Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Highly Specialist Orthoptist
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Join our team and play a key role in delivering and developing our specialist Neuro-Orthoptic Service, providing expert, evidence-based care to complex patients while supporting, leading, and developing colleagues within a friendly, collaborative, and forward-thinking Orthoptic team.
About the Role
To lead and deliver a high-quality, evidence-based Low Vision service, providing highly specialised Orthoptic assessment, diagnosis, and management to patients across a wide range of complex ophthalmic, neurological, and medical conditions, including tertiary referrals.
The role provides clinical and professional leadership to the Low Vision team, including training, supervision, audit, and quality improvement, while supporting the Orthoptic Professional Service Manager with the operational management and development of the wider Orthoptic service. The postholder works autonomously and collaboratively with Ophthalmologists and the wider multidisciplinary team, provides specialist clinical advice, manages dedicated Low Vision clinics, and contributes to extended roles within the scope of practice and Agenda for Change banding.
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About the Organisation
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes commitments to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
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Contract Details
This vacancy is advertised on a fixed term contract basis for a period of a maximum of 12 months due to maternity leave of the substantive post holder. The fixed term contract status of the post holder will be reviewed in accordance with the Trust's legal obligations regarding fixed term contracts and statutory maternity provisions.
Please note all existing NHS staff will only be considered on a secondment basis. This must first be agreed with your current line manager.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Martin Rhodes
- Job Title: Orthoptic Professional Service Manager
- Email Address: martin.rhodes1@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 0114 2712965
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