Orthoptist

Job overview

See Beyond the Ordinary | Join Our Orthoptic Team

Orthoptics is about more than vision. It’s about solving clinical challenges and making a real difference to patients’ lives.

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomes applications from newly qualified and experienced Orthoptists.

You’ll assess, diagnose and manage ocular motility and visual development disorders, supporting children’s visual development and adults with double vision, neurological conditions and visual impairment.

A role with variety, support and room to grow.

Working alongside ophthalmologists and healthcare professionals, you’ll contribute to clinical decisions and personalised treatment plans across a varied caseload.

We support your development at every stage, offering structured preceptorship for newly qualified Orthoptists, mentoring for early-career practitioners and ongoing professional development.

Based primarily at King’s Mill Hospital, you’ll also work across Ashfield Health Village and Newark Hospital.

Why join us?

• Varied paediatric and adult caseloads.
• Supportive, collaborative colleagues.
• Preceptorship, mentoring and career development.
• Opportunities to expand your skills and contribute to service improvement.
• The chance to improve patients’ vision, independence and quality of life.

Ready to combine clinical challenge with meaningful patient care?

Bring your skills, curiosity and passion to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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.