Orthoptist - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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A job opportunity has arisen to join our team as a Band 6 specialist orthoptist on a fixed term basis from 1/5/2023 to cover maternity leave for 12 months.

This post is for 24.75 hours a week.

You will be joining a dynamic clinical team of 4 Consultant Paediatric Ophthalmologists, 2 clinical fellows, 2 trainee doctors, 3 optometrists, 14 orthoptists and 3 nurses who all work closely together to deliver care to our children and young people.

Our patient cohort encompasses large numbers of difficult conditions which are often seen in specialist clinics including retinoblastoma, paediatric cataract, uveitis, glaucoma, neuroophthalmology,cilliopathy and rare diabetes, retinal, craniofacial, contact lens, inherited metabolic diseases.

As a result we have embraced the extended role of the Orthoptist to include IOP pressure measurement, fundus and digital photography, contact lens insertion and removal management and orthoptic led medical clinics.