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Advanced Orthoptist - Neuro-Orthoptics, Stroke and In-patient Lead
| Posting date: | 05 April 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £46,148 - £52,809 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 28 May 2025 |
| Location: | Preston, PR2 9HT |
| Company: | Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6973675/438-PB2768 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Are youan experienced, enthusiastic, self-motivated Orthoptistwhoalready has a keen interest in Neuro-Orthoptics, Orthoptic Stroke and Rehaband islooking for a new challenge?
Wouldyoulike to play a key part in theorganisingand running of our Neuro-Orthoptic, Stroke and In-patient services?
Ifyou’veansweredyesto theabovethen we have the perfect job for you!
Our Team of 21 Orthoptists provide core orthoptic and various sub-specialities at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital plus several community clinics; in November 2021 our purposebuilteye unitopened at Chorley Hospital and offers modern timely care to a large number of patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
This post offers the opportunity to participate in sub-speciality adult and paediatric orthoptic clinics, joint consultant clinics, in-patient assessments and MDT working.
Follow us and our fabulous eye team on Twitter @LTHorthopticsand @EyeLthtrto see what you could be a part of.
You will lead in the organising and running of the advanced specialist Neuro-Orthoptic, Orthoptic Stroke and Rehab plus In-patient Orthoptic Services as an autonomous practitioner within our hospital and community outreach clinics, accepting direct referrals of patients of all ages who have a wide spectrum of ocular motility disorders and visual problems, work closely with the Trust’s stroke, neuro-rehab and neurology teams within the hospital setting in order to deliver a high quality and complex Orthoptic service within these areas as well as directly within Orthoptics and Ophthalmology.
You will undertake development of staff within the Orthoptic team, along with the undertaking of the annual appraisal (PDPR) and objective setting of their direct reports.
You will ensure the provision of high quality, evidence based Orthoptic Services along withcontinuous improvement and development in line withbestpracticestandards in collaboration with the Head Orthoptist.
You will participate in providing Orthoptic clinical teaching and training for other healthcare professionals including under-graduate Orthoptic students, pre-registration Optometrists, Nurses, Ophthalmic Technicians, HCA’s, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Health Scientists, General Practitioners (GP’s), junior doctors and medical students and other health care professionals as required.
We are a large enthusiastic team of Orthoptists who work closely with our eyecolleaguesstriving to provide excellent care with compassion; if youmanageyourtime well,work well withinateamand have leadership skillsthen this is the place for you.
We are always looking for ways to further develop ourselves and the team plus looking to see what we could do differently and in fact better. This is why we actively encourage and supportCPD, audit and researchand havementorshipin place for this role.
Actively involved in the review and updating of existing service guidelines, policies, procedures and care pathwaysrelated to the Neuro-Orthoptic, Orthoptic Stroke and Rehab services and Orthoptic In-Patient services in addition todeveloping new guidelines, policies, procedures and care pathways reacting to national and local directives.
Actively involved in the continual development of the services by means of audit and service user involvement,produce audit reports as required, regularlyliaising with the Head Orthoptist regarding the provision of these services.
Participates in research and development and encourages and supports direct reports to also be involved.
Develops and updates appropriate patient/service user information the services.
Is an integrated member of the MDT within Orthoptics, Ophthalmology and wider across the Trust, to contribute to and chair when required departmental meetings and deliver presentations as required.
Ensures all HR policies are adhered to acrosstheservicesincluding the scheme of delegation.
Ensures all staff involved in these services are given the opportunity to develop their potential through the appropriate implementation of training and staff development policies.
Supports the whole orthoptic team in developing their skills assessing a variety of in-patients both on the ward and when attending clinic.
Ensures that direct reports action changes highlighted to them.
EnsuresthatallstaffcomplywithTrustpoliciesas relevant to their role and that staffreceivethetrainingrequiredtomaintaincompetencetoexecutetheir role.
Attends and contributes to monthly Datix, risk and governance meetings.
Triages orthoptic referrals received to most appropriate specialist area in a timely manner.
Undertakes a detailed medical andophthalmic case history of patients of varying ages and diagnoses.
Independently assesses, plans, implements and reviews individual Orthoptic treatment plans/care pathways for each patient using clinical experience, knowledge and evidence-based practice, selects appropriate assessment techniques relevant to each individual patient based on clinical experience and by using clinical reasoning, relevant policies, procedures and NICE Guidelines to optimally manage the conditions.
