Orthoptist Specialist
3 weeks ago
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated Orthoptist to join our team at Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. We are seeking a skilled professional to contribute to a comprehensive quality Orthoptic service for all patients referred to the Orthoptic department.
Key Responsibilities:- To assess and diagnose new patients and develop and manage a specialized treatment package appropriate to the needs of the individual patient, adhering to national and local guidelines.
- To instruct and negotiate the implementation of the care package with individual patients and their carers to ensure compliance, in such a way as to overcome any barriers to understanding.
- To carry out appropriate visual field testing on patients referred by the Ophthalmologists, Neurologists, and other medical practitioners within the hospital, and to provide feedback and where required, a summary of the results obtained.
- To maintain an up-to-date knowledge of techniques and technology and to attend appropriate training as part of our CPD (continuing professional development) and to be responsible for maintaining your own CPD folder.
- To be responsible for managing and incorporating any unplanned workload in such a way as to minimize inconvenience to patients and maximize the smooth running of the Orthoptic and eye clinics.
- To discuss surgical options with the surgeon and to identify surgical risks (pre, and post surgery) and to discuss these with the patients (parents / carers) and surgeon.
- To assist and provide internal cover for colleagues during periods of annual leave, sickness, and vacancies.
- To be aware of barriers to communication and be able to overcome them effectively with, for example, learning disabled parents where English is not the first language, with patients with expressive language difficulties (stroke victims).
Educations, Training and Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent level in orthoptics.
- Must be self-motivated and have the ability to analyze clinical data and formulate management plans.
- Crawling on floor to assess young children.
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