Orthoptist

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Park, City of Nottingham

Orthoptist

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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, The Park, City of Nottingham

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 8 Nov | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 092d3b01a519499caaa94f1f1133cd31

Full Job Description

Participate in the of delivery care across all elements of the service including paediatric and adult orthoptics, new patient orthoptic/optometryclinics, paediatric ophthalmology, adult squint and neuro-ophthalmology.

Provide orthoptic expertise for patients referred from eye casualty and from other specialities such as maxillofacial, neurology, stroke, paediatrics.

Work flexibly to support the needs of the service, this may include supporting the visual fields service and training for additional roles

Demonstrate a good team working ethic in delivering holistic patient care.

Use time management and organisational skills to ensure smooth running of the individual clinics and wider service.

Provide a high standard of clinical teaching to a wide range of healthcare professionals

Demonstrate the skills of reflective practise and ensure key learning is shared and CPD is achieved.

Participate in self -audit and contribute to departmental audit and research.

About us

The successful candidate will be working with the multidisciplinary team in the Ophthalmology Department comprising of Orthoptists, Optometrists, Ophthalmologists, Technicians, OSPs, the nursing and admin teams.

Ophthalmology Services include eye casualty, day case, in-patient and outpatient facilities. It has strong links to the University of Nottingham through research and works closely with the regional Diabetic Eye Screening Service. We have a large team of Consultant Ophthalmologists, who provide outpatient and surgical services in a full range of Ophthalmology sub-speciality clinics.

The post holder will be required to work various shifts to support the needs of the service. This includes working weekdays, weekends, bank holiday days and varying hours with the earliest start time at 7.00am and the latest finish at 8.00pm. You are strongly urged to consider your suitability to meet the service requirements prior to applying for this post. Typical rota is one late clinic/week and one Saturday/month.

The othoptic department has an established preceptorship/clinical supervision programme for new graduates and new staff to the team.A Diploma/Degree in Orthoptics plus HcPC registration is required.