Uses highly developed manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination to perform detailed observations using a variety of orthoptic and ophthalmic techniques, demonstrating the correct selection and use of a range of orthoptic/ophthalmic appliances; updating own competency as the need arises.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Jun 2025
Are youan experienced, enthusiastic, self-motivated Orthoptistwhoalready has a keen interest in Neuro-Orthoptics, Orthoptic Stroke and Rehaband islooking for a new challenge?
Wouldyoulike to play a key part in theorganisingand running of our Neuro-Orthoptic, Stroke and In-patient services?
Ifyou’veansweredyesto theabovethen we have the perfect job for you!
Our Team of 21 Orthoptists provide core orthoptic and various sub-specialities at Royal Preston Hospital and Chorley Hospital plus several community clinics; in November 2021 our purposebuilteye unitopened at Chorley Hospital and offers modern timely care to a large number of patients across Lancashire and South Cumbria.
This post offers the opportunity to participate in sub-speciality adult and paediatric orthoptic clinics, joint consultant clinics, in-patient assessments and MDT working.
Follow us and our fabulous eye team on Twitter @LTHorthopticsand @EyeLthtrto see what you could be a part of.
You will lead in the organising and running of the advanced specialist Neuro-Orthoptic, Orthoptic Stroke and Rehab plus In-patient Orthoptic Services as an autonomous practitioner within our hospital and community outreach clinics, accepting direct referrals of patients of all ages who have a wide spectrum of ocular motility disorders and visual problems, work closely with the Trust’s stroke, neuro-rehab and neurology teams within the hospital setting in order to deliver a high quality and complex Orthoptic service within these areas as well as directly within Orthoptics and Ophthalmology.
You will undertake development of staff within the Orthoptic team, along with the undertaking of the annual appraisal (PDPR) and objective setting of their direct reports.
You will ensure the provision of high quality, evidence based Orthoptic Services along withcontinuous improvement and development in line withbestpracticestandards in collaboration with the Head Orthoptist.
You will participate in providing Orthoptic clinical teaching and training for other healthcare professionals including under-graduate Orthoptic students, pre-registration Optometrists, Nurses, Ophthalmic Technicians, HCA’s, Health Visitors, School Nurses, Health Scientists, General Practitioners (GP’s), junior doctors and medical students and other health care professionals as required.
We are a large enthusiastic team of Orthoptists who work closely with our eyecolleaguesstriving to provide excellent care with compassion; if youmanageyourtime well,work well withinateamand have leadership skillsthen this is the place for you.
We are always looking for ways to further develop ourselves and the team plus looking to see what we could do differently and in fact better. This is why we actively encourage and supportCPD, audit and researchand havementorshipin place for this role.
Actively involved in the review and updating of existing service guidelines, policies, procedures and care pathwaysrelated to the Neuro-Orthoptic, Orthoptic Stroke and Rehab services and Orthoptic In-Patient services in addition todeveloping new guidelines, policies, procedures and care pathways reacting to national and local directives.
Actively involved in the continual development of the services by means of audit and service user involvement,produce audit reports as required, regularlyliaising with the Head Orthoptist regarding the provision of these services.
Participates in research and development and encourages and supports direct reports to also be involved.
Develops and updates appropriate patient/service user information the services.
Is an integrated member of the MDT within Orthoptics, Ophthalmology and wider across the Trust, to contribute to and chair when required departmental meetings and deliver presentations as required.
Ensures all HR policies are adhered to acrosstheservicesincluding the scheme of delegation.
Ensures all staff involved in these services are given the opportunity to develop their potential through the appropriate implementation of training and staff development policies.
Supports the whole orthoptic team in developing their skills assessing a variety of in-patients both on the ward and when attending clinic.
Ensures that direct reports action changes highlighted to them.
EnsuresthatallstaffcomplywithTrustpoliciesas relevant to their role and that staffreceivethetrainingrequiredtomaintaincompetencetoexecutetheir role.
Attends and contributes to monthly Datix, risk and governance meetings.
Triages orthoptic referrals received to most appropriate specialist area in a timely manner.
Undertakes a detailed medical andophthalmic case history of patients of varying ages and diagnoses.
Independently assesses, plans, implements and reviews individual Orthoptic treatment plans/care pathways for each patient using clinical experience, knowledge and evidence-based practice, selects appropriate assessment techniques relevant to each individual patient based on clinical experience and by using clinical reasoning, relevant policies, procedures and NICE Guidelines to optimally manage the conditions.
Uses highly developed manual dexterity and hand/eye coordination to perform detailed observations using a variety of orthoptic and ophthalmic techniques, demonstrating the correct selection and use of a range of orthoptic/ophthalmic appliances; updating own competency as the need arises.
This advert closes on Sunday 1 Jun 2025