Are you looking for a new opportunity? Are you a reliable, hardworking individual who thrives in a busy environment?

We have an excellent opportunity for an experienced orthoptist to join our friendly orthoptic department at Addenbrooke's Hospital. You will be working in our paediatric and adult orthoptic clinics and will also have the opportunity to gain valuable skills in neuro-ophthalmology, glaucoma and AMD clinics. Applicants must have previous orthoptic experience, excellent communications skills and demonstrate good leadership and team working abilities.

Addenbrooke's Hospital is a large teaching hospital and a research centre with strong affiliations with Cambridge University. It has a rich history of breaking the barriers of modern medicine and providing compassionate care for the patients.

You will have a varied and interesting workload with the opportunity to work alongside ophthalmologists who are experts in their field and be involved in teaching and CPD activities.

We provide a clear pathway for career progression and plenty of opportunities to gain experience in extended roles, with good level of training and mentoring provided.

Main duties of the job

The worker is legally and professionally responsible for delivering highly skilled, patient focused care in the management of ocular motility disorders.

To provide orthoptic care as an autonomous practitioner, assessing, diagnosing and managing adult and paediatric patients referred to the orthoptic department.

To participate in the teaching of undergraduate orthoptic students and multidisciplinary professionals.

Deputise for the head orthoptist, manage other staff and assist with the management of the orthoptic service when required.

To carryout off site community orthoptic services at Anglia Ruskin University and Saffron Walden clinic.

Contribute to departmental teaching, research and audit, including the formulation and development of clinical and departmental guidelines in conjunction with senior staff.

About us

Our Trust

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

As per Home Office guidelines, please be aware that, unfortunately, the Trust is unable to offer sponsorship for this particular position.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 15th September 2024.

Interviews are due to be held on 24th September 2024.

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Orthoptic qualification recognised for State Registration (Diploma or Degree).
• State registration with the HCPC.
• Recognised clinical teaching qualification e.g. PTLLS, CTLLS.

Desirable

• Masters Level qualification in a related area.
• Medial exemptions for orthoptists.
• Leadership qualification.

Experience

Essential

• Advanced experience in all aspects of orthoptics as well as assessment of children with special needs and genetic anomalies.
• Visual field examination and interpretation.
• Competence in Humphrey visual fields.
• Experience of clinical supervision and assessment of Orthoptic students, and other students/junior staff requiring Orthoptic education.
• Experience of clinical audit.
• Experience of presenting teaching and education in lecture style situations.

Desirable

• Experience of participation in departmental audit/research.

Knowledge

Essential

• Evidence of expert orthoptic knowledge relating to management of complex ocular motility and assessment of children with special needs and genetic anomalies.
• Evidence of evidence based practise and extended learning.
• Evidence of using own initiative and working under pressure.
• Good awareness of Health and Safety issues relating to the delivery of services off site.
• Good knowledge in the surgical management of ocular motility disorders.

Skills

Essential

• Ability to maintain clear and accurate patient records.
• 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.
• Excellent ability to manage own workload/caseload and the workload of other staff as required.
• Autonomous practitioner, making own clinical decisions, diagnostic and therapeutic.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to use initiative and quickly interpret complex and potentially conflicting clinical information, and make appropriate plans based on this e.g. surgical options for squint surgery.
• Possesses precise, fine-motor physical examination skills.

Desirable

• Self-motivating.
• Demonstrate initiative.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Interpretation of OCT/optic disc photographs.

Additional requirements

Essential

• The ability to understand and behave at all times, towards patients, visitors and colleagues according to the Trust values of together - safe, kind, excellent.
• Ability to gain co-operation in a wide range of age groups, ability and comprehension and with an ability to empathise and encourage in a long-term relationship with patient.
• Ability to develop good working relationships with hospital staff at all levels.
• Demonstrates a good awareness of own role and responsibilities within a team.
• Awareness of personal strengths and weaknesses.
• Maintain reflective CPD portfolio following BIOS/HPC guidelines.
• Work to requirements of the Code of Practice and Professional Standards of the British and Irish Orthoptic Society (BIOS).
• Ability to travel cross site.

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

CUH - Staff Bank Services

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

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