Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
Advanced Specialist Orthoptist – Lead Clinical Tutor
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Job Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Specialist Orthoptist – Clinical Tutor to join the Orthoptic team at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. The post is primarily based at Frimley Park Hospital, with cross-site working required across all Trust locations.
The successful candidate will work as an autonomous practitioner, providing a high-quality Orthoptic service, including the assessment, diagnosis, and management of a wide range of orthoptic conditions across inpatient and outpatient settings. You will contribute to a comprehensive, patient-centred service and work collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team.
A key element of this role is leading the clinical education provision for the department. As Lead Orthoptic Clinical Tutor, you will coordinate and support the training of orthoptic undergraduate students, apprentices, and pre-registration optometrists, ensuring a high standard of clinical supervision and learning experience.
This role is ideal for an experienced orthoptist with a passion for both clinical excellence and education, looking to play a pivotal role in service delivery and workforce development within a supportive and innovative Trust.
Main Duties of the Job
- Provide specialist Orthoptic assessment, diagnosis, and management for patients referred from a range of services including paediatrics, A&E, maxillofacial, endocrinology, and neurology.
- Manage a diverse caseload including ocular motility defects, amblyopia, and complex congenital and acquired conditions, including neurological and genetic disorders.
- Undertake and interpret visual acuity assessments across all patient groups, including infants, adults with learning difficulties, and patients with complex needs.
- Plan, implement, and review individualized treatment programmes using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice, working as an autonomous practitioner.
- Develop appropriate discharge plans and facilitate onward referrals where required.
- Undertake Orthoptic clinics across community and off-site settings and contribute to service delivery across the Trust.
- Participate in extended roles to support service development and patient care pathways.
- Act as Lead Orthoptic Clinical Tutor, coordinating and supporting the training of undergraduate students, apprentices, and pre-registration optometrists.
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Working for our Organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability-confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first-class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work-life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognizing that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed Job Description and Main Responsibilities
For a full list of responsibilities and tasks associated with this role, please refer to the job description/person specification attached to this vacancy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Orthoptics
- Registration with HCPC
- Clinical Teaching Qualification
Desirable criteria
- Extended Role Experience
- Evidence of CPD
Skills
Essential criteria
- Communication
- Team Player
Desirable criteria
- Extended Role Experience
Special Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car Driver
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) is proud of its strong reputation, record of achievement, and ambition for the future. We serve a population of over 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, and South Buckinghamshire, and remain committed to improving the health and wellbeing of our communities.
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Our new organizational strategy – FHFT 2030 – sets out our ambition to be the best place to receive care and the best place to work in the NHS. Underpinned by our Trust values – Committed to Excellence, Working Together, Facing the Future, and being a modern, compassionate, Healthcare Organisation – we are creating a culture where our people can thrive, and patients always come first.
We continue to invest heavily in our services and facilities. This includes the development of a new hospital at Frimley Park, major expansion of diagnostics and inpatient capacity, and the continued transformation of services across our sites. We have already delivered a brand-new £100m state-of-the-art Heatherwood Hospital, a £49m Emergency Assessment Centre at Wexham Park, and a £10m upgrade to maternity services.
We are also committed to sustainability and the NHS Net Zero ambition. Our new hospital and estate developments are being designed to be environmentally responsible, energy-efficient, and future-proofed, featuring on-site renewables energy and intelligent energy systems. Through our green plan, we are embedding sustainable practices across all areas of care and operations, ensuring we reduce our environmental impact while improving population health and wellbeing. Our staff are key to helping us deliver on our ambition and to ensure sustainability is a core component of care delivery and our operations.
Alongside estates’ investments, we are embedding a strong focus on digital innovation and quality improvement. Our electronic patient record (Epic), launched in 2024, is already enabling safer, more connected, and more effective care for patients, while giving staff the tools they need to do their best work. Our electronic patient record also supports safe and effective digitised care pathways, saving time and carbon, whilst delivering excellent quality of care.
Everything we do is guided by our values, shaping how we care for patients, support colleagues, and build a sustainable future for healthcare together.
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