About the role
Salary: £39959.00 to £48117.00
Applications are invited for an enthusiastic Orthoptist to join our dynamic team of 7 Orthoptists, 11 ophthalmic technicians and an Optometrist. The Orthoptic department works closely with the Eye Department which currently has 10 Consultants including specialist in Paediatric Ophthalmology and Ocular Motility.
Your main duties will be to provide as an autonomous practitioner, individually and as part of a team, high quality specialist orthoptic investigation, assessment and treatment for patients referred to the orthoptic department from various hospital departments including Ophthalmology, Paediatric, Emergency Department, Maxillo-facial, Neurology, and Stroke, and from other health professionals such as GP's, school health advisors (SHA) and Health Visitors.
Please refer to the attached job description for full details of the main duties and responsibilities that the post holder is required to undertake.