Job Overview An exciting opportunity has arisen for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Advanced Orthoptist to join our team in the Frimley Park Eye Treatment Centre. You will become a valued part of our growing Ophthalmology service, holding your own clinics, and conducting many procedures to support our ever-growing patient group. We support Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) and would hope for the individual to enrol September. Our philosophy is to provide services for patients where they are most needed, and we actively participate in a variety of research studies for Ophthalmology treatment. This role will mean working at our satellite clinics on alternative sites and supporting clinics at our new Heatherwood Hospital as well as here at Frimley Eye Treatment Centre, so the ability to travel between sites will be essential. The department fully supports Investors for people and continuing professional development. You will be working with a diverse and dynamic team with strong peer support and access to educational opportunities to further your career. Main duties of the job To oversee a highly specialised extended role for the ophthalmology service taking sole clinical responsibility on a daily basis in the Frimley Health Foundation NHS Trust, at the acute base and various outreach clinics. To plan, implement and monitor individual and specialised treatment plans/care pathways for patients of all ages, using advanced clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice. To be an autonomous practitioner making judgments and decisions on the onward referral and formulation of discharge plans for patients To discuss complex prognoses with the patient and parent/carers To be mentor and lead a team of Orthoptists, Orthoptic assistants and optometrists whilst developing extended roles. To demonstrate advanced knowledge and clinical skills. Working for our organisation Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available. Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too. We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users. Frimley Health Trust benefits on Vimeo Detailed Job Description And Main Responsibilities To undertake the lead role for the Services. To provide Orthoptic services as an autonomous practitioner. To assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the Orthoptic/Ophthalmology Department. Works as an active member of a multi-disciplinary team. To contribute to a comprehensive quality Orthoptic assessment service for patients referred to the Orthoptic/Ophthalmology Department. To be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis, formulation and conduction of treatment programmes for a full range of Orthoptic patients Liaise with the AHP Consultant regarding the service development and be the link for orthoptists/other colleagues requiring expert advice within this area. To determine the clinical diagnosis, advise the patient and ensure timely intervention of potentially sight-threatening and life changing problems, working closely with the consultant ophthalmologist. Budgetary responsibilities within the Unit for their subspeciality. Supervise a Team of Orthoptists, Optometrists and Orthoptic assistants Person specification Qualifications Essential criteria To possess Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth) BMedSci or Diploma from British Orthoptic Council (DBO). To be registered with Health and Care Professions Council Specialist advanced training, study and exam pass. Proven clinical competencies in specialist Desirable criteria Management qualification or working towards Professional experience Essential criteria At least 5 years post graduate orthoptic Extensive clinical knowledge in a full range of Orthoptic practice Evidence of on go training and development Knowledge of current NHS trends which influence service provision Clinical teaching experience Skills and Knowledge Essential criteria Excellent communication skills Good leadership skills Good time management and organisational skills Computer literate and able to utilise programmes Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire. We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities. We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park. We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment. Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future. Apply online now