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 Masters-level expertise, leadership in high-quality outpatient care, and involvement in audit and administrative responsibilities to support safe, efficient service delivery.
About us
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
* As part of our BHT family, youll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
* We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
* We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Diversity & Inclusion
* We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
* As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
* Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
* A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
Job responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.
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 excellent years of post graduation 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 experience. Research experience
* Multidisciplinary team working
* Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate complex, sensitive and potentially conflicting information to patients and other stakeholders in an appropriate manner independent of their level of understanding
* Ability to empathise regarding loss of sight and prognoses including blindness and threats to general health from systemic disease with ocular/visual manifestations
* Able to work within a multidisciplinary team & gain credibility and a good rapport with all staff
* Evidence of active participation in departmental teaching programmes.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
* Specialist clinical practice in area of Glaucoma
* Specialist clinical assessment skills for patients with active and sight-threatening disease in specific areas of clinical practice
* Specialist ancillary test interpretation skills (e.g. visual function and ocular imaging tests) as used by specialist medical staff
* Can teach or supervise trainees; and address queries from support staff whilst performing clinical duties
* Able to reach decisions regarding management of sight threatening disease when guided by knowledge of principles of sub-specialist clinical care and care provision algorithms
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
* Able to travel to other sites across the trust
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
£49,387 to £56,515 a yearper annum pro rata
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