Specialist Orthoptist

Are you an Orthoptist looking to specialise in either Low Vision, SEN or VPD?

Do you have a passion for working not only in the out-patient hospital environment but also within a community and school setting?

Would you like to work within a brand new purpose built eye unit in one of the largest and highest performing Trusts in the North West?

If the answer isYESto the above then we have the perfect job for you

We are looking to recruit an Orthoptist to our team of 22 Orthoptists by appointing a Specialist Orthoptist with a focus on either LVA, SEN or a VPD caseload.

You will support our Orthoptic Sub-speciality Lead and work alongside other specialist Orthoptists already involved in this caseload, as well as undertaking various additional orthoptic hospital and community clinics and the chance to be involved in orthoptic teaching that the whole team participate in.

This is an amazing opportunity for an Orthoptist preferable with experience of a LVA, SEN or VPD caseload to join our well-established team to provide not only an excellent standard of care to all patients but to develop themselves within a sub-speciality role too.

We are a large Orthoptic team involved in all aspects of orthoptics plus sub-speciality clinics and extended roles.

Using your experience gained so far as an Orthoptist we will develop you further within your chosen sub-speciality caseload plus a broad range of hospital and community orthoptics including single handed working at a specialist level.

As a large department with a commitment to teaching we have orthoptic undergraduates from all years and all universities throughout the year plus various other students.

The orthoptic department is based at Royal Preston Hospital with additional community clinics and our brand new Ophthalmology Unit at Chorley District General Hospital which opened in December 2021.

Our new unit has been designed to not only give the patient and their relatives/carers the best experience but also our team too; with individual 6m Orthoptic rooms fully equipped even with a window for those far distance cover tests we hope we have

We are a very busy department who work closely with our eye colleagues striving to provide excellent care with compassion; if you manage your time well and work well within a dynamic team then this is the place for you.

We are always looking for ways to further develop ourselves and the team plus looking to see what we could do differently and in fact better. This is why we actively encourage and support CPD, audit and research and have mentorship in place for this role.

We have 10000 fantastic people working hard to deliver quality services to our patients. Whatever your role, you help look after 370,000 people in our local area & give specialist care to 1.5 million people across Lancashire & Cumbria.

Working with us gives you the knowledge and sense of pride that every activity you do genuinely does make a difference to support our patients & staff, ensuring we keep thriving & delivering outstanding healthcare right across our local towns.

You’ll have access to varied development opportunities, learn new skills, meet fab people & do things you’d never have done. You’ll learn about working in a hospital, interacting with people from all different roles to build skills & enhance your career path.

You’ll make an impact, be challenged to think differently, be bold & help innovate to keep improving things. Everything we do centres around patient care which means your role is pivotal and something really to be proud of.

To support either or a combination of the Orthoptic Low Vision, SEN or VPD Lead(s) to provide clinical assessment, management and multidisciplinary working in the hospital outpatient, community and school setting for individuals who have a Low Vision / SEN or VPD diagnosis.

Responsible for providing specialised Orthoptic services as an autonomous practitioner within the hospital setting and community outreach clinics, accepting direct referral of patients of all ages who have a wide spectrum of ocular motility disorders and visual problems.

To assess, diagnose, manage and treat patients of all ages referred to the Orthoptist, being responsible for the instigation of follow-up care and/or onward referral to the sub-speciality Orthoptists/Optometrists/Ophthalmologists as appropriate.

To be involved in the clinical teaching of undergraduate Orthoptists, pre-registration Optometrists, medical students and other health care professionals as required.

**Duties will include, but not be limited to**:

- To support the Orthoptic Subspeciality Leads within a chosen area of either LVA/SEN/VPD in the assessment and management of patients within their speciality.
- Responsible for providing specialised Orthoptic services as an autonomous practitioner within the hospital setting and community outreach clinics, accepting direct referral of patients of all ages who have a wide spectrum of ocular motility dis