Job summary
Expected Shortlisting
Date
04/03/2026
Planned Interview
Date
TBC
Leeds
Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has Band 7 Orthoptic hours available, either
full or part time, for a motivated orthoptist who has enthusiasm for
strabismus and motility. You will be responsible for a personal case-load of
highly specialised and complex patients, including direct implementation of
treatment / management over a range of conditions. The post is based at St
Jamess University Hospital in the Multi-Speciality Out-Patients in a
dedicated unit for paediatric ophthalmology and adult strabismus.
The
hours offer opportunity to participate in adult orthoptic clinics, consultant
led neuro and motility clinics, paediatric orthoptic sessions and consultant
led paediatric ophthalmology clinics.
You
should have interest in pre-registration orthoptic training to support
placements and undertake assessments.
You
will have the opportunity to undertake audits and reviews. You will be
supported in submitting appropriate work to clinical meetings / conferences.
In
addition to our hospital work we provide a paediatric orthoptic and optometry
service for Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust at various sites around the
city. You should be able to travel to undertake these sessional clinics.
Main duties of the job
You
will undertake orthoptic assessment and management of children and adults in
standalone Orthoptic clinics and joint clinics with optometrists and
ophthalmologists. Clinics will be
hospital and community based. The Orthoptic Department is committed to high
quality care for our patients. We encourage detailed orthoptic investigations
and you will be expected to be aware of evidence for your clinical decisions.
You should have significant post qualification orthoptic experience to
support this. Ideally you will have worked in tertiary referral adult
strabismus clinics and paediatric ophthalmology clinics.
Ideally
you will be able to undertake Octopus Goldmann Visual Fields and be confident
on accuracy to enable you to comment on small relevant changes for our brain
tumour colleagues in Endocrinology and Neuro.
You
will provide leadership support and advice to Band 6 / Band 5 orthoptists and
participate in their development.
You
should be forward thinking and self motivated to identify and support
opportunities for development of the orthoptic service for patients and the
team.
You
will be a self directed learner with a drive to provide audit and other
projects with a willingness to submit/present at National and International
conferences.
About us
We
are a team of 16 orthoptists and 3 paediatric ophthalmologists /
strabismologists with support for from consultant oculo-plastics, retinal and
corneal for paediatric patients. A number of optometrists provide paediatric
refraction, contact lens and low vision clinics plus complex adult refraction
for motility patients.
We
have some very experienced staff who will support your development.
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 colleagues.
At
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust we have defined a culture based on values
and behaviours known as the Leeds Way - Patient Centred, Fair, Collaborative,
Accountable and Empowered. We will expect you to uphold these
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
See detailed job description and person specification attached.
As an autonomous practitioner to be legally and professionally responsible and accountable for the management of patients, prioritise own workload and keep accurate contemporaneous records.
Provision of highly skilled and specialised autonomous orthoptic assessment, diagnosis and management / treatment of all types of ocular motility defects, imparting information to patient / carer. Management includes the formulating of individualised treatment plans.
Effective verbal communication with patients / carers to gain co-operation and handling complex, sensitive and contentious information regarding diagnosis, prognosis and treatment e.g. baby with little or no sight
Supplies and instils eye drops under exemptions, Patient Group Directions and doctors instruction
Community paediatric orthoptic clinic
Octopus perimetry
Plan and manage clinical workload within appointment system / clinical time.
Clinical supervision of less experienced orthoptists
Orthoptic teaching of multidisciplinary professionals
Orthoptic teaching, supervision and assessment of pre-registration orthoptic students
Undertake patient data collection as required for the management of the service / audit / research and development
Job description
Job responsibilities
See detailed job description and person specification attached.
As an autonomous practitioner to be legally and professionally responsible and accountable for the management of patients, prioritise own workload and keep accurate contemporaneous records.
Provision of highly skilled and specialised autonomous orthoptic assessment, diagnosis and management / treatment of all types of ocular motility defects, imparting information to patient / carer. Management includes the formulating of individualised treatment plans.
Effective verbal communication with patients / carers to gain co-operation and handling complex, sensitive and contentious information regarding diagnosis, prognosis and treatment e.g. baby with little or no sight
Supplies and instils eye drops under exemptions, Patient Group Directions and doctors instruction
Community paediatric orthoptic clinic
Octopus perimetry
Plan and manage clinical workload within appointment system / clinical time.
Clinical supervision of less experienced orthoptists
Orthoptic teaching of multidisciplinary professionals
Orthoptic teaching, supervision and assessment of pre-registration orthoptic students
Undertake patient data collection as required for the management of the service / audit / research and development
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification practice, development and training in a number of areas e.g. complex ocular motility, neuromotility, paediatric cataract
- Detailed understanding of neurological visual field defects and assessment
- Supervision and assessment of orthoptic students
- Clinical audit practice
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Research ability
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Ability to work independently in complex motility
- Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills to provide and receive complex information for patients / staff
- Team worker and able to demonstrate leadership
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or diploma in orthoptics with HCPC registration
- Orthoptic post qualification Masters / Masters modules
Desirable
- Clinical teaching qualification or BIOS Clinical Tutors' Course
- Masters related to Orthoptics, research, teaching or other relevant topic
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Extensive post qualification practice, development and training in a number of areas e.g. complex ocular motility, neuromotility, paediatric cataract
- Detailed understanding of neurological visual field defects and assessment
- Supervision and assessment of orthoptic students
- Clinical audit practice
Desirable
- Leadership training
- Research ability
Skills & behaviours
Essential
- Ability to work independently in complex motility
- Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills to provide and receive complex information for patients / staff
- Team worker and able to demonstrate leadership
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree or diploma in orthoptics with HCPC registration
- Orthoptic post qualification Masters / Masters modules
Desirable
- Clinical teaching qualification or BIOS Clinical Tutors' Course
- Masters related to Orthoptics, research, teaching or other relevant topic
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).
