Job summary
- Main area
- Orthoptics
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Maternity Cover)
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 434-SCC7891359
- Employer
- Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- STOKE MANDEVILLE HOSPITAL
- Town
- AYLESBURY
- Salary
- £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/05/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Specialist Glaucoma Practitioner (Orthoptist)
Band 7
Be part of our BHT family
Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust (BHT) is an integrated provider of acute hospital and community services for people living in Buckinghamshire and the surrounding area.
We care for over half a million patients every year:
- Provide specialist spinal services at our world renowned National Spinal Injuries Centre at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, the birthplace of the Paralympics
- Nationally recognised for urology and skin cancer services
- Regional specialist centre for burns, plastic surgery, dermatology, stroke and cardiac services
- Deliver community services in health centres, schools, patients’ own homes, community hospitals and community hubs.
More than 6,500 people from different nations, cultures and backgrounds work for us.
We would be happy to discuss possible flexible working options. We strive to be a family friendly, inclusive employer.
If you require any assistance in making this application, please contact [email protected] or phone 01494 734868.
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work and invite you to join our BHT family.
Job overview
Well experienced Orthoptist with keen interest and experience in Glaucoma and Orthoptics looking to develop extended role experience
Main duties of the job
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Extended Role Specialists deliver advanced clinical care traditionally provided by medical staff, autonomously assessing, managing, and treating patients with ocular disease, particularly glaucoma. They use highly specialised skills to make complex clinical decisions, working closely with ophthalmologists and the multidisciplinary team. The role requires Master’s‑level expertise, leadership in high‑quality outpatient care, and involvement in audit and administrative responsibilities to support safe, efficient service delivery.
Working for our organisation
Listen to why colleagues think we are a great place to work! - BHT - A great place to work (buckshealthcare.nhs.uk)
What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
- As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
- We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
- We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce
Why work for us?
- We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
- As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
- Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
- A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
- Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
- Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
- Our care values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on [email protected] quoting the vacancy reference number.
Person specification
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING
Essential criteria
- DBO, BSc (hons) Orthoptics, or BMed Sci Orthoptics
- To be registered with the Health Professions Council.
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
- Information Technology skills (including use of excel for producing statistical analysis
- Membership of BIOS Glaucoma CAG and demonstrate participation.
EXPERIENCE
Essential criteria
- Undergraduate orthoptic clinical experience and excellent years of post graduation experience in all aspects of clinical Orthoptics involving paediatrics, neurology, stroke patients and community as well as specialist services
- Experience of Clinical teaching. Clinical audit experience. Research experience
- Previous hospital eye service experience
- Multidisciplinary team working
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills; ability to communicate complex, sensitive and potentially conflicting information to patients and other stakeholders in an appropriate manner independent of their level of understanding
- Ability to empathise regarding loss of sight and prognoses including blindness and threats to general health from systemic disease with ocular/visual manifestations
- Able to work within a multidisciplinary team & gain credibility and a good rapport with all staff
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of active participation in departmental teaching programmes.
SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE
Essential criteria
- Specialist clinical practice in area of Glaucoma
- Specialist clinical assessment skills for patients with active and sight-threatening disease in specific areas of clinical practice
- Specialist ancillary test interpretation skills (e.g. visual function and ocular imaging tests) as used by specialist medical staff
- Can teach or supervise trainees; and address queries from support staff whilst performing clinical duties
- Able to reach decisions regarding management of sight threatening disease when guided by knowledge of principles of sub-specialist clinical care and care provision algorithms
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Essential criteria
- Able to travel to other sites across the trust
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Asha Sharma
- Job title
- Lead Orthoptist
- Email address
- [email protected]
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