Orthoptist | Barts Health NHS Trust

An exciting new post has become within our orthoptic team. We are friendly and supportive team looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Orthoptist to join us from December 2024. You will be based at Whipps Cross Hospital and have an interesting mix of paediatric and adult hospital and community clinic & special schools with training opportunites within extended roles.
The post-holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary Orthoptic and Ophthalmology teams that provide comprehensive and quality Orthoptic services for the Trust.
The Orthoptic department is a highly specialised department that provides comprehensive, quality and specialised Orthoptic services to the Trust as part of a multi-disciplinary Ophthalmology Team.
You will participate in the educational activities run by and for the Orthoptic Departments. This includes the teaching of other health care professionals, medical undergraduates and junior doctors.
There are significant opportunities to develop within the role gaining experience in extended roles and a being involved in audit and research.
We are a support team and undertand the importance of staff well-being, flexibility and good team engagement to make a great experience for you joining our department and Trust.

Across the sites our departments consist of a close-knit multidisciplinary team consisting of full-time and part-time18 Orthoptists, 24 Optometrists, 22 consultants across paediatrics and adult services, a National Retinoblastoma service, a nursing team including HCA's, ECLOs, photography and administrative teams.
What you will get from us
We will support you in both your clinical and leadership roles to develop your skills and knowledge. The extensive range of clinics you can be involved in will also allow you to develop and progress in the areas you enjoy.
There will be opportunites to work with the wider MDT teams including quality improvement, AHP and governance teams.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.