Orthoptist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a fixed term Band 5 role for 37.5 hours weekly to cover maternity leave for a period of 12 months. The role involves both acute and community work and will give an opportunity to gain experience in adult ocular motility and paediatric clinics.

We have a team of 9 orthoptists and 2 optometrists as well as a Paediatric/Ocular Motility Ophthalmologist.

**The job role involves**:
To provide a high quality Orthoptic service for all patients referred to the hospital service in Stockport and High Peak and work autonomously in the diagnosis and management of complex adult and paediatric cases.

To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality patient care.

To take direct referrals, prioritise and judge requirements for onward referral. May be first point of contact for patients and is totally responsible for patient management.

To determine the clinical diagnosis and develop effective treatment plans

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**Responsibilities**:
To provide a high quality Orthoptic service for all patients referred to the hospital service in Stockport and High Peak and work autonomously in the diagnosis and management of complex adult and paediatric cases.

To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality patient care.

To work autonomously in the community clinics and schools undertaking Primary Visual Screening in Stockport and North Derbyshire. This involves work without supervision in providing a diagnosis, management and treatment of patients referred in both Trusts.

To take direct referrals, prioritise and judge requirements for onward referral. May be first point of contact for patients and is totally responsible for patient management.

To determine the clinical diagnosis and develop effective treatment plans

To work effectively as part of a team

To undertake some of the clerical and administrative duties involved in the running of the hospital orthoptic departments at Stepping Hill Hospital and the Cavendish Hospital, and in community clinics and schools.

To lead by example and act as a positive role model to staff taking responsibility for own professional development.

Organise and plan own day to day workload or activities in order to meet the demands of the job role.

Contribute to and participate in programmes of audit, including utilisation of results in practice.

To ensure effective use of resources at department level.

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.

The salary for the role is only one part of the excellent package of benefits we offer to you:

- Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- NHS pension scheme membership
- Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
- NHS Staff discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
- Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
- Stockport Credit Union
- for local financial advice

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**Responsibilities**:
To provide a high quality Orthoptic service for all patients referred to the hospital service in Stockport and High Peak and work autonomously in the diagnosis and management of complex adult and paediatric cases.

To be responsible for ensuring the provision of compassionate, safe and high quality patient care.

To take direct referrals, prioritise and judge requirements for onward referral. May be first point of contact for patients and is totally responsible for patient management.

To determine the clinical diagnosis and develop effective treatment plans

To work effectively as part of a team

To undertake some of the clerical and administrative duties involved in the running of the hospital orthoptic departments at Stepping Hill Hospital and the Cavendish Hospital, and in community clinics and schools.

To lead by example and act as a positive role model to staff taking responsibility for own professional development.

Organise and plan own day to day workload or activities in order to meet the demands of the job role.

Contribute to and participate in programmes of audit, including utilisation of results in practice.

To ensure effective use of resources at department level.

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share