Job summary

An 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 job

To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents

About us

We 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.

Details

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year as per Trust rates

Contract

Bank

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

214-CEN-8295196

Job locations

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents

Job description Job responsibilities To understand the role in more detail, please see attached job description and person specification documents

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of Core Orthoptics
• To demonstrate and interest in ophthalmology and neurology
• Good Organisational and planning skills and well developed interpersonal and communication skills

Desirable

• IT skills including knowledge of hospital systems

Qualifications

Essential

• To Possess Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO) or equivalent qualification
• To be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council

Desirable

• Has attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course of equivalent teaching certificate

Further Training

Essential

• Willing to keep up to date with current literature and keep evidence of CPD activities

Desirable

• Low Vision Therapy course
• Biometry training

Experience

Essential

• Experience in all aspects of clinical Orthoptics

Desirable

• Experience undertaking and presenting clinical audit
• Experience working with stroke patients
• Experience of delivering student supervision and clinical education to Orthoptic undergraduates

Contractual Requirements

Essential

• Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital

Desirable

• Able to travel to and cover single handed clinics at Newark Hospital

Person Specification Knowledge Essential Knowledge of Core Orthoptics To demonstrate and interest in ophthalmology and neurology Good Organisational and planning skills and well developed interpersonal and communication skills Desirable IT skills including knowledge of hospital systems Qualifications Essential To Possess Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO) or equivalent qualification To be registered with the Health and Care Professions Council Desirable Has attended the BIOS Clinical tutors Course of equivalent teaching certificate Further Training Essential Willing to keep up to date with current literature and keep evidence of CPD activities Desirable Low Vision Therapy course Biometry training Experience Essential Experience in all aspects of clinical Orthoptics Desirable Experience undertaking and presenting clinical audit Experience working with stroke patients Experience of delivering student supervision and clinical education to Orthoptic undergraduates Contractual Requirements Essential Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital Desirable Able to travel to and cover single handed clinics at Newark Hospital

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This 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 Check This 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 details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

King's Mill Hospital

Mansfield Road

Sutton-in-Ashfield

NG17 4JL

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.sfh-tr.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)