Job summary
Band 6 Orthoptist - School Vision Screening Knowsley
8 hours per week - Term
Time Only
Applications
are invited for an enthusiastic Orthoptist to join our dynamic team of school
screeners. The role includes undertaking both Community Vision Screening Clinics,
and School Vision Screening predominantly for children with special educational
needs and disabilities (SEND). The
successful candidate should therefore have orthoptist experience at least at
Band 5.
Main duties of the job
Job Role
- To carry out School Orthoptic Led Vision Screening effectively by establishing a speedy rapport with the child to win his/her confidence and carrying out the examination with speed and accuracy to obtain the best results from the child within the limited available time and concentration span of the child. To manage administration arising from this.
To provide regular support, advice, and training to less experienced school vision screeners, particularly around the various treatments modalities that they may be unfamiliar with.
About us
Welcome toEveryone Health.
Everyone Health offers a behaviour change approach to improving the health of local communities. We do this by providing dynamic and bespoke healthy lifestyle services to partners across the sector and deliver effective prevention and treatment services.
Our missionis to create a sustained positive impact on the health and wellbeing of local communities, enabling individuals to drive and sustain change.
At Everyone Health we:
- Empower people to adopt healthier behaviours
- Develop community capacity addressing the wider determinants of health
- Offer cost effective approaches
- Provide local leadership and technical expertise
- Offer creative solutions to engage communities, families and individuals in managing their health and wellbeing
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Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Role
- To carry out School Orthoptic Led Vision Screening effectively by establishing a speedy rapport with the child to win his/her confidence and carrying out the examination with speed and accuracy to obtain the best results from the child within the limited available time and concentration span of the child. To manage administration arising from this.
To provide regular support, advice, and training to less experienced school vision screeners, particularly around the various treatments modalities that they may be unfamiliar with.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job Role
- To carry out School Orthoptic Led Vision Screening effectively by establishing a speedy rapport with the child to win his/her confidence and carrying out the examination with speed and accuracy to obtain the best results from the child within the limited available time and concentration span of the child. To manage administration arising from this.
To provide regular support, advice, and training to less experienced school vision screeners, particularly around the various treatments modalities that they may be unfamiliar with.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Person Specification
- Post graduate experience as an Orthoptist which includes all aspects of clinical orthoptics, including children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
- Experience of carrying out School Vision screening and involvement in an Orthoptic led Vision Screening programme.
- Experience of undertaking visual fields and other diagnostic tests.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate effectively and with sensitivity with patients and carers including those with learning and communication difficulties.
- Able to confidently communicate with and develop good working relationships with staff at all levels in the organisation.
- Committed to delivering high quality service and developing clinical practice based on reflection and evidence-based practice.
- Computer literate to enable inputting of data, analyse and present information (including familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrate clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time available.
- Professional, punctual, reliable, flexible, and self-motivated in approach to duties.
- Willing to work additional hours when required to support the team.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking visual fields and other diagnostic tests.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Orthoptics (BSC Hons/Med Sci) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Degree in Orthoptics (BSC Hons/Med Sci) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Person Specification
- Post graduate experience as an Orthoptist which includes all aspects of clinical orthoptics, including children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
- Experience of carrying out School Vision screening and involvement in an Orthoptic led Vision Screening programme.
- Experience of undertaking visual fields and other diagnostic tests.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, with the ability to communicate effectively and with sensitivity with patients and carers including those with learning and communication difficulties.
- Able to confidently communicate with and develop good working relationships with staff at all levels in the organisation.
- Committed to delivering high quality service and developing clinical practice based on reflection and evidence-based practice.
- Computer literate to enable inputting of data, analyse and present information (including familiarity with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
- Demonstrate clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of patients, and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time available.
- Professional, punctual, reliable, flexible, and self-motivated in approach to duties.
- Willing to work additional hours when required to support the team.
Desirable
- Experience of undertaking visual fields and other diagnostic tests.
Qualifications
Essential
- Degree in Orthoptics (BSC Hons/Med Sci) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
Desirable
- Degree in Orthoptics (BSC Hons/Med Sci) or equivalent
- HCPC registration
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
