Highly Specialist Orthoptist

5 months ago


Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Full time

To perform and be responsible for a broad range of expert skills, complex, comprehensive investigative, diagnostic and therapeutic Orthoptic procedures on all patients regardless of physical and mental disabilities including language barriers. To formulate treatment plans and instruct patients and carers on continuous courses of home therapies. Independently implement, review and alter treatment, based on Orthoptic assessment, interpretation and evaluation of a wide range of conditions. To act as a source of expert clinical knowledge for consultants, clinical colleagues, patients and carers for routine and as part of a leading team of specialists.

Work in partnership with consultants, optometrists, doctors and other medical professions, diagnose and treat and recommend further treatment options to other medical professionals. To provide highly specialised expertise within specialist clinics: Ocular Oncology clinics, Vitreo-retinal clinics, St Paul's Emergency Eye Department, Adult ocular motility and Botulinum Toxin. To independently assess, diagnose and where possible treat St Paul's Emergency Eye Department patients and Ophthalmic outpatients as first expert practitioner. To perform additional specialised skills of visual and ocular assessment: Colour vision, contrast sensitivity and visual field analysis.

Collect, interpret and evaluate information and maintain accurate patient records. To be the sole provider of the Orthoptic service as part of a multi-disciplinary team/ and in co-ordination with other health professionals across the trust. To diagnose, treat and manage new patients referred to the Orthoptist as the initial assessment in the ophthalmic clinic and specialist clinics. To communicate complex diagnosis, treatment and management plans containing sensitive or contentious information where patients and/or carers may have major emotional, physical and psychological problems.

To co-ordinate and participate in complex tests with other professions. Manage frequent, unpredictable, verbal immediate referrals from own and other directorates on a daily basis* The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.* The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organis


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