Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Are you a Specialist Orthoptist, or ready to make that move? Want to be part of a service which provides treatment in both an acute and community setting? Keen to work within a team where you can share your skills and experience? Then please read on and apply. We are looking for an experienced orthoptist to join our team for 12 months to cover maternity leave. This is an opportunity to work alongside staff in our community-based team of 13 Orthoptists and six Orthoptic Support Workers working on a varied and challenging caseload across the Community and Hospital sites. You will have: A degree in Orthoptics or equivalent HCPC registration Membership of BIOS Experience of all aspects of orthoptics in both acute or community is desirable Ability to resolve both clinical and non-clinical queries Communication skills to pass on your knowledge to the team A desire to go beyond expectations We offer: Opportunities for flexible working Extended clinical roles such as special needs assessment in special schools and clinics; stroke ward assessment, stroke outpatient clinics Acute clinic with Ophthalmologist (adults and paediatric patients) Great benefits and in-house staff services Working with a Trust rated outstanding by the CQC Being part of an innovative service looking to enhance the patient experience Sound interesting? Then please read the full job description, apply, and we look forward to you joining us! Main duties of the job
You will be based in the community at Liverpool Road Health Centre in Luton, or Kempston Health Centre, Bedford with a requirement to travel frequently to hospital and community clinics throughout Bedfordshire. Our team covers community clinics across the county, including paediatric orthoptic, special school, child development. We also provide orthoptic clinics at both Hospitals, the Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Moorfields at Bedford Hospital and Goldmann perimetry clinics. At the Luton and Dunstable and Moorfields eye clinics our team provides orthoptic support for hospital paediatric and adult motility clinics with consultants in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. The department participates in NIHR registered Moorfields research studies. We also provide specialist in and out-patient Stroke services at the Luton and Dunstable hospital as part of the multidisciplinary stroke team. Orthoptists wishing to become a clinical tutor or to study postgraduate orthoptic modules at Sheffield and Liverpool University including the medicine exemptions course will be supported. The orthoptic department is also committed to teaching undergraduate orthoptic students. You will need to work in some of our clinics single-handed so the role is most suited to an experienced orthoptist. You must have a degree or diploma in orthoptics, be registered with the HCPC and be a member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society. About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities To be professionally responsible and accountable for the management of Orthoptic patients in Bedfordshire as an autonomous practitioner. To assess, diagnose, treat and manage (including discharge when clinically appropriate) the patients referred to the Community Eye Service. These include Paediatric visual disorders (squint, amblyopia, and reduced visual responses), ocular motility disorders, other ophthalmic conditions and congenital developmental abnormalities. To formulate specialist individualised management and treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills. To assess patients pre- and post-operatively and discuss surgery options with the Consultant Ophthalmologist. To diagnose and treat children with special needs in community and multidisciplinary clinics and special schools. To take responsibility for advising patients, relatives, and carers of the prognosis regarding their eye condition. To support/advise the Orthoptic Support Workers (OSW) providing the 4-5 year school vision screening service. To promote the need for early intervention and treatment of childhood eye problems. To offer advice and support in the clinic and over the telephone, and deal with queries from patients, carers and other health professionals. To contribute to Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for patients with Special Educational needs when required. To triage new referrals prioritising their urgency. To direct referrals appropriately to the Consultant Ophthalmologist, Specialist Optometrist or the Orthoptist Team Leader. To analyse, diagnose, and formulate treatment plans for patients with complex ocular movement disorders referred by Consultant Ophthalmologists and Acute referrals. To maintain and check current and discharged clinical records on SystmOne. To work independently in busy community children's clinics within professional guidelines and Orthoptic competencies. Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Degree/Diploma in Orthoptics HCPC registration Experience
Working single-handed in clinic dealing with complex situations of a clinical and non-clinical nature Ability to teach and demonstrate clinical orthoptics Previous experience in all aspects of orthoptics (adults/paeds/Ad Mot/acute and comm) Knowledge of Visual Fields assessment and interpretation Skills & Knowledge
S1/other electronic patient records Safeguarding
Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust £37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro-rata
