Band 7/8A Lead Orthoptist

Job overview

Band 7/8A Lead Orthoptist

Are you an experienced orthoptist looking to develop further leadership and management skills? Are you a highly organised individual with a passion for the delivery of outstanding patient care?

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Lead Orthoptist to support the Head Orthoptist in the delivery of our orthoptic, optometry and ophthalmic technician services across Berkshire.

We are a large team of 17 Orthoptists, 5 Optometrists and 11 Ophthalmic Technicians, delivering a varied service of core orthoptic and optometry activity, as well as enhanced and advanced practice roles across Ophthalmology.

We would love to hear from talented individuals with a passion for service development and leadership to support the needs of our population in Berkshire.

The role will include work at both the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and the Prince Charles Eye Unit in Windsor.

This role is being offered as a development post from Band 7 to 8a and would be ideal for someone looking to progress into a senior leadership role within Orthoptics. The Trust also supports staff in undertaking a Chartered Management Degree through Henley Business School.

Main duties of the job

The Lead Orthoptist is a senior leader in the Orthoptic department and is responsible for line management of Band 5 and 6 Orthoptists, as well as the Lead Ophthalmic Technician.

Alongside undertaking varied clinics in both core orthoptics and extended role practice, they are also responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the service, including rostering for orthoptics and optometry.

In the absence of the Head Orthoptist, the Lead Orthoptist will be responsible for budgetary management of the county-wide Orthoptic Service and Hospital Eye Service provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, as well as management of those people and financial resources within these services in order to ensure the effective operation of the department.

This post is cross-county and therefore the successful candidate will be expected to work in both the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading and the Prince Charles Eye Unit in Windsor.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description & Person Specification for further details of the post.

Applicants are encouraged to contact Greg Richardson (Head Orthoptist) to discuss the role in more detail - [email protected] 0118 322 7682.