Job summarySee Beyond the Ordinary | Join Our Orthoptic TeamOrthoptics is about more than vision. It's about solving clinical challenges and making a real difference to patients' lives.Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust welcomes applications from newly qualified and experienced Orthoptists.You'll assess, diagnose and manage ocular motility and visual development disorders, supporting children's visual development and adults with double vision, neurological conditions and visual impairment.A role with variety, support and room to grow.Working alongside ophthalmologists and healthcare professionals, you'll contribute to clinical decisions and personalised treatment plans across a varied caseload.We support your development at every stage, offering structured preceptorship for newly qualified Orthoptists, mentoring for early-career practitioners and ongoing professional development.Based primarily at King's Mill Hospital, you'll also work across Ashfield Health Village and Newark Hospital.Why join us?Varied paediatric and adult caseloads.Supportive, collaborative colleagues.Preceptorship, mentoring and career development.Opportunities to expand your skills and contribute to service improvement.The chance to improve patients' vision, independence and quality of life.Ready to combine clinical challenge with meaningful patient care?Bring your skills, curiosity and passion to Sherwood Forest Hospitals.Main duties of the jobTo understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.About usWe are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as 'outstanding' for care and our King's Mill Hospital as the only 'outstanding' NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UKHome Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.DetailsDate posted23 October 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 5Salary
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32,073 to 39,043 a year
per annum
ContractPermanentWorking pattern
Full-time
Reference number214-SRG-8303449Job locationsKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-in-AshfieldNG17 4JLUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
Job description
Job responsibilitiesTo understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
EssentialOrthoptics, Ophthalmology, NeurologyDesirableKnowledge of hospital computer systems
Qualifications
EssentialThe BMedSci orthoptic degree and/or Diploma of the British Orthoptic Society (DBO) or equivalent qualificationDesirableAnnotated with exemptions
Further Training
EssentialContinuing Professional DevelopmentCompetency based assessments
Experience
EssentialExperience working as an Orthoptist or experience of clinical placements for newly qualified orthoptists
Contractual Requirements
EssentialProvide orthoptic service at King's Mill HospitalDesirableAble to travel to cover clinics at Ashfield Health Village and Newark Hospital
Person Specification
Knowledge Requirements
EssentialOrthoptics, Ophthalmology, NeurologyDesirableKnowledge of hospital computer systems
Qualifications
EssentialThe BMedSci orthoptic degree and/or Diploma of the British Orthoptic Society (DBO) or equivalent qualificationDesirableAnnotated with exemptions
Further Training
EssentialContinuing Professional DevelopmentCompetency based assessments
Experience
EssentialExperience working as an Orthoptist or experience of clinical placements for newly qualified orthoptists
Contractual Requirements
EssentialProvide orthoptic service at King's Mill HospitalDesirableAble to travel to cover clinics at Ashfield Health Village and Newark HospitalDisclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
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Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service CheckThis post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.Certificate of SponsorshipApplications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. xsabvtc For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).Employer detailsEmployer nameSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-in-AshfieldNG17 4JLUnited KingdomEmployer's websiteEmployer detailsEmployer nameSherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAddressKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-in-AshfieldNG17 4JLUnited KingdomEmployer's website
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