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SPECIALIST ORTHOPTIST - BAND 6
(Band 5 newly qualified will be considered)
Full Time / Permanent
Salary Scale Band 6 £33,072 - £40,736 per annum
Salary Scale Band 5 (newly qualified appointment) £26,104 - £32,915 per annum
(Subject to Annexe T progression to Band 6)
We offer an exciting opportunity for an experienced Orthoptist to join our friendly team of 7 Orthoptists, 9 Ophthalmologists and 5 Optometrists as well as Nursing and Administrative support currently based at Raigmore Hospital, 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 service covers several peripheral clinics and provides a comprehensive Preschool 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. New Graduates/less than 2 year experienced Orthoptists may be considered for the permanent post on a Band 5/6 basis.
A full driving licence is required.
This is a very exciting time to join our team as the Hospital Eye Service will relocate to a state of the art Eye Care Centre within the National Treatment Centre Highland based on the University of Highlands & Islands Inverness Campus. Taking 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 want to extend their professional scope of practice working in a team environment where education and quality improvement are essential to service delivery.
Informal enquiries to Jean McCulloch, Head Orthoptist at jean.mcculloch@nhs.scot or tel: 01463 706331
Closing date for completed Applications: 24th July 2022. Please note that we are unable to accept late applications
More information about the National Treatment Centre Highland can be found at: https://ntchighland.org.uk/
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