Specialist Orthoptist

We are looking to hire a Specialist Orthoptist to join our team here at Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. This is a part-time position, working 26.5 hours per week.

You will work closely with other Orthoptists and Health Care Professionals in order to deliver and develop a comprehensive range of core orthoptic services to the highest standards of quality and care.

Work as an autonomous practitioner in providing orthoptic assessment, diagnosis and management of patients of all ages, and those who have varying communication skills.

There will opportunity and support for professional and career development within the hospital setting.

• To provide autonomous Orthoptic management of all types of ocular motility defects and be responsible for managing specialised and complex patients
• To use specialist orthoptic skills to diagnose and treat all conditions as necessary using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence based practice
• To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner for the evaluation of visual acuity and visual fields referred from specialist services. This includes visual acuity of babies, infants and children with strabismus and amblyopia, congenital or developmental abnormalities, genetic referrals, adults referred from Endocrine, Neurology and Maxillo-Facial clinics, children and adults with significant learning difficulties as well as acute ocular motility defects in both children and adults
• To provide teaching and supervision of Pre-registered Opticians and Medical students

Interviews have provisionally been scheduled to take place on the 10th August, this is subject to change

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as we reserve the right to close adverts once sufficient applications have been received.

We recognise that AI tools can support application writing; however, candidates are asked to keep their use to a minimum. Responses should reflect your own experience, skills and knowledge, as over-reliance on AI-generated content may result in generic answers that do not accurately represent your abilities.

University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) brings together Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. As a group, we are committed to improving services for our communities through collaboration, modernising care delivery and striving for excellence. Working together enables us to share expertise, strengthen services and create greater opportunities, and there may be a requirement to work across sites depending on service needs.

Our Excellence Values are Compassion, Accountability, Respect, Integrity and Courage. UHN welcomes applications from all backgrounds and is committed to an inclusive working environment. We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and hold the Gold Award under the Employer Recognition Scheme. Candidates who identify as members of the Armed Forces community and meet the essential criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Catherine Knipe Job title: Head Orthoptist Email address: ***email_hidden*** Telephone number: 01536 492581