Job summaryAn exciting opportunity has arisen for a Bank Senior Orthoptist wishing to cover bank shifts throughout the week at Sherwood Forest Hospitals. This flexible position allows for shifts that are usually agreed 6 weeks ahead for planned cover as well as short notice availability to cover staff sickness.As a Senior Orthoptist, you will play a pivotal role in providing high-quality care and support to our patients. The primary location for this role is at King's Mill Hospitalwhere you will work in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment that values your expertise and skills.This role may also involve travel toNewark Hospital and Ashfield Health Village, offering you the opportunity to expand your scope of practice and contribute to patient care in various settings. You will be responsible for assessing and treating a range of orthoptic conditions, managing complex cases and providing a high standard of patient care across different departments.This position provides a unique opportunity to gain experience across multiple settings, enhancing your clinical skills and expertise. You will be supported by a collaborative and friendly team, ensuring that your professional development is a key focus while delivering exceptional care.Main duties of the jobTo understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documentsAbout 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.DetailsDate posted08 October 2026Pay schemeAgenda for changeBandBand 6Salary
39,959 to 48,117 a year
as per Trust rates
ContractBankWorking pattern
Full-time,
Flexible working
Reference number214-CEN- Job locationsKing's Mill HospitalMansfield RoadSutton-in-AshfieldNG17 4JLUnited KingdomJob descriptionJob responsibilitiesTo understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents
Job description
Job responsibilitiesTo understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documentsPerson Specification
Knowledge
EssentialKnowledge of Core OrthopticsTo demonstrate and interest in ophthalmology and neurologyGood Organisational and planning skills and well developed interpersonal and communication skillsDesirableIT skills including knowledge of hospital systems
Qualifications
EssentialTo Possess Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO) or equivalent qualificationTo be registered with the Health and Care Professions CouncilDesirableHas attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course of equivalent teaching certificate
Further Training
EssentialWilling to keep up to date with current literature and keep evidence of CPD activitiesDesirableLow Vision Therapy courseBiometry training
Experience
EssentialExperience in all aspects of clinical OrthopticsDesirableExperience undertaking and presenting clinical auditExperience working with stroke patientsExperience of delivering student supervision and clinical education to Orthoptic undergraduates
Contractual Requirements
EssentialProvide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill HospitalDesirableAble to travel to and cover single handed clinics at Newark Hospital
Person Specification
Knowledge
EssentialKnowledge of Core OrthopticsTo demonstrate and interest in ophthalmology and neurologyGood Organisational and planning skills and well developed interpersonal and communication skillsDesirableIT skills including knowledge of hospital systems
Qualifications
EssentialTo Possess Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO) or equivalent qualificationTo be registered with the Health and Care Professions CouncilDesirableHas attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course of equivalent teaching certificate
Further Training
EssentialWilling to keep up to date with current literature and keep evidence of CPD activitiesDesirableLow Vision Therapy courseBiometry training
Experience
EssentialExperience in all aspects of clinical OrthopticsDesirableExperience undertaking and presenting clinical auditExperience working with stroke patientsExperience of delivering student supervision and clinical education to Orthoptic undergraduates
Contractual Requirements
EssentialProvide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill HospitalDesirableAble to travel to and cover single handed clinics at 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.UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. 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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