Head of Professional Services and Support

2 weeks ago


Brighton East Sussex, United Kingdom University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust Full time

The role has responsibility for the delivery, management and development of Orthoptic and Contact Lens services across UHSussex East. As the Head of Service for Orthoptics, the post holder will be responsible for the management and development of all staff delivering Orthoptic services, to include extended roles, and Contact Lens services to the Trust.


The post holder is expected to provide an expert level of clinical Orthoptic services to all patients .


The post holder will be the lead Orthoptist for UHSussex East responsible for the delivery, development, evaluation and co-ordination of clinical Orthoptic services in line with the objectives of the division and UHSussex ophthalmology objectives.


The post holder will be responsible for all aspects of Orthoptic patient management to optimise patient's care and will be the lead clinical orthoptic practitioner for all Orthoptic aspects including budget reporting, safety quality issues, audit, teaching and research & development activities for the Trust East.
To lead the Orthoptic service based at UHSussex University Hospitals Trust East Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath
To manage the Contact Lens service based in the Sussex Eye Hospital
To be responsible for the development and evaluation of new and existing Orthoptic services
At UHSussex we're proud to be at the heart of the NHS. As one of theUK's largest acute Trusts, we're a leading example of the excellence, the ambition and the values that have embodied the NHS for over 70 years.


This can be seen in ourwellbeing programmefor staff which is extensive and designed to support you when you need it because we know that to look after others we must first look after ourselves.


Build a career with us: As a university trust and a leader in healthcare research, we value learning, teaching and training so that we can be the best that we can be. From the moment you start with us and throughout your career we will help you to grow and develop. To lead the Orthoptic service based at UHSussex University Hospitals Trust East Sussex Eye Hospital, Brighton and Princess Royal Hospital, Haywards Heath
To manage the Contact Lens service based in the Sussex Eye Hospital
To be responsible for the development and evaluation of new and existing Orthoptic services
To have proven excellent communication skills to represent the Orthoptic service
To establish and maintain effective operational links with all relevant internal and external services and partners.
To be the lead point of contact for all enquiries regarding the Orthoptic and Contact Lens services
Professionalism and Inclusion
To participate in the provision of clinical education for Orthoptic undergraduates by acting as an on-site clinical tutor.

Service Delivery and Improvement .


To manage, provide, co-ordinate and evaluate clinical Orthoptic services
To practise as an autonomous Orthoptic practitioner in in-patient and out-patient settings in line with Trust policy and the needs of the ophthalmology service.
To lead on the evaluation and development of the service provided within the Orthoptic and Ophthalmology specialties.
To provide highly specialist clinical Orthoptic expertise to senior clinical staff of the multi-disciplinary team within the Trust.
To take the lead in the provision of clinical Orthoptic expertise for the identification and management of risk issues within the division of surgery.
To act as a resource for the division in investigation of clinical incidents and complaints regarding Orthoptic and Contact Lens practice.
To lead the development and evaluation of new and existing clinical Orthoptic services in UHSussex East.

People Management and Development


To directly manage the Orthoptic team and Contact Lens team across UHSussex East, including the organisation of day to day activities, recruitment, individual performance review and objective setting, dealing with management issues and development of the individual members of this team.
To provide professional support to the orthoptic staff and supervise the daily provision of Orthoptic services together with extended roles .
To be the professional lead in the provision of Orthoptic service on both sites, providing added support and clinical expertise for other Orthoptists, Ophthalmologists and related staff.
To ensure that the clinical team delivers high quality care and safe practice at all times.


Post graduate Orthoptic qualification


University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust (279)



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