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Are you a Specialist Orthoptist, or ready to make that move? Want to be part of a service which provides treatment in both an acute and community setting? Keen to work within a team where you can share your skills and experience? Then please read on and apply. We are looking for an experienced orthoptist to join our team for 12 months to cover maternity leave. This is an opportunity to work alongside staff in our community-based team of 13 Orthoptists and six Orthoptic Support Workers working on a varied and challenging caseload across the Community and Hospital sites. You will have: A degree in Orthoptics or equivalent HCPC registration Membership of BIOS Experience of all aspects of orthoptics in both acute or community is desirable Ability to resolve both clinical and non-clinical queries Communication skills to pass on your knowledge to the team A desire to go beyond expectations We offer: Opportunities for flexible working Extended clinical roles such as special needs assessment in special schools and clinics; stroke ward assessment, stroke outpatient clinics Acute clinic with Ophthalmologist (adults and paediatric patients) Great benefits and in-house staff services Working with a Trust rated outstanding by the CQC Being part of an innovative service looking to enhance the patient experience Sound interesting? Then please read the full job description, apply, and we look forward to you joining us! Main duties of the job
You will be based in the community at Liverpool Road Health Centre in Luton, or Kempston Health Centre, Bedford with a requirement to travel frequently to hospital and community clinics throughout Bedfordshire. Our team covers community clinics across the county, including paediatric orthoptic, special school, child development. We also provide orthoptic clinics at both Hospitals, the Luton and Dunstable Hospital and Moorfields at Bedford Hospital and Goldmann perimetry clinics. At the Luton and Dunstable and Moorfields eye clinics our team provides orthoptic support for hospital paediatric and adult motility clinics with consultants in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus. The department participates in NIHR registered Moorfields research studies. We also provide specialist in and out-patient Stroke services at the Luton and Dunstable hospital as part of the multidisciplinary stroke team. Orthoptists wishing to become a clinical tutor or to study postgraduate orthoptic modules at Sheffield and Liverpool University including the medicine exemptions course will be supported. The orthoptic department is also committed to teaching undergraduate orthoptic students. You will need to work in some of our clinics single-handed so the role is most suited to an experienced orthoptist. You must have a degree or diploma in orthoptics, be registered with the HCPC and be a member of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society. About us
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities To be professionally responsible and accountable for the management of Orthoptic patients in Bedfordshire as an autonomous practitioner. To assess, diagnose, treat and manage (including discharge when clinically appropriate) the patients referred to the Community Eye Service. These include Paediatric visual disorders (squint, amblyopia, and reduced visual responses), ocular motility disorders, other ophthalmic conditions and congenital developmental abnormalities. To formulate specialist individualised management and treatment plans using advanced clinical reasoning and a wide range of treatment skills. To assess patients pre- and post-operatively and discuss surgery options with the Consultant Ophthalmologist. To diagnose and treat children with special needs in community and multidisciplinary clinics and special schools. To take responsibility for advising patients, relatives, and carers of the prognosis regarding their eye condition. To support/advise the Orthoptic Support Workers (OSW) providing the 4-5 year school vision screening service. To promote the need for early intervention and treatment of childhood eye problems. To offer advice and support in the clinic and over the telephone, and deal with queries from patients, carers and other health professionals. To contribute to Education Health and Care Plan (EHCP) for patients with Special Educational needs when required. To triage new referrals prioritising their urgency. To direct referrals appropriately to the Consultant Ophthalmologist, Specialist Optometrist or the Orthoptist Team Leader. To analyse, diagnose, and formulate treatment plans for patients with complex ocular movement disorders referred by Consultant Ophthalmologists and Acute referrals. To maintain and check current and discharged clinical records on SystmOne. To work independently in busy community children's clinics within professional guidelines and Orthoptic competencies. Person Specification
Qualifications & Training
Degree/Diploma in Orthoptics HCPC registration Experience
Working single-handed in clinic dealing with complex situations of a clinical and non-clinical nature Ability to teach and demonstrate clinical orthoptics Previous experience in all aspects of orthoptics (adults/paeds/Ad Mot/acute and comm) Knowledge of Visual Fields assessment and interpretation Skills & Knowledge
S1/other electronic patient records Safeguarding
Demonstrates understanding of safeguarding issues Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust £37,338 to £44,962 a year, pro-rata
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