Specialist Orthoptist

Queen Margaret Hospital

We are looking for a specialist orthoptist to join the orthoptic team in NHS Fife. The orthoptic team deliver services to a wide range of paediatric and adult patients working autonomously within an orthoptic caseload and in partnership with medical teams including Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, Stroke teams and Neurology.

We also provide visual screening to an annual population of 4,500 children. A certain amount of travel between sites will be necessary as the department operates across two hospital sites as well as providing a community orthoptic service.

This post would suit an orthoptist with experience as there are elements of lone working as part of the role. Opportunities to be involved in practice based learning as part of our commitment to undergraduate orthoptics programmes as well as teaching of hospital staff/pre reg. optometrists are available. Research/audit activity is actively encouraged with regular in-service training ...