Band 7
Main area Orthoptics
Grade Band 7
Contract Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
Hours:
* Part time
* Job share
* Flexible working
22.5 hours per week
Site: Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Town: Aylesbury
Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
Job overview
Well experienced Orthoptist with keen interest and experience in Glaucoma and Orthoptics looking to develop extended role experience
Main duties of the job
Extended Role Specialists deliver advanced clinical care traditionally provided by medical staff, autonomously assessing, managing, and treating patients with ocular disease, particularly glaucoma. They use highly specialised skills to make complex clinical decisions, working closely with ophthalmologists and the multidisciplinary team. The role requires Master’s‑level expertise, leadership in high‑quality outpatient care, and involvement in audit and administrative responsibilities to support safe, efficient service delivery.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
Person specification
Education, qualifications & training
* DBO, BSc (hons) Orthoptics, or BMed Sci Orthoptics
* To be registered with the Health Professions Council
* Evidence of Continued Professional Development
* Information Technology skills (including use of Excel for producing statistical analysis)
* Membership of BIOS Glaucoma CAG and demonstrate participation
Experience
* Undergraduate orthoptic clinical experience and postgraduate experience in all aspects of clinical Orthoptics involving paediatrics, neurology, stroke patients and community as well as specialist services
* Experience of clinical teaching, clinical audit, and research
* Multidisciplinary team working
* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate complex information to patients and stakeholders
* Able to work within a multidisciplinary team and gain credibility with staff
* Evidence of active participation in departmental teaching programmes
Skills, abilities & knowledge
* Specialist clinical practice in the area of Glaucoma
* Specialist clinical assessment skills for patients with active and sight‑threatening disease
* Specialist ancillary test interpretation skills (e.g. visual function and ocular imaging tests)
* Ability to teach or supervise trainees and address queries from support staff
* Decision-making regarding management of sight‑threatening disease guided by sub‑specialist knowledge and care algorithms
Special circumstances
* Able to travel to other sites across the trust
PPE requirements: Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with infection prevention and control procedures.
COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself and others when working in our healthcare settings. Vaccination is encouraged when recommended.
Application details
Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight; however, if a large number of applications are received or circumstances change, we may close the job before the advertised date.
Contacting you: We will contact candidates via the email address on their application. Please check regularly.
Application information: If offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records (ESR) system.
Shortlisting: Safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel; may be made visible to the interview panel depending on the role.
Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interviews will not be reimbursed.
Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings is prohibited.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
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