# Senior Orthoptist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Barts Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-orthoptist/8359f281-e018-40ff-b255-4575582c2dcf - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/senior-orthoptist/8359f281-e018-40ff-b255-4575582c2dcf.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Barts Health NHS Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Orthoptist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £55,524 - £62,652 per annum inc - **Contract type:** 12 months (Although this position is a 12 months fixed-term contract, the actual contract duration will be adjusted to account for the time taken to advertise the post, complete the hiring process, and finalise pre-employment checks. This means the contract will begin when the candidate starts the role and may be slightly shorter than 12 months.) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-25T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-11T14:42:29.302Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/London/Barts_Health_NHS_Trust/Optical_Services/Optical_Services-v8077285 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8077285?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bartshealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are delighted to offer an exciting 12-month fixed term opportunity from July 2026 (maternity leave cover) for a Highly Specialist Orthoptist to join our friendly and forward‑thinking team as the Education & Neuro‑Orthoptic Lead. This is a varied and rewarding senior role, ideal for an Orthoptist seeking to expand their leadership, teaching, and specialist clinical skills. You will lead on education, workforce development, and competency frameworks for the Orthoptic team, while also providing highly specialist neuro‑ophthalmology expertise across adult services. Alongside core orthoptic clinics, you will work within extended roles including adult orthoptics, neuro‑ophthalmology, stroke pathways, and community eye services. You will collaborate closely with Ophthalmologists, Neurologists, Optometrists, AHPs, and wider MDT colleagues. You will be: * Leading education, training, and competency development for Orthoptists, students, and multidisciplinary colleagues * Acting as the Neuro‑Orthoptic Lead, providing advanced assessment and management of complex neuro‑ophthalmic conditions * Delivering high‑quality clinical care across hospital, community, special school, and stroke settings * Supporting extended‑role clinics including JI clinics, injection clinics, and stroke rehabilitation * Contributing to service development, audit, research, and clinical governance * Teaching medical undergraduates, junior doctors, and other healthcare professionals ### Main duties of the job - Provide a high‑quality orthoptic service as an autonomous practitioner, delivering preventative and therapeutic care in accordance with the professional standards of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS). ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. ## Job Details We are delighted to offer an exciting 12-month fixed term opportunity from July 2026 (maternity leave cover) for a Highly Specialist Orthoptist to join our friendly and forward‑thinking team as the Education & Neuro‑Orthoptic Lead. This is a varied and rewarding senior role, ideal for an Orthoptist seeking to expand their leadership, teaching, and specialist clinical skills. You will lead on education, workforce development, and competency frameworks for the Orthoptic team, while also providing highly specialist neuro‑ophthalmology expertise across adult services. Alongside core orthoptic clinics, you will work within extended roles including adult orthoptics, neuro‑ophthalmology, stroke pathways, and community eye services. You will collaborate closely with Ophthalmologists, Neurologists, Optometrists, AHPs, and wider MDT colleagues. You will be: * Leading education, training, and competency development for Orthoptists, students, and multidisciplinary colleagues * Acting as the Neuro‑Orthoptic Lead, providing advanced assessment and management of complex neuro‑ophthalmic conditions * Delivering high‑quality clinical care across hospital, community, special school, and stroke settings * Supporting extended‑role clinics including JI clinics, injection clinics, and stroke rehabilitation * Contributing to service development, audit, research, and clinical governance * Teaching medical undergraduates, junior doctors, and other healthcare professionals ## Job Description Provide a high‑quality orthoptic service as an autonomous practitioner, delivering preventative and therapeutic care in accordance with the professional standards of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS). ## Responsibilities The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Ability to travel between hospital and community sites. - Physically able to perform the duties of the post with reasonable adjustments if required ### Skills **Essential** - Highly specialist clinical skills across the full scope of orthoptic practice, including neuro ophthalmology - Ability to analyse and prioritise complex clinical information to develop appropriate specialist care plans - Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to adapt communication to meet diverse patient needs - Ability to demonstrate empathy, professionalism, and sensitivity when delivering complex or distressing information - Ability to demonstrate empathy, professionalism, and sensitivity when delivering complex or distressing information. - Strong organisational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritise competing demands. - Ability to work effectively under pressure and manage frequent interruptions - High attention to detail and accuracy in clinical assessment and documentation. - Commitment to non discriminatory, patient centred practice. - Ability to maintain professionalism in challenging or emotionally sensitive situations **Desirable** - Advanced presentation or teaching skills (e.g., formal teaching qualification). - Experience delivering teaching at regional or national level. - Experience developing competency frameworks or training programmes. ### Knowledge **Essential** - In depth knowledge of current best practice in orthoptics, including neuro ophthalmology and stroke related visual impairment. - Understanding of legal responsibilities, professional codes of conduct, and ethical frameworks. - Understanding of clinical governance, audit processes, and evidence based practice - Knowledge of MS Office applications and confidence using electronic patient record systems - Knowledge of Cerner Millennium or equivalent PAS/EPR systems - Commitment to ongoing CPD and maintaining HCPC standards. **Desirable** - Knowledge of national neuro ophthalmology or stroke guidelines. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post registration experience across a range of specialist areas including paediatrics, neuro ophthalmology, community services, glaucoma, and visual fields. - Experience working effectively within uni professional and multi professional teams. - Experience providing - Experience delivering teaching to multidisciplinary teams - Experience contributing to clinical governance, audit, or service evaluation. **Desirable** - Experience leading a specialist service (e.g., neuro ophthalmology, stroke, community). - Membership of a relevant specialist interest group (e.g., BIOS - Experience coordinating student placements or acting ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc Orthoptics, BMedSci Orthoptics, or Diploma in British Orthoptics (DBO). - Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). - Evidence of ongoing CPD in accordance with HCPC requirements **Desirable** - City & Guilds or equivalent teaching/education qualification. - Membership of the British & Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS). - Postgraduate training in neuro ophthalmology or advanced clinical practice ## Documents - [job advert (pdf, 403.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10369201) - [wxh bus route (pdf, 286.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10369203) - [job description (pdf, 748.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10369199) - [our values and behaviours (pdf, 334.9kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1119) - [candidate information pack (pdf, 549.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2446) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 92.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1120) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.