Band 5 Orthoptist

1 month ago


Worcester, United Kingdom Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust Full time

**Job Purpose**: To provide a comprehensive and high quality Orthoptic Service as an autonomous practitioner in the acute and community sectors. To be responsible for the diagnosing, managing, treating and discharge planning of patients presenting with acute visual and ocular motility defects. Job Statement (1) To be responsible for the Orthoptic assessment, diagnosis, management and treatment of patients referred to the Orthoptic Department ranging from paediatric to the elderly. (2) To formulate relevant discharge plans and onward referral.

The 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. (3) To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner for the evaluation of visual acuity and visual behaviour 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 severe learning difficulties as well as acute ocular motility defects in both children and adults. (4) To be responsible for planning, implementing and monitoring individual treatment plans/care pathways for patients of all ages using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence based practice.

(5) To undertake vision screening in the community. (6) To undertake training of other healthcare professionals. (7) To contribute to multi-disciplinary care


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