensure all GOC''s work is informed by relevant insight and good quality professional advice and expertise, across our range of functions including education and CPD, professional standards, fitness to practise and policy development Independence - act independently to