Specialist Orthoptist - Stroke

To support the Orthoptic Stroke and ABIService in providingclinical assessment, management and multidisciplinary working in the outpatient, ward and HASU setting for individuals who have had a stroke,ABIor other neuro-ophthalmology diagnosis.

Responsible for providing specialised Orthopticservices as an autonomous practitioner withinthehospitalsettingand community outreach clinics,accepting direct referral of patientsof all ages who have a wide spectrum of ocular motility disorders and visual problems.

To assess, diagnose, manageand treat patients of allages referred to the Orthoptist,being responsible fortheinstigation of follow-up care and/or onward referral to thesub-speciality Orthoptists / Optometrists / Ophthalmologistsasappropriate.

To be involved in the clinical teaching ofundergraduate Orthoptists,pre-registration Optometrists, medicalstudentsand other healthcare professionals asrequired.

Theorthopticdepartmentisbased at Royal Preston Hospitalwithadditionalcommunity clinicsandourOphthalmology Unit at Chorley District General Hospitalwhichopened inDecember2021.

Our new unit has been designed to not only give the patient and their relatives/carers the best experience but also our team too; with individual 6m Orthoptic rooms fully equipped even with a window for those far distance cover tests wehope wehave thought of everything.

Our HASU is to be based at Royal Preston Hospitalalong with other wards we visit andanadditionalstroke rehab ward at Chorley District General Hospital.

Weareavery busydepartment who work closely with our eyecolleaguesstriving to provide excellent care with compassion; if youmanageyourtime well and work well withinadynamicteamthen this is the place for you.

We are always looking for ways to further develop ourselves and theteamplus looking to see what we could do differently and in fact better. This is why we actively encourage and supportCPD, audit and researchand havementorshipin place for this role.

Do you have a passion forworking not only in the out-patient environment but also within a ward setting?

Would you liketo work within abrand new purpose builteye unitin one of the largest and highest performing Trusts in theNorth West?

If the answer isYESto theabovethen we have the perfect job foryou!

We are looking to recruit a Specialist Orthoptist for a period of 12 months to cover maternity leave with a focus onthe orthoptic stroke,ABIand neuro-ophthalmology caseload.

Youwillsupport ourOrthoptic Stroke and ABI Leadand work alongside 2 other specialist orthoptistsalready involved in this caseload, as well as undertaking variousadditionalorthoptic hospital and community clinics and the chance to be involved inorthoptic teaching that the whole teamparticipatein.

This is an amazing opportunity for anOrthoptist withexperience of an adult caseloadto join ourwell-establishedteam to providenot onlyan excellent standard of care to all patientsbut todevelopthemselves withina stroke and ABIroletoo.