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Job summary

Thisrole provides all aspects of orthoptic care to the community of County Durham.The postholder will be involved with managing their own caseload of adult andpaediatric patients. There is involvement in multidisciplinary clinics workingin a Orthoptic and optometry clinic to manage patients both new and review andthe ability to be involved with Paediatric and adult ocular motlity clinicworking directly with the paediatric Consultant ophthalmologist. There is alsothe ability to undertake secondaryscreening in main and secondary sites. Although the base for this roleis University Hospital of North Durham there will be travel to other siteswithin the Trust to provide clinics closer to home for patients and work inother main sites. This is a excellent opportunity to work with patients of allages and abilities in different clinic settings and types We would be willingto support a newly qualified Orthoptist to take up this role.

Main duties of the job

All aspects of both paediatric andadult orthoptic assessments and management including secondary screening andpre-op and post-op assessments for strabismus / ocular motility.

Manage own clinical workload.

Multidisciplinary working withOptometrists and Consulatnt Ophthalmologists

Support for student orthoptists and Optometristsin their clinical placements

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Thisjob involves a varied selection of clinics including single handed orthopticclinics for mixed adult and paediatric caseload of patients with all levels ofabilities, Orthoptic and optometry dual clinics for new and review patients,orthoptic secondary screening clinics and multidisciplinary clinics with thepaediatric ophthalmologist which also involves adult motility cases. The postholder will need to travel to sites other than their nominal base to undertakethese clinics. There will be a need to perform Orthoptic pre-operative andpost-operative assessments for both paediatric and adults cases. As the nominalbase for this role has an urgent eye care clinic on site it will be necessaryto perform orthoptic assessments for urgent patients from this clinic to aidwith diagnosis and symptom management.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

Experience in all aspects of clinical Orthoptics including specialist services ideally Paediatrics, Neurology, Community services, adjustable suture squint surgery

Desirable

Experience of Goldmann visual field testing Experience of clinical teaching ideally including Orthoptic undergraduates

Qualifications

Essential

Diploma/degree in Orthoptics

Desirable

Clinical teachers qualification

Statutory Registration

Essential

HCPC registration

Special Skills & Knowledge

Essential

Good communication with patients and other professionals, Good planning and organisational skills Ability to organise own workload and clinics Manual dexterity in the use of Orthoptic equipment

Desirable

Experienced with computer software Research skills

Specialist Requirements

Essential

HCPC registration Ongoing CPD Up to date knowledge of clinical techniques and technology

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