Band 5/6 Orthoptist CDC - Grimsby

Job overview

• Independently assess, diagnose, and manage patients with a wide range of ocular motility disorders, amblyopia, strabismus, and visual function problems.
• Undertake specialist orthoptic assessments for paediatric, adult, and special needs patients.
• Contribute to extended roles such as stroke, neuro-ophthalmology, or low vision clinics (depending on service needs and training).
• Provide orthoptic input into multidisciplinary clinics (e.g., paediatric ophthalmology, maxillofacial, neurology).
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust and HCPC requirements.
• Work cross site between Grimsby, Scunthorpe and occasionally Goole
• Secondary screening

Main duties of the job

• Independently assess, diagnose, and manage patients with a wide range of ocular motility disorders, amblyopia, strabismus, and visual function problems.
• Undertake specialist orthoptic assessments for paediatric, adult, and special needs patients.
• Contribute to extended roles such as stroke, neuro-ophthalmology, or low vision clinics (depending on service needs and training).
• Provide orthoptic input into multidisciplinary clinics (e.g., paediatric ophthalmology, maxillofacial, neurology).
• Maintain accurate and contemporaneous patient records in line with Trust and HCPC requirements.
• Work cross site between Grimsby, Scunthorpe and occasionally Goole
• Secondary screening

See attached documents for full descriptions.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To work as an autonomous practitioner and to be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of own work in the investigation, diagnosis and management of orthoptic patients.
• To prioritise own clinical workload and keep accurate contemporaneous records.
• The post holder will be expected to work unsupervised, individually and as part of a team, using own initiative.
• Senior staff members are available for discussion and consultation.
• Run single handed Orthoptic clinics.
• Use all equipment safely and without risk to patients.
• To liaise with other health care professionals and others when required.
• To be directly involved in the supervision and teaching of orthoptic undergraduate students and other health professionals in aspects of orthoptic investigation (practical and theory).
• Plan and carry out personal Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in line with BIOS and Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) requirements.
• To be aware of the contents of the following documents and practice within the guidelines and requirements detailed within them:

• To work within Professional Guidelines.
• Maintain registration with the Health Care Professions Council and abide by their rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of departmental and Trust policies and procedures and to work accordingly.
• Contribute to the development of departmental guidelines, policies and procedures, orthoptic service development and promoting the profession.
• Provide a safe environment for the safety and welfare of patients, visitors and staff by ensuring compliance with: Health and Safety at Work Act, Fire Prevention Management, Safeguarding Children, Infection Control Procedure and Risk Management

• -        HCPC Standards of Proficiency for Orthoptists -        BIOS Competency Standards and Professional Practice Guidelines -        BIOS Rules of Professional Conduct and Code of Ethics

For more detailed information, please read the job description linked below.

As a Trust we are keen to offer and encourage flexible working opportunities to address health and wellbeing and work-life balance for our employees, this will have a positive impact on the care we provide.

Flexible working is part of a wider commitment to improve the quality and experience of working life and we recognise that it is a key contributor for the recruitment and retention of our employees.

We therefore support and encourage open conversations around a specific working pattern to suit your work-life balance or a multi-role career, if it works for you and works for the role, we'll do our best to make it happen.

Local flexible working arrangements are developed in partnership between the line manager and employee in order to ensure equality of access to flexible working, as far as practicable, regardless of role, shift pattern, team or pay, based on: patient/service user and staff experience, service delivery and work-life balance of colleagues.

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