Applications for full or part‑time hours will be considered.
Contract until September 2026.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced, highly motivated and proactive orthoptist to work with the current team of three orthoptists at Hillingdon and Mount Vernon Hospitals and community clinics.
The post holder will be expected to develop an extended role in AMD clinics; this can be discussed further.
Willingness to work across sites is essential; there is a planned move for the eye department to relocate to Mount Vernon Hospital in April 2026.
Job Summary
* Provide highly specialist orthoptic services as an autonomous practitioner.
* Assess, diagnose and manage children referred to Orthoptics, many with complex needs and challenging behaviour.
* Assess, diagnose and manage adult patients referred to Orthoptics – often as emergency appointments.
* Provide and develop paediatric and adult orthoptic services within the Trust and in the community.
* Educate and train undergraduate orthoptic students, pre‑registration optometrists, junior doctors, school nurses and other health professionals.
* Deputise for the Head Orthoptist in their absence.
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