Senior Orthoptist

NHS; Sutton-in-Ashfield; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 47,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare trust in Sutton-in-Ashfield seeks a Senior Orthoptist to deliver exceptional care in a dynamic, multidisciplinary team. This role is primarily at King's Mill Hospital with additional responsibilities at Newark Hospital. You will assess and treat various orthoptic conditions while contributing to patient care across multiple settings. The position offers opportunities for professional growth and is part of an organization recognized for outstanding care standards.

Qualifications

• Possess a BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council.
• Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.
• Attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital.
• Travel to Newark Hospital for patient care.
• Assess and treat a range of orthoptic conditions.

Skills

Knowledge of Core Orthoptics

Interest in ophthalmology and neurology

Organisational and planning skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

IT skills including knowledge of hospital systems

Education

BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) or equivalent

Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

BIOS Clinical tutors Course or equivalent

Job description

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Orthoptist

The closing date is 18 December 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Orthoptist to join our friendly team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

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 Hospital where you will work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that values your expertise and skills.

This role will also involve travel to Newark 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 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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Job responsibilities

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

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Knowledge of Core Orthoptics
• To demonstrate an 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 a 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 of delivering student supervision and clinical education to Orthoptic undergraduates
• Experience working with stroke patients

Contractual Requirements

• Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital
• 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.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum pro rata