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NHS Scotland is committed to encouraging equality and diversity among our workforce and eliminating unlawful discrimination. The aim is for our workforce to be truly representative and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. To this end, NHS Scotland welcomes applications from all sections of society.
This is a very exciting opportunity for an experienced, motivated and forward thinking Orthoptist with good clinical experience and knowledge, along with excellent communication skills to join our friendly team of 7 Orthoptists, 10 Ophthalmologists and 7 Optometrists currently based at the National Treatment Centre - Highland, Inverness.
We are a busy department covering the largest Health Board area in Scotland with a full complex caseload of all types of Orthoptic patients. We are also involved with the Glaucoma Monitoring Service.
The department covers several peripheral clinics and provides a comprehensive Pre-school Orthoptic Vision Screening Service throughout the remote and rural communities of the Highlands, Western Isles and Orkney.
The post holder will therefore have the opportunity to see the Highlands of Scotland travelling by road, air and sea with occasional overnight stays to meet the service needs. There is therefore a requirement for the applicant to be flexible and adaptive to a variety of working environments and hours of work and a full driving licence is required.
The National Treatment Centre - Highland is a state-of-the-art Eye Care Centre based on the University of Highlands & Islands Inverness Campus. Using a patient centred approach, we are continuously developing the service to meet the needs of our population and we are looking for compassionate thoughtful team players who are keen to extend their professional scope of practice working in a team environment where education and quality improvement are essential to service delivery. We are a BIOS accredited placement site for Orthoptic undergraduates.
The post requires a diploma / degree in Orthoptics with current HCPC registration. We will consider applications from newly qualified practitioners as well as experienced orthoptists. New graduates will be expected to start on Band 5 and complete the NHS Flying Start programme. Mentorship will be provided and over the course of 24 months the post holder should progress to Band 6 to fulfil the role requirements.
This is a permanent full-time post of 37 hours working as per service requirements
Informal enquiries to: Aileen Gardner e-mail aileen.gardner@nhs.scot, Amber McGookin, e-mail amber.mcgookin@nhs.scot or Emma Day, e-mail emma.day2@nhs.scot
Recruitment team can be contacted by e-mail nhshighland.recruitment@nhs.scot
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NHS Highland is geographically the largest of the 14 regional boards of NHS Scotland, covering an area of 12,500 square miles, across Highland and Argyll & Bute.
As a board we strive to ensure the environment is conducive to nurturing a positive culture, supported and delivered through our NHS and Social Care values.
Care and compassion | Dignity and respect | Openness, honesty and responsibility | Quality and teamwork |
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NHS Scotland is reducing their full time working week from 37.5 to 37 hours per week from 1 April 2024 but with no change in pay. This reduction will also be applied pro rata for part time staff. This advert and any subsequent offer/contract of employment therefore reflects the new working hours. However, as not all service areas will be able to adopt the 37 hour working week immediately from 1 April 2024, you may be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per week for a temporary period for which you would be paid until the service you are working in changes rosters or working patterns to accommodate the new reduced working week. If you have any questions or concerns please contact the Recruiting Board.