Job summary
- Main area
- Orthoptist
- Grade
- Band 5
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 251-SURG4266-BOPHC
- Employer
- Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Basingstoke Hospital
- Town
- Basingstoke
- Salary
- £29,970 - £36,483 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/12/2024 08:00
Employer heading
Orthoptist
Band 5
Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive.
Job overview
Join our team; we are looking for an enthusiastic, self-motivated individual to join a friendly orthoptic department in Hampshire Hospitals. The three main hospital sites we cover are Winchester, Basingstoke and Andover. Our department primarily consists of five orthoptists, two paediatric ophthalmologist/motility and nystagmus specialists; and we work closely with the optometrists and the ophthalmologists with other specialities, junior doctors and outpatient departments across the trust. We are involved in placements for undergraduate and the masters orthoptic students and STP audiologist students. We provide CPD opportunities through regular team meetings, audits and funding for external courses. The post holder will have to travel between hospital sites and community clinics, a free bus service is available to staff between Winchester and Basingstoke Hospital.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will be keen to develop their knowledge and skills through a varied caseload which will include core orthoptic, adult ocular motility and paediatric clinics linked with the ophthalmologist. There are also refraction clinics linked to the optometrist and orthoptic led sessions using the plus optics. Candidates must have a degree/diploma in Orthoptic and current registration with HCPC is essential.
Working for our organisation
Our vision is to provide outstanding care for every patient. Patient care is at the heart of what we do at our three sites: Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Royal Hampshire County Hospital in Winchester and Andover War Memorial Hospital. Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides medical and surgical services to a population of approximately 600,000 people across Hampshire and parts of West Berkshire. Our cultural ambition is to have a culture that places people at the heart of all we do, where we all belong, and where learning, improvement and excellence thrive. We provide specialist services to people across the UK and internationally. We are one of only two centres in the UK treating pseudomyxoma peritonei (a rare form of abdominal cancer) and we are leaders in the field of tertiary liver cancer and colorectal cancer.
The trust employs more than 9,000 staff and has a turnover of over £500 million a year. As a Foundation Trust, we are directly accountable to our members through the governors. The Council of Governors represent the interests of their constituencies and influence the future plans of the Foundation Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. A degree or a Diploma in Orthoptics is essential, registration with the HCPC and a car to travel between clinics.
For an informal discussion please contact the Head Orthoptist Jill Shorrocks on 01256 313239.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Orthoptic Degree/ diploma
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- • Professional UK registration HCPC
- Oualification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Knowledge and experience of a range of approaches to the management of patients utilising clinical reasoning.
Experience
Essential criteria
- • Multidisciplinary team working.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jill Shorrocks
- Job title
- Head Orthoptist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01256 313239
List jobs with Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Allied Health Professions or all sectors