Specialist Orthoptist

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust; Farnworth, Bolton; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 27,000; Part time

Job summary

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time permanent Specialist Orthoptist with experience and a special interest in SEN services. The role covers a mix of adult and paediatric orthoptic cases, including referrals from the Emergency eye clinic, neurology and paediatrics, with a focus on SEN support and EHCP reporting.

The post involves visiting special schools, assisting the SEN lead, and contributing to a consultant-led SEN paediatric clinic within Bolton eye unit.

Qualifications

• Experience working within SEND services
• Experience working in special schools
• Broad overall Orthoptic experience

Responsibilities

• This post involves the assessment, diagnosis and management of a varied caseload of Orthoptic patients with a mix of adult and paediatric cases, including from the Emergency eye clinic, Maxillofacial team, Neurology, Stroke team and paediatrics.
• You will provide general Orthoptic services and support the SEN lead, visiting special schools in the area, managing administration, compiling reports for EHCP assessments, and supporting a consultant-led SEN paediatric clinic.

Skills

SEND services experience

Special schools experience

Orthoptic experience

Education

Qualified Orthoptist

HCPC registration

BSc Orthoptics / Diploma in British Orthoptics

City & Guilds teaching qualification

BIOS membership

Job description

Part time 22.5 hours per week. Permanent post.

We are looking for a part time permanent Specialist Orthoptist with experience and a special interest in working in SEN services.

Main duties of the job

This post involves the assessment , diagnosis and management of a varied caseload of Orthoptic patients providing an interesting mix of adult and paediatric patients including from the Emergency eye clinic, Maxillofacial team, Neurology, Stroke team and paediatrics.

You will provide general Orthoptic services as well as provide support to the SEN lead, visiting special schools in the area, managing the administration, compiling reports for EHCP assessments, supporting a consultant led SEN paediatric clinic.

About us

We have a long and proud history of caring for generations of local people and can trace our roots all the way back to 1814 with the first hospital in Bolton - the Bolton Dispensary in the town centre.

Bolton NHS Foundation Trust was formed in 2008 and, in 2011, we became an integrated provider with community health services joining the trust. Covering a catchment area that also incorporates parts of Bury, Wigan and Salford, we deliver hospital and community based services from the Royal Bolton Hospital in Farnworth and from 20 health centres across Bolton, to a catchment population of 310,000+ people.

The Royal Bolton Hospital is a major hub within Greater Manchester for women's and children's services and is the busiest single ambulance-receiving site in Greater Manchester. We're structured in four clinical divisions - Community Services, Families and Diagnostics, Medicine, and Surgery and are led by a Board of Directors. As an NHS Foundation Trust we're accountable to our members and have a Council of Governors to represent the views of patients, public, staff and partners.

Buildings, names and models of care have changed over the centuries, but one thing has remained constant and is prevalent among our 6,718 staff members: the enduring commitment to providing the best health and care for the people of Bolton.

Job responsibilities

This post involves the assessment , diagnosis and management of a varied caseload of Orthoptic patients providing an interesting mix of adult and paediatric patients including from the Emergency eye clinic, Maxillofacial team, Neurology, Stroke team and paediatrics.

You will provide general Orthoptic services as well as provide support to the SEN lead, visiting special schools in the area, managing the administration, compiling reports for EHCP assessments, supporting a consultant led SEN paediatric clinic.

For further information regarding the key responsibilities of this role please see the attached job description.

Qualifications & Professional Registration

• Qualified Orthoptist
• Registered with the HCPC
• Bachelor of Science in Orthoptics: BSc (Orth), BMedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma in British Orthoptics (DBO)
• City & Guilds (or equivalent) teaching qualification
• Member of British & Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS)

Experience

• Demonstrates experience working within SEND services
• Experience working in special schools
• Demonstrates broad overall level of Orthoptic experience

Reason for applying for this role

• Demonstrates passion for the role with send services
• Demonstrates motivation for working in Bolton eye unit

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.