Senior Orthoptist

Sherwood Forest Hospitals Nhs Foundation Trust; Mansfield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites applications for a Senior Orthoptist in a Band 6 role based at Kings Mill Hospital, Sutton-in-Ashfield. The post is fixed-term for 6 months and part-time, offering professional autonomy within an award‑winning NHS team.

As an autonomous practitioner, you will assess and manage ocular motility disorders, work across paediatric ophthalmology and other clinics, and contribute to teaching, audits and service development.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Core Orthoptics and related clinical skills.
• Interest in ophthalmology and neurology with good communication.
• Willingness to maintain CPD and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital.
• Collaborate with ophthalmologists and the multidisciplinary team.
• Support teaching, audit and service development initiatives.

Skills

Core orthoptics

Interest in ophthalmology

Interest in neurology

Organisational skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor of Science in Orthoptics / DB

HCPC registration

Tools

Hospital IT systems

Job description

Job summary

Join our dynamic Orthoptic team as a Senior Orthoptistand play a key role in delivering high-quality, patient-centred care across our hospitals. Working as an autonomous practitioner within the Surgical Division, you will assess, diagnose and manage patients with ocular motility disorders, amblyopia and complex visual conditions, using specialist skills and evidence-based practice to develop effective treatment plans.

You will work across a variety of specialist clinics including paediatric ophthalmology, emergency orthoptics, stroke, low vision and biometry, supporting patients of all ages with diverse clinical needs. The role involves close collaboration with ophthalmologists, optometrists and the wider multidisciplinary team to ensure the best outcomes for patients.

As a senior clinician, you will also act as a source of expertise for patients, carers and healthcare professionals, providing clear communication and compassionate support throughout the patient journey. Opportunities to contribute to clinical teaching, audit, research and service development form an important part of the role, helping to enhance and evolve orthoptic services across the Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced orthoptist seeking professional autonomy, clinical variety and the chance to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and progressive NHS team.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

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.

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Details

Date posted: 14 August 2026

Pay scheme: Agenda for change

Band: Band 6

Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
pro rata per annum

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 6 months

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 214-SRG-7730254-B

Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Core Orthoptics
• To demonstrate an interest in ophthalmology and neurology
• Good Organisational and planning skills and well developed interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

• IT skills including knowledge of hospital systems

Qualifications

Essential

• 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

Desirable

• Has attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course of equivalent teaching certificate

Further Training

Essential

• Willing to keep up to date with current literature and keep evidence of CPD activities

Desirable

• Low Vision Therapy course
• Biometry training

Experience

Essential

• Experience in all aspects of clinical orthoptics

Desirable

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

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital

Desirable

• Car driver/ability to travel to 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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name: Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Employer's website: https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Orthoptics & Low Vision
Lucy Davis
[e-mail]
07443266768