Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Orthoptist
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Job Description
Blackpool Orthoptic Department is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Orthoptist to join our team and support the Orthoptic Service at Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, based at Blackpool Victoria Hospital.
The team member will participate in the provision of comprehensive and highly specialised orthoptic duties, examining both adult and paediatric patients as part of the general Orthoptic service. This will include paediatric services within the Women and Children’s Unit and visual screening in schools where necessary.
The role requires a good communicator with excellent people skills as the potential exists to encounter patients of all ages with a variety of medical conditions and abilities.
The Orthoptist will support a friendly, well organised, and motivated team consisting of 9 Orthoptists, 3 optometrists and 6 Ophthalmic Technicians.
The trust employs 8 Consultant Ophthalmologists, including one Consultant specialising in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Ocular Motility.
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To provide high quality and comprehensive Orthoptic care within the Orthoptic Service in alignment with BTHF Trust values. To provide Orthoptic service/ support within Ophthalmology and other directorates as requested.
The post holder will work closely with the current SEN lead to manage the Special School screening and specialist paediatric clinics in the community and within the hospital.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated on the west coast of Lancashire, with services covering the local authority areas of Blackpool, Fylde and Wyre. The Trust is part of the Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care System (ICS) supporting a population of around 1.6 million people.
We have three main hospitals providing acute services to around 330,000 local residents. The organisation also provides specialist tertiary care for cardiac and haematology services, delivers community health services to over 445,000 residents including those in North Lancashire and hosts the National Artificial Eye Service across England. Plus, we provide urgent and emergency care services to an estimated 18 million people who visit the seaside resort each year. We employ over 7000 people from 68 different countries.
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We welcome and encourage application from anyone with protected characteristics, as well as supporting reservists and Veterans who are looking for a rewarding and challenging career within the NHS.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals encourages flexible working in all our roles to support staff in maintaining healthy home-life balance. Working patterns such as: part time working, self-rostering, compressed hours, annualised hours, term time, reverse term time and flexitime working can be explored.
For further information and/or informal visit please contact Conrad Beacham on 01253 953457 or email
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Conrad Beacham
- Job title: Head Orthoptist
- Email address: conrad.becham@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01253 953457
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