Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Orthoptist to join our friendly team at Sherwood Forest Hospitals.

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 will also involve travel to Newark 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 refer to the attached job description and person specification.

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: 14 August 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 6
Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Part-time
Reference number: 214-SRG-8145834
Job locations: King's Mill Hospital, Mansfield Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4JL, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification
Knowledge
Essential

• Orthoptics, ophthalmology, neurology

Desirable

• Knowledge of the Patient Administration System (PAS)

Qualifications
Essential

• Batchelor of Science in Orthoptics BSc(Orth), BmedSci (Orth) and/or Diploma from the British Orthoptic Council (DBO)

Desirable

• Teaching certificate - demonstrator/City & Guilds 730

Further Training
Essential

• Continuing Professional Development

Desirable

• Low Vision Therapy course
• Biometry training

Experience
Essential

• Experience working as an orthoptist

Contractual Requirements
Essential

• Provide Orthoptic services at Kings Mill Hospital

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.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

Applicants must have current UK professional registration.