Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic qualified or newly qualified Orthoptist to join the dynamic team at the Eye Treatment Centre at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. This role includes a preceptorship programme, making it an ideal position for those starting out or looking to further develop their clinical career.

As part of our expanding Orthoptic and Ophthalmology service, you will manage your own clinics and be encouraged to take on extended roles in areas such as:

• Glaucoma

• Medical Retina

• Stroke

• Paediatric Refraction

• Low Vision Aids

• ROP Screening

• Special School Orthoptic Clinics

Our philosophy centres around delivering care where it is most needed, and you will have the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to service development and patient care innovation.

You will work within a large, supportive multidisciplinary team that includes Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Ophthalmic and Nursing staff, as well as professionals from other specialties such as Neurology, Endocrinology, and Elderly Care.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to professional development and is a proud supporter of Investors in People. You will benefit from a culture of continuous learning, peer support, and access to a range of educational opportunities to advance your career in a collaborative and inclusive environment.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for the Orthoptic assessment, diagnosis and management of patients referred to the Orthoptic Department from various departments, including paediatrics, accident and emergency, maxillo-facial department, endocrinology and neurology under supervision.
To formulate relevant discharge plans and onward referral. This patient group comprises all cases of ocular motility defects and amblyopia. (reduced vision with no pathological cause), complex congenital and acquired cases, including neurological abnormalities, genetic disorders and associated ocular abnormalities.
To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner for the evaluation of visual acuity in referrals from the specialist services. This includes infants with strabismus (squint) and amblyopia, congenital or developmental abnormalities, genetic referral, adult illiterates, children and adults with significant learning difficulties as well as acute ocular motility defects in both children and adults.
To be responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring individual Orthoptic treatment plans / care pathways for patients of all ages using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence based practice under minimal supervision.
To Undertake extended roles such as Stable glaucoma clinics, Glaucoma Assessment clinics, IOP and Compliance clinics and Pre-Op cataract assessment including biometry

Working for our organisation

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. 

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

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