Orthoptist
Posted 5 hours 27 minutes ago by NHS
LeedsTeaching Hospitals has an opportunity for a full time Band 5 orthoptist fixedterm for 2 years. Your role will be to provide routine orthopticinvestigation and management for both children and adults. You will besupported by senior staff, have a mentor and we will facilitate completion ofyour preceptorship. You will be able to participate in multi disciplinarymeetings, professional development and audit.
TheOrthoptic and Children's Eye Clinic is based on the St James's UniversityHospital site in a dedicated unit in the Multispecialty Outpatients building.In addition to hospital sessions the department provides sessions in HealthCentres around Leeds and you may be required to attend these so a willingnessto travel is essential.
Main duties of the jobThesuccessful candidate will gain experience in a range of orthoptic clinicsincluding standalone orthoptic clinics, joint clinics with ophthalmologistsand / or optometrists. Your job plan will include early evening clinics andone Saturday a month. Our patients have a wide range of abilities / disorderse.g. infantile cataract, nystagmus, learning disabilities, autism, stroke,neuro. You will have allocated supporting professional activities (SPA) / CPDtime.
About usLeedsTeaching Hospitals is one of the largest teaching hospitals in the countrywith 20,000 members of staff servicing 7 hospitals on 5 sites with a vision,philosophy and culture to be the best for specialist and integrated care.
Weare a team of 16 orthoptists who work closely with paediatricophthalmologists/strabismologists and optometrists. We have some veryexperienced staff to support you. We will provide support, mentoring andtraining, including case and journal discussions. There will opportunities toundertake audit and other projects. The department is accredited fororthoptic pre registration placements.
AtLeeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is based on values andbehaviours known as the Leeds Way - Patient Centred, Fair, Collaborative,Accountable and Empowered.
LeedsTeaching Hospitals is committed to our process of redeploying 'at risk'members of our existing workforce to new roles. As such, all our job advertsare subject to this policy and we reserve the right to close, delay or removeadverts while this process is completed. If you do experience a delay in theshortlisting stage of the recruitment cycle, please bear with us while thisprocess is completed, and contact the named contact if you have anyquestions.
Job responsibilitiesSeeattached job description and person specification.
As an autonomous practitioner to belegally and professionally responsible and accountable for the management ofpatients, prioritise own workload and keep accurate contemporaneous records.
To provide routine orthopticassessment, diagnosis and management of new and review patients impartinginformation to patient / carer. Management includes the formulating ofindividualised treatment plans
Development of skills to provideorthoptic management of all types of ocular motility defects working withindepartment guidelines and protocols.
Effective communication withpatients / carers to gain co-operation and handling complex, sensitive andcontentious information regarding diagnosis, prognosis and treatment.
Undertake patient data collection,paper and electronic, as required for the management of the service / audit /research and development.
General administrative dutiesincluding dealing with telephone queries
Take an active part in departmentalaudit, clinical governance and professional development activities.
Person Specification Qualifications- HCPC Orthoptic registration with appropriate qualification
- Competence, knowledge and enthusiasm for core orthoptics gained on pre registration clinical placements
- Evidence of work towards preceptorship and CPD
- Ability to manage own workload
- Recognises own limitations
- Effective communication skills to deal with a wide range of patients with different needs and to provide sensitive information
- Techniques for assessing patients with learning disabilities and / or visual impairment
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.