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Job summary

Main area
Orthoptics
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Fixed term: 12 months ((Secondment will also be considered))
Hours
  • Full time
  • Job share
37.5 hours per week (Hours to be worked between 0800 and 2000 (Monday to Saturday) in accordance with service needs)
Job ref
287-OPHT-40-24
Employer
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Royal Liverpool University Hospital
Town
Liverpool
Salary
£43,742 - £50,056 per Annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
05/07/2024 23:59

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Highly Specialist Orthoptist

Band 7

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly experienced fixed term Band 7 Orthoptist to join our busy eye unit for 12 months to cover maternity leave.  Experience of an extended role would be beneficial.  St Paul’s Eye Unit is located in the newly opened Royal Liverpool University Hospital.  We provide adult services for the Liverpool region and we are a tertiary referral centre.  We are a small department consisting of 5 Orthoptists and we work closely with our 27 consultants each with their own dedicated specialism.  We are a clinical placement site for undergraduate Orthoptists.  For informal enquiries please contact Jane Young 0151 706 3914

 

Main duties of the job

To independently assess, diagnose and manage adult patients presenting to the Orthoptic Department.

To use expert knowledge to support Consultant colleagues who are international leading experts in their field.

To independently assess, diagnose and manage patient referred from St Paul's Eye Emergency Department.

To provide clinical and theoretical teaching and liaise with the Department of Orthoptics Liverpool University.

To provide clinical and theoretical teaching to medical, nursing and paramedical staff.

To have the ability to work in an extended role.

 

 

 

 

Working for our organisation

Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust was created on 1 October 2019 following the merger of two adult acute Trusts, Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The merger provides an opportunity to reconfigure services in a way that provides the best healthcare services to the city and improves the quality of care and health outcomes that patients experience.

The Trust runs Aintree University Hospital, Broadgreen Hospital, Liverpool University Dental Hospital and the Royal Liverpool University Hospital.

It serves a core population of around 630,000 people across Merseyside as well as providing a range of highly specialist services to a catchment area of more than two million people in the North West region and beyond.

To hear more about our achievements click here https://www.liverpoolft.nhs.uk/media/13089/1606-annual-report-booklet_final.pdf

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  •  To perform and be responsible for a broad range of expert skills, complex, comprehensive investigative, diagnostic and therapeutic Orthoptic procedures on all patients regardless of physical and mental disabilities including language barriers.
  • To formulate treatment plans and instruct patients and carers on continuous courses of home therapies.
  • Independently implement, review and alter treatment, based on Orthoptic assessment, interpretation and evaluation of a wide range of conditions.
  • To act as a source of expert clinical knowledge for consultants, clinical colleagues, patients and carers for routine and as part of a leading team of specialists.
  • Work in partnership with consultants, optometrists, doctors and other medical professions, diagnose and treat and recommend further treatment options to other medical professionals.
  • To provide highly specialised expertise within specialist clinics: Ocular Oncology clinics, Vitreo-retinal clinics,  St Paul's Emergency Eye Department, Adult ocular motility and Botulinum Toxin.
  • To independently assess, diagnose and where possible treat St Paul's Emergency Eye Department patients and Ophthalmic outpatients as first expert practitioner.
  • To perform additional specialised skills of visual and ocular assessment: Colour vision, contrast sensitivity and visual field analysis.
  • Collect, interpret and evaluate information and maintain accurate patient records.
  • To be the sole provider of the Orthoptic service as part of a multi-disciplinary team/ and in co-ordination with other health professionals across the trust.
  • To diagnose, treat and manage new patients referred to the Orthoptist as the initial assessment in the ophthalmic clinic and specialist clinics.
  • To communicate complex diagnosis, treatment and management plans containing sensitive or contentious information where patients and/or carers may have major emotional, physical and psychological problems.
  • To co-ordinate and participate in complex tests with other professions.
  • Manage frequent, unpredictable, verbal immediate referrals from own and other directorates on a daily basis
    * The post holder shall as necessary provide cover for and undertake duties of absent colleagues.
    * The post holder shall follow all the policies and procedures of the organis

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Orthoptic Degree
  • Post-registration Clinical teaching qualification
  • HCPC registration
  • CPD

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant clinical experience
  • Make own clinical and administrative decisions
Desirable criteria
  • Broad range of experience in specialist Orthoptic areas

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Manage work autonomously
  • IT skills
  • Planning and organisational skills
  • Self directing
  • Ability to work autonomously and as a team
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of patients and carers including those with learning/communication difficulties as well as medical professionals Advanced communication skills to deal with emotional and sensitive/unpleasant situations
  • Gain co-operation in a wide range of ages, ability and understanding.
  • Advanced communication skills to deal with emotional and sensitive/unpleasant situations
Desirable criteria
  • Ophthalmic clinical skills

Other

Essential criteria
  • Committed to delivering a high quality service and developing clinical practice
  • Ability to carry out all the duties of the post
  • Self directing
  • Flexible to meet the service needs
  • Good dexterity and good physical skills
Desirable criteria
  • Assertive
  • Interest in specialist area

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Jane Young
Job title
Band 7 Orthoptist
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01517063914
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