Bank Senior Orthoptist

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Bank Senior Orthoptist. This flexible position allows for shifts agreed up to 6 weeks in advance. The role is focused on delivering high-quality patient care, fostering professional development, and includes travel between facilities. With the support of a collaborative team, you will enhance your clinical skills and provide essential orthoptic services across multiple healthcare sites.

Qualifications

• Possess a relevant degree in Orthoptics and registered with HCPC.
• Knowledge of ophthalmology and neurology.
• Willingness to engage in Continuous Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat orthoptic conditions, manage complex cases.
• Work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams.
• Conduct clinical audits and supervise Orthoptic undergraduates.

Skills

Knowledge of Core Orthoptics

Good Organisational and planning skills

Well developed interpersonal and communication skills

IT skills including knowledge of hospital systems

Education

Bachelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth)

Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO) or equivalent

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Job description

Go back Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Bank Senior Orthoptist

The closing date is 08 July 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank Senior Orthoptist wishing to cover bank shifts throughout the week at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. This flexible position allows for shifts that are usually agreed 6 weeks ahead for planned cover as well as short notice availability to cover staff sickness.

As a Senior Orthoptist, you will play a pivotal role in providing high-quality care and support to our patients. The primary location for this role is at King's Mill Hospitalwhere you will work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that values your expertise and skills.

This role may also involve travel toNewark Hospital and Ashfield Health Village, offering you the opportunity to expand your scope of practice and contribute to patient care in various settings. You will be responsible for assessing and treating a range of orthoptic conditions, managing complex cases and providing a high standard of patient care across different departments.

This position provides a unique opportunity to gain experience across multiple settings, enhancing your clinical skills and expertise. You will be supported by a collaborative and friendly team, ensuring that your professional development is a key focus while delivering exceptional care.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents

About us

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Core Orthoptics
• To demonstrate and interest in ophthalmology and neurology
• Good Organisational and planning skills and well developed interpersonal and communication skills
• IT skills including knowledge of hospital systems

Qualifications

• To Possess Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO) or equivalent qualification
• To be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
• Has attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course of equivalent teaching certificate

Further Training

• Willing to keep up to date with current literature and keep evidence of CPD activities
• Low Vision Therapy course
• Biometry training

Experience

• Experience in all aspects of clinical Orthoptics
• Experience undertaking and presenting clinical audit
• Experience working with stroke patients
• Experience of delivering student supervision and clinical education to Orthoptic undergraduates

Contractual Requirements

• Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital
• Able to travel to and cover single handed clinics at Newark Hospital

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£37,338 to £44,962 a yearper annum pro rata