Bank Senior Orthoptist
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£39,959 to £48,117
Contract
Bank
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
22 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank Senior Orthoptist wishing to cover bank shifts throughout the week at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. This fl...
To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Knowledge
Essential
- Knowledge of Core Orthoptics
- To demonstrate and interest in ophthalmology and neurology
- Good Organisational and planning skills and well developed interpersonal and communication skills
Desirable: - IT skills including knowledge of hospital systems
Qualifications
Essential
- To Possess Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO) or equivalent qualification
- To be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council
Desirable: - Has attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course of equivalent teaching certificate
Further Training
Essential: - Willing to keep up to date with current literature and keep evidence of CPD activities
Desirable: - Low Vision Therapy course; - Biometry training
Experience
Essential: - Experience in all aspects of clinical Orthoptics
Desirable
- Experience undertaking and presenting clinical audit
- Experience working with stroke patients
- Experience of delivering student supervision and clinical education to Orthoptic undergraduates
Contractual Requirements
Essential: - Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital
Desirable: - Able to travel to and cover single handed clinics at Newark Hospital
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
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First seen
8 October 2026
Last checked
8 October 2026
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