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Job requirements
Essential
26 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Advanced clinical practice, both in theory and practical knowledge in a range of clinical areas, particularly in neuro-orthoptics
- Experience
Knowledge and experience of clinical matters beyond direct clinical role
- Experience
Significant advanced clinical experience in assessment & management of patients with active and sight-threatening disease across multiple areas of specialist clinical practice
- Experience
Evidence of on-going commitment to continuing professional development following BIOS/HCPC guidelines.
- Experience
Visual field examination and interpretation
- Experience
Experience of clinical teaching of Orthoptics.
- Experience
IT skills
- Personal Qualities
Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate complex, sensitive and potentially conflicting information to patients and other stakeholders in an appropriate manner independent of their level of understanding
- Personal Qualities
Leadership, organisational and negotiating skills
- Personal Qualities
Ability to use initiative and quickly interpret complex and potentially conflicting clinical information
- Personal Qualities
Capable of performing sustained high intensity work in a pressurised clinical environment
- Personal Qualities
Skills of persuasion
- Personal Qualities
Possesses precise, fine-motor physical examination skills
- Personal Qualities
Works well autonomously
- Personal Qualities
Self-motivated
- Personal Qualities
Conscientious
- Personal Qualities
Enthusiastic
- Personal Qualities
Excellent time management
- Skills & Knowledge
To be approachable and maintain an excellent rapport with colleagues
- Skills & Knowledge
Good verbal and written communication skills with adults, carers, parents and children, students and all staff disciplines.
- Skills & Knowledge
Evidence of working successfully as part of a multidisciplinary team and independently.
- Skills & Knowledge
Ability to produce written reports
- Education & Qualifications
Orthoptics BMedSci OR . BSc (Hons) Orthoptics OR . Orthoptics BSc (Hons) OR . Diploma from British Orthoptic Council (DBO)
- Education & Qualifications
To be registered with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Education & Qualifications
Postgraduate plus further training relevant to sub-specialist practice e.g. higher degree e.g. MSc OR . Relevant short courses and experience to a Masters level
- Education & Qualifications
Accredited clinical tutors’ course
Desirable
7 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Skills & Knowledge
Skilled in use of slit lamp, optic disc imaging and interpretation of visual fields results, or other ophthalmic investigations usually carried out by specialist medical staff
- Skills & Knowledge
Experience of research and development activities
- Skills & Knowledge
Experience undertaking and presenting audit
- Education & Qualifications
Role of clinical advisor or active involvement in a BIOS extended role clinical advisory group
- Education & Qualifications
Post masters experience in specialist area developing advanced clinical skills and leadership
- Education & Qualifications
Leadership qualification
- Education & Qualifications
Medical exemptions for Orthoptists
Job overview
Join our team and play a key role in delivering and developing our specialist Neuro-Orthoptic Service, providing expert, evidence-based care to complex patients while supporting, leading and developing colleagues within a friendly, collaborative and forward-thinking Orthoptic team.
Main duties of the job
To lead and deliver a high-quality, evidence-based Neuro-Orthoptic service, providing highly specialised assessment, diagnosis and management to patients across a wide range of complex ophthalmic, neurological and medical conditions, including tertiary referrals. The role provides clinical and professional leadership to the Neuro-Orthoptic team, including training, supervision, audit and quality improvement, while supporting the Orthoptic Professional Service Manager with the operational management and development of the wider Orthoptic service. The postholder works autonomously and collaboratively with Ophthalmologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, provides specialist clinical advice, manages dedicated Neuro-Orthoptic clinics, and contributes to extended roles within the scope of practice and Agenda for Change banding.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please view the attached Job Description and Person Specification documents for full details regarding this post.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Orthoptist with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Sheffield, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Orthoptist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 pa/pro rata for part time staff. The contract type is Fixed term: 5 months (All existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. Role can be job shared.). The application deadline is 04 Oct 2026.
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