Specialist Orthoptist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time
- Posted
- 25/08/2026
- Closes
- 08/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for an experienced Band 6 or ambitious Band 5 Orthoptist to join a supportive team. The successful candidate will work autonomously, assessing, diagnosing, and managing a varied paediatric and adult caseload within a multidisciplinary ophthalmology service. Opportunities for professional development in specialist areas like Glaucoma or Intravitreal Injection Clinics are available. The position involves delivering high-quality Orthoptic care and contributing to service development.
Essential criteria
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Desirable criteria
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- General Requirements
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Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Specialist Orthoptist
The closing date is 08 September 2026
Job summary
This post is ideal for an experienced Band 6 Orthoptist looking to broaden their specialist skills, but we would also welcome applications from an ambitious Band 5 Orthoptist who is ready to take the next step in their career. The department is committed to supporting professional development and offers opportunities to develop an extended role within Glaucoma, Medical Retina, Intravitreal Injection Clinics, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Clinics or Botulinum Toxin clinics for blepharospasm. This is an excellent opportunity to build specialist expertise within a supportive and forward-thinking service.
Main duties of the job
For more detail about the main duties of this role, please see the job description section below. As a key member of the Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, you will be joining an exceptional team working together to help our patients to stay healthy, when they need it most.
About us
Stretching across Northern, Eastern and Mid Devon, we have a workforce of over 15,000 staff, making us the largest employer in Devon. Our core services, which we provide to more than 615,000 people, cover more than 2,000 square miles across Devon, while some of our specialist services cover the whole of
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