Specialist Orthoptist - Complex Ocular Motility

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Preston; Sur place; GBP 36 000 - 48 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Orthoptist for up to 12 months maternity cover. You will provide autonomous orthoptic assessment, diagnosis and management for adults and children within hospital and community clinics, supporting complex ocular motility caseload.

You will assist squint consultants in outpatient and theatre clinics, contribute to squint MDT, and participate in orthoptic teaching of undergraduates and trainees with ongoing professional

Responsabilités

• Assess, diagnose, manage and treat patients of all ages referred to the Orthoptist.
• Support complex ocular motility caseload including joint Consultant Adult Squint/Botox clinics.
• Assist squint theatre and outpatient clinics; participate in orthoptic teaching.

Description du poste

Responsible for providing specialised Orthoptic services as an autonomous practitioner within hospitals and community outreach clinics,accepting direct referral of patients of all ages who have a wide spectrum of ocular motility disorders and visual problems. To assess, diagnose, manage and treat patients of all ages referred to the Orthoptist, being responsible for the instigation of follow-up care and/or onward referral to the sub-speciality Orthoptists/Optometrists/Ophthalmologists as appropriate.

To be regularly involved in the assessment, diagnosis and management of complex ocular motility disorders by undertaking the joint Consultant Adult Squint/Botox clinics and working with the Head Orthoptist in supporting the organisation of the squint botox clinic, squint pre and post-op clinics, contributing to squint MDT and undertaking the role of 1st assist for squint surgery.

To be involved in the clinical teaching ofundergraduate Orthoptists,pre-registration Optometrists, medicalstudentsand other healthcare learners/professionals asrequired.

Do you have a passion forworking not only in the out-patient environment but also within a theatre setting?

Would you liketo work within apurpose builteye unit in one of the largestTrusts in theNorth West?

If the answer isYESto theabovethen we have the perfect job foryou!

We are looking to recruit a Specialist Orthoptist for a period of up to 12 months to cover maternity leave with a focus on a complex ocular motilitycaseload.

Youwillsupport our squint consultants both in the out-patient clinics and squint theatre within this caseload, as well as undertaking variousadditional orthoptic hospital and community clinics and the opportunity to be involved in orthoptic teaching of which the whole team participatein.

This is an amazing opportunity for anOrthoptist withexperience of an adult caseloadto join ourwell-establishedteam to providenot onlyan excellent standard of care to all patientsbut todevelopthemselves withina complex ocular motilityroletoo., Theorthopticdepartmentisbased at Royal Preston Hospitalwithadditionalcommunity clinicsandourOphthalmology Unit at Chorley District General Hospitalwhichopened inDecember2021.

Our new unit has been designed to not only give the patient and their relatives/carers the best experience but also our team too; with individual 6m Orthoptic rooms fully equipped even with a window for those far distance cover tests wehope wehave thought of everything.

Wearealargedepartment who work closely with our eyecolleaguesstriving to provide excellent care with compassion; if youmanageyourtime well and work well withinadynamicteamthen this is the place for you.

We are always looking for ways to further develop ourselves and theteamplus looking to see what we could do differently and in fact better. This is why we actively encourage and supportCPD, audit and researchand havementorshipin place for this role.