Job summary
An exciting vacancy has become available to join our team on a permanent basis part-time, 2 days per week starting from May 2025.
Your role is varied and interested and will provide you with development and leadership opportunities. In addition to core orthoptic clinics you will be working within extended roles in paediatrics ophthalmology including JIA clinics and stroke servivces. You will take a role in jointly leading our community paediatric services and work closely with the team and our paediatric ophthalmologist and AHP colleagues. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated Orthoptist to join our teams.The post-holder will work as part of the multi-disciplinary teams that provide comprehensive and quality ophthalmology services for the Trust. You will be based in the Eye Treatment Centre at Whipps Cross University Hospital with sessions within the community and special schools and stroke service at Newham hospital. The Eye Treatment Centre is a dedicated unit covering all ophthalmology specialties including vitreo-retinal, medical retina, glaucoma, cornea, oculo-plastics, paediatrics, neuro-ophthalmology and we also have a busy eye emergency service.
Main duties of the job
To provide an orthoptic service as an autonomous practitioner: both preventative and curative as directed by the standards of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS)
To use advanced clinical expertise, reasoning and experience to assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the Orthoptic service as part of a multi-disciplinary team
To actively teach and educate other healthcare professionals including under-graduate orthoptic students, pre-registration Optometrists, Health Visitors, School Nurses, General Practitioners (GP), junior doctors and medical students
To be the Lead Orthoptist for the Community Orthoptic Services and within this role: oversee the overall organisation and management of the service and support the team with operational management
About us
Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.
The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.
Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.
We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We are dedicated to being an outstanding place to work and will work with you to get the best experience. We know flexible working is not a one size fits all and will mean something different to everyone. We are inclusive, so if you are interested in flexible working, please speak to the recruiting manager.
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team, uni-professional and multi-professional
- Advice, training and support to junior staff, support staff and students
- Developed knowledge of current best practice in Orthoptics in the relevant setting
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
Desirable
- Post-registration experience including experience in specialist services, paeds, neuro, community, glaucoma & fields
- Member of a relevant specific interest group
- Knowledge of Cerner Millennium/equivalent system
- Audit and research experience
Skills
Essential
- Specialist clinical skills in all areas of orthoptics
- Ability to analsye and prioritise complex medical information to help devise appropriate specialist care plans
- Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear, logical manner
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate empathy and professionalism through patient consultations and achieve sound clinical outcome, even when receiving/delivering complex or distressing information
- Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training
- Autonomous working and use of initiative, guided by broad orthoptic guidelines
- Ability to organize, plan and prioritise workload
Knowledge
Essential
- Keen to invest in continued professional development
- Team work and good people skills
- Flexible and reliable approach
- Caring and considerate attitude
- Able to carry out moderate to intense effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities with frequent interruptions
- Demonstrate attention and accuracy to detail
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Commitment to non-discriminatory practice
- Professional approach in difficult or emotional situations
- Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with the HPC
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor of Science in Orthoptics: BSc (Orth), BMedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma in British Orthoptics(DBO)
- Member of Health Professional Council (HPC)
Desirable
- Member of the British & Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS)
Other
Essential
- Able to travel between hospital and community sites
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working as part of a team, uni-professional and multi-professional
- Advice, training and support to junior staff, support staff and students
- Developed knowledge of current best practice in Orthoptics in the relevant setting
- Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance
- Understanding legal responsibilities of the profession and the associated code of ethics
Desirable
- Post-registration experience including experience in specialist services, paeds, neuro, community, glaucoma & fields
- Member of a relevant specific interest group
- Knowledge of Cerner Millennium/equivalent system
- Audit and research experience
Skills
Essential
- Specialist clinical skills in all areas of orthoptics
- Ability to analsye and prioritise complex medical information to help devise appropriate specialist care plans
- Ability to present information both orally and written in a clear, logical manner
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate empathy and professionalism through patient consultations and achieve sound clinical outcome, even when receiving/delivering complex or distressing information
- Ability to pass on knowledge and deliver training
- Autonomous working and use of initiative, guided by broad orthoptic guidelines
- Ability to organize, plan and prioritise workload
Knowledge
Essential
- Keen to invest in continued professional development
- Team work and good people skills
- Flexible and reliable approach
- Caring and considerate attitude
- Able to carry out moderate to intense effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities with frequent interruptions
- Demonstrate attention and accuracy to detail
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Commitment to non-discriminatory practice
- Professional approach in difficult or emotional situations
- Documented evidence of CPD, in accordance with the HPC
Qualifications
Essential
- Bachelor of Science in Orthoptics: BSc (Orth), BMedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma in British Orthoptics(DBO)
- Member of Health Professional Council (HPC)
Desirable
- Member of the British & Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS)
Other
Essential
- Able to travel between hospital and community sites
- Sufficient to perform the duties of the post with any aids and adaptations
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
