Role Summary
To provide a range of core and specialist orthoptic services at the Royal Devon university NHS foundation trust in Exeter. You will play a key role in the assessment of patients following a stroke as part of a multi-disciplinary team. This will include seeing patients within the acute stroke unit, inpatient rehabilitation unit and providing support during their rehabilitation in an out-patient setting.
To work as an autonomous practitioner in accordance with professional & regulatory body guidelines and codes of practice (Health & Care Professions Council and the British & Irish Orthoptic Society) and statutory Trust requirements.
To participate in undergraduate and post-graduate teaching programmes for student and qualified health professionals in the Ophthalmology department.
About the Role
We will work together to maintain a culture that develops and supports you and your team.
This might include funding for a care certificate, a degree or leadership qualifications. Or it might include days off to study, engage in CPD or rotational placements to help you hone your skills. Wherever you are heading in the NHS, we'll help you get there.
Looking after you is important to us.
We strive to help our staff create a healthy work-life balance through flexible working schemes and our family friendly policies.
If you're starting out in the NHS, you’ll start with 27 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), rising to 33 days plus bank holidays.
You'll benefit from access to our own comprehensive occupational health services, including counselling, onsite wellbeing activities and groups.
Salary is not the only financial benefit
You'll have access to an extensive range of staff discounts on shopping, fitness and leisure options and you can spread the cost of technology and home appliance purchases from major retailers. You will also have access to other benefits including:
- National discount services such as the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts.
- Salary sacrifice options including our OFSTED rated outstanding nursery onsite at Exeter
- Car lease schemes.
- The NHS Pension scheme (one of the most generous and comprehensive in the UK).
- Cycle to work scheme
These are just a few of the benefits available – if the role is something you are interested in, we'd love to hear from you.
About Us
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More detail about the role
We have an exciting newly created post at band 6 level for an enthusiastic orthoptist interested in working in stroke care. You will also be involved in delivering core and specialist orthoptic services that may include consultant led clinics for paediatric ophthalmology, adult ocular motility, neuro-ophthalmology and thyroid eye disease clinics as required.
Training will be provided where required, and the post holder will be fully supported by the current lead orthoptist for stroke. There will also be opportunity to study for a post graduate module in stroke to allow you to develop your skills and knowledge.
You will be joining a team of 7 Orthoptists with a wide range of specialisms. Exeter’s ophthalmology services are expanding rapidly, and this is an exciting time to join our unit, with opportunities to develop into extended roles.
The post holder will be based at the West of England Eye Unit in Exeter but will also work single handed in community Orthoptic clinics in Mid and East Devon. You will work in the acute and rehabilitation inpatient stroke unit and post stroke out-patient clinics.
We are a recognised student placement centre for Orthoptic undergraduates from Sheffield, Liverpool and University College London and the successful candidate would ideally have some teaching experience and be interested in developing these teaching skills further.
The Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust uses a fully digital patient record system called EPIC which was adopted in October 2020.
A diploma/degree in Orthoptics and HCPC registration is essential. The post holder will be expected to travel between the hospital sites and various locations therefore a full driving license and car access is highly desirable.
Working Pattern: Full time 37.5 hours
Interview Date: TBC
For further information please contact Debbie McGrane Head Orthoptist or Laura Doucas Deputy Head Orthoptist on 01392 406031
Preference will be given to staff with ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust reserves the right to close vacancy when sufficient applications have been received.
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was established in April 2022, bringing together the expertise of both the Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust and Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Benefits
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of the peninsula, extending our reach as far as Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
We deliver a wide range of emergency, specialist and general medical services through North Devon District Hospital and the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (Wonford). Alongside our two acute hospitals, we provide integrated health and social care services across a variety of settings, including community inpatient hospitals, outpatient clinics, and within people’s own homes. We also offer primary care services, a range of specialist community services, and Sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC).
Our state-of-the-art equipment, leading technologies and strong links to local universities put us at the forefront of research and innovations, enabling us to provide world-class care to our local communities.
It’s never been a more exciting time to join the Royal Devon, as you'll help to shape our services as we continue along our integration journey.
