Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
14/11/2025
Planned Interview
Date
01/12/2025
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is seeking a very experienced, highly motivated and
proactive orthoptist who will work well as part of a multi-disciplinary team
for a rare opportunity to join the senior orthoptic team for a part time
(0.5WTE / 18.75hrs) 8a post. You will support the Head Orthoptist in a range
of management activities and provide clinical leadership to the orthoptic
team. You will have a proven track of undertaking in depth orthoptic
assessment and management of highly complex orthoptic patients. Ideally you
will have an interest in patients with learning disability.
Main duties of the job
The
successful candidate will have a varied caseload including stand alone
orthoptic clinics, joint clinics with optometry, joint clinics with
consultants with referrals from a wide range of sources internally and
externally.
Experience
of clinical supervision and assessment is essential. We are an accredited
department for pre-registration orthoptic students typically taking 8
placements a year. We are involved in the teaching of residents in
ophthalmology, pre-registration optometrists, student nurses and medical
students.
You
will assist the Head Orthoptist in staffing, supporting delivery of activity
and leave management, patient experience and continued quality improvement. A
key part of the role will be fostering a positive and inclusive culture that
supports learning, accountability and staff wellbeing.
You
will be expected to undertake audit and service improvement projects. There
may be opportunity for research.
About us
We
are a team of 16 orthoptists and 3 paediatric ophthalmologists /
strabismologists with support from consultant oculo-plastics, retinal and
corneal. A number of optometrists provide paediatric refraction, contact lens
and low vision clinics plus complex adult refraction for motility patients.
We also have some dedicated psychology sessions.
The
Orthoptic and Children's Eye Clinic is based on the St James's University
Hospital site in a dedicated unit in the Multispecialty Outpatients building.
You may be required to undertake day sessions in Health Centres around
Leeds so the ability to travel is essential.
Our
Eye Clinic is spread across a number of hospitals with 30 consultants
covering all sub-specialities. We also work with a number of other
Specialties across our Hospitals. Excellent communication skills are required
to convey relevant and important clinical details clearly and concisely to
non ophthalmic consultant colleague
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'
members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job adverts
are subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or remove
adverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in the
shortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while this
process is completed, and contact the named contact if you have any
questions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please
refer to the attached job description and person specification.
To
provide autonomous orthoptic management of all types of ocular motility
defects and be responsible for a personal case-load of a highly specialised /
complex nature
Responsible
for the provision of a highly skilled clinical service within specialist
areas of work.
Provision
of day to day leadership, specialist support and development within the
orthoptic departments.
Assist
with clinical supervision of less experienced orthoptists and orthoptists in
training
Deputising
for Head of Profession Orthoptics
Aid
in the development of local service wide clinical guidelines, protocols and
pathways for orthoptics and associated ophthalmology services promoting
clinical effectiveness and evidence based medicine and patient experience
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please
refer to the attached job description and person specification.
To
provide autonomous orthoptic management of all types of ocular motility
defects and be responsible for a personal case-load of a highly specialised /
complex nature
Responsible
for the provision of a highly skilled clinical service within specialist
areas of work.
Provision
of day to day leadership, specialist support and development within the
orthoptic departments.
Assist
with clinical supervision of less experienced orthoptists and orthoptists in
training
Deputising
for Head of Profession Orthoptics
Aid
in the development of local service wide clinical guidelines, protocols and
pathways for orthoptics and associated ophthalmology services promoting
clinical effectiveness and evidence based medicine and patient experience
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Personal integrity and responsibility
- Collaborative team worker and leader
- Completer finisher
- Highly developed communication skills
Desirable
- Research knowledge
- Coaching skills
- Change management knowledge
- Complaint / concern management
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC orthoptic registration with appropriate qualification
- Masters or Masters equivalent post qualification specialist training, expertise and experience
- Clinical teaching qualification
Desirable
- Leadership / management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised orthoptic specific expertise
- Significant post qualification experience in a number of specialist areas including congential cataract managment, learning disability and complex motility
- Goldmann perimetry
- Pre registration orthoptic student assessment
- Leadership experience
- Audit and service improvement
Desirable
- Octopus Goldmann perimetry
- Recruitment / Interviewing experience
- Orthoptic exemptions
Person Specification
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Personal integrity and responsibility
- Collaborative team worker and leader
- Completer finisher
- Highly developed communication skills
Desirable
- Research knowledge
- Coaching skills
- Change management knowledge
- Complaint / concern management
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC orthoptic registration with appropriate qualification
- Masters or Masters equivalent post qualification specialist training, expertise and experience
- Clinical teaching qualification
Desirable
- Leadership / management qualification
Experience
Essential
- Highly specialised orthoptic specific expertise
- Significant post qualification experience in a number of specialist areas including congential cataract managment, learning disability and complex motility
- Goldmann perimetry
- Pre registration orthoptic student assessment
- Leadership experience
- Audit and service improvement
Desirable
- Octopus Goldmann perimetry
- Recruitment / Interviewing experience
- Orthoptic exemptions
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).
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).
