Job summary
- Main area
- Specialist Orthoptist/ Orthoptist
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Fixed term: 14 months (Maternity and leave cover)
- Hours
- Job share - 46 hours per week (37.5 & 8.5 hours shared)
- Job ref
- 166-SS-7379141
- Employer
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chesterfield Royal Hospital
- Town
- Chesterfield
- Salary
- £37,338 - £44,962 PER ANNUM PRO RATA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Specialist Orthoptist/ Orthoptist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic individual to join optical services.
You will work within this amazing division with a supportive Divisional Leadership team to assist the Department Leader to provide excellent care for the patients on the ward and supporting the staff through excellent management and clinical skills.
Main duties of the job
The role is a clinical band 6/ Band 5 dependant on experience, ensuring care for patients is of the highest standard, incidents are reported and learned from, and staff are supported.
We like to develop our staff, so there are lots of opportunities in this role to be able to broaden your knowledge, learn new skills, take on more responsibility, gain new qualifications and to continue or to progress your nursing career.
Working for our organisation
The Benefits
We want you to be the best you can be. We will support you with training opportunities if parts of your job are new to you and career development options too.
- Employer and employee contributory pension scheme.
- Annual leave is 27 days per annum (pro rata) and rises with service plus bank holidays.
- Flexible working opportunities.
- Accessible local transport.
- Access to the cycle to work scheme.
- Onsite parking facilities.
Not only this but we also offer a range of health, lifestyle and financial wellbeing benefits, which can be viewed at https://intranet.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/staff_wellbeing/index
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is North Derbyshire's only acute District General Hospital, with 24-hour Emergency Department services; we're responsible for providing care and treatment to more than 400,000 people who live in our communities. We are modern, well-resourced and in commuting distance of Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and close to the Peak District. The Care Quality Commission has rated the Trust as ‘Good’.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job description and Person Specification in the attachments section on this page. This document contains a full detailed description of the role and what the main responsibilities and duties are, along with the criteria that are required for the role.
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Person specification
Qualifications & Training
Essential criteria
- Degree in Orthoptics
- Registration with the HCPC
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of further learning in specific areas i.e.. Clinical Tutor certificates.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 3 years recent/ongoing experience in Surgical nursing
- Evidence of achievements in previous role
Desirable criteria
- Experience managing people
Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Good oral and written communication skills
- Management/leadership skills
- Good organisational skills
- Ability to problem solve
- Mentoring skills
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of audit/research/clinical effectiveness
- Experience in implementing change
- Corporate awareness
Personal Attributes
Essential criteria
- Smart appearance
- Approachable
- Reliable
- Flexible
- Good Team Member
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
- Joanne Finch
- Job title
- Head Orthoptist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01246 516282
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