Job summary
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an enthusiastic and highly experienced Advanced Orthoptist to join our service as Lead Clinical Tutor.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Orthoptist passionate about clinical education and supporting the next generation of Orthoptists. You will help maintain and develop a positive, high-quality learning environment for undergraduate and MSc pre-registration students attending Moorfields for placements across 26 weeks of the year.

Working closely with the Orthoptic Education Lead and friendly multi-disciplinary team, you will support student placements, deliver teaching, provide feedback and help support clinical supervisors.

We are looking for someone who is clinically confident, approachable and organised, with prior experience as a clinical supervisor. If you are keen to combine advanced practice and leadership, as we prepare for our next chapter moving into a new purpose-built eye hospital designed to support innovation in clinical care, research and education we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job
The post holder will take a lead role in supporting undergraduate and postgraduate orthoptic clinical education, helping to create a positive and well-structured learning experience for students during their placements. This will include developing student timetables, liaising with university tutors and colleagues, to ensure high quality placement opportunities. The post holder will provide formative and summative feedback, helping students develop confidence, clinical skills and professional practice. A commitment to obtaining a recognised qualification will be encouraged and supported.

Alongside the education element of the role, the post holder will continue to hold a specialist orthoptic case working independently across a range of sub-speciality clinics. The role would suit a highly experienced Orthoptist with strong clinical skills who enjoys combining advanced core practice with teaching, supervision and service development, while working collaboratively with the Orthoptic Education Lead and wider team.

About us
At Moorfields, we provide more than just an excellent career and great colleagues to work with. We also offer:

• Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
• Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
• Free 24/7 independent counselling service
• Learning and development opportunities
• Easy and quick transport links
• A range of attractive benefits and discounts
• Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
• Free Pilates classes
• Full support and training to develop your skills
• Flexible working friendly organisation

And so much more! To see the full range of benefits we offer please see our Moorfields benefits document.

Details
Date posted: 13 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £58,133 to £65,261 a year incl. HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 273-DC-8109628
Job locations: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 162 City Road, LONDON, EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
A detailed job description and specification is attached. In addition to having extensive clinical experience, lead clinical tutor duties will include:

• Ability to demonstrate, teach and supervise where appropriate a range of medical and non-medical personnel from student Orthoptics to a range of healthcare professionals based within the trust.
• Be competence in teaching in both informal and formal settings, able to work in conjunction with others in developing a range of training opportunities.
• Support, maintain and maximise good clinical learning environment opportunities for Orthoptic students.
• Lead clinical placements for Orthoptic students in-line with placement objectives.
• Undertake induction and conduct in person formative and summative assessments.
• Offer advice and support for new to role clinical supervisors.
• Liaise with other sites and sub-specialities to provide in advance student timetables with designated supervisors.
• Maintain and produce tutorial material to meet the needs of the clinical placement.
• Provide compensate care to learners attending the department whilst on placements.
• Maintain database and records of clinical placement attendance.
• Deliver the highest possible standards of working relationships and be able to work autonomously, making decisions based on expertise within an inter-professional or multi-disciplinary framework at all levels internally and with appropriate HEIs.
• Act as a role model for learners and demonstrate what good practice looks like.
• Maintain confidentiality to staff and students when discussing placement / education within clinical settings trust wide.
• Support student with Freedom to Speak Up. Ensure correct procedures are carried out.

Person Specification
Education & qualifications
Essential

• Professional Orthoptic qualification recognised by HCPC
• Registration as an Orthoptist with HCPC
• BIOS clinical tutors course

Desirable

• Higher qualification or equivalent experience
• Formal teaching qualification

Experience
Essential

• Extensive clinical experience in Orthoptics working in single handed clinics
• Extensive experience of diagnosis and management of complex ocular disorders
• Experience of providing Orthoptic student supervision
• Experience of developing teaching resources to support HCP and Orthoptists

Desirable

• Experience in providing formative and summative feedback to learners

Knowledge
Essential

• Evidence of CPD and reflective practice

Desirable

• Experience of audit and or research to improve learning

Skills & abilities
Essential

• Good written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work under pressure

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: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address: Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, 162 City Road, LONDON, EC1V 2PD, United Kingdom
Employer's website: Apply through our website

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Head Orthoptist
Kelly MacKenzie
kelly.mackenzie1@nhs.net
07752096761

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