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Band 7 Advanced Specialist Community Orthoptist
NHS AfC: Band 7
Main area: Orthoptist
Grade: NHS AfC: Band 7
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time - 22.5 hours per week
Job ref: 820-6755014-CF
Site: Hall Green Health Centre
Town: Birmingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum (pro rata)
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 31/12/2024 23:59
Job overview
Band 7 Part-time Advanced Specialist Community Orthoptist
An opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and experienced Orthoptist to join the Paediatric Eye Service team. This community-based Eye Department allows a unique opportunity to gain experience within a culturally and socially diverse area.
You would be a key member of a small team of 4/5 Orthoptists, an Optometrist, and a team administrator, who work together to deliver care to the children across the south Birmingham area.
Main duties of the job
1. Work in accordance with HCPC Code of Professional Practice and British and Irish Orthoptic Society Competency Standards and Professional Practice Guidelines.
2. As an autonomous practitioner, be legally, professionally, and solely responsible for comprehensive investigative, diagnostic, and therapeutic orthoptic procedures.
3. Organise your own personal diary to cover the service to mainstream schools, special schools, Child Development Centers, Health Centre clinical sessions, meetings, and CPD.
4. Communicate effectively and responsibly with school nurses, SENCOs, DSLs, Community Paediatricians, and others.
5. Assess squints pre-operatively, discuss surgical management options, post-operative risks, and prognosis prior to referral to Consultant Ophthalmologist.
6. Adhere to Trust policies and National guidance.
Working for our organisation
BCHC has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics, and inpatient facilities. We deliver a wide range of services for children, young people, and families as well as adults and community services, two community hospitals, and services for people with learning disabilities.
If you want to ‘Be Part of Our Team’ and work with a Foundation Trust which is continuously striving for best care and healthy communities, we want to hear from you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details on the main responsibilities, please see the attached job description and person specification.
Person specification
Qualifications / training
* BSc (Orthoptics), or BMed (Orthoptics) or Diploma Of British Orthoptics
* Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
* Clinical Tutor/Teaching qualification
* Medicine Exemptions for orthoptists
Experience
* Extensive orthoptic experience, significant paediatric experience, including clinical assessment of children of all ages with or without special needs.
* Experience in school vision screening or equivalent.
* Experience of autonomous working.
* Experience of managing a specialised complex and diverse workload, independently.
* Experience of analysing data, collecting outcomes, and auditing effectiveness of provision.
Skills/knowledge
* Able to communicate clearly and sensitively information that may be upsetting or difficult to accept.
* Able to communicate advanced clinical information simply and clearly, ensuring full understanding and encouraging acceptance and compliance.
* Will sometimes need to advise parents/carers about sight-threatening (and rarely life-threatening) eye problems.
* Able to communicate with children with and without special educational needs and when English is not the first language.
* Demonstrates ability to work independently and to prioritise workload.
* Ability to liaise and work with other professions and agencies.
* Ability to analyse and interpret complicated situations and decide the option to achieve the best outcome where there may be conflicting interests or opinions.
* Awareness of the implications of Education Health Care Plans of the children with special educational needs.
Other Job requirements
* Ability to travel to various locations.
* Awareness of recent clinical development and professional issues.
* Ability to work flexible hours.
Disability Confident Employer and Guaranteed Interview Scheme
BCHC offers a guaranteed interview to any candidate who is Disabled, Neurodiverse, has a hidden or long-term health condition as recognised under the Equality Act 2010, providing they meet the essential criteria of the job role, as set out in the person specification.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
Birmingham is a fantastic place to live and we serve a wide range of people and communities. BCHC are an advocate of diversity and strive to mirror the community we serve as much as possible.
Flexible Working
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) supports a variety of flexible working practices and will actively consider requests made and support these where practically possible.
Benefits of working for us:
* Full NHS terms and conditions including extensive holidays, Agenda for Change pay with enhancements.
* Attractive relocation payment if you relocate to the local area.
* Discounts for local and national retailers.
* Dedicated well-being services for all employees.
* Flexible working where possible.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Name: Linda Pawelczyk
Job title: Service Clinical Manager/Professional Lead
Email address: linda.pawelczyk@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07738 120708
Quinton Lane Care Centre
B32 2TR
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust
3, Priestley Wharf
Holt Street
Birmingham Science Park
B7 4BN
Office hours: Monday to Friday: 8.30 am - 5.00 pm
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