Orthoptist
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- Band
- Band 6
- Pattern
- 28.8
- Hours / week
- 28.8
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Role summary
This role is for a registered Orthoptist responsible for managing patient care, including assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. The post holder will deal with daily enquiries and be professionally and legally accountable for their work. It requires post-graduate expertise and comprehensive knowledge of clinical guidelines.
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Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £43,231 – £52,679 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job reference:
256884
Salary:
Band 6 (£43,231 - £52,679)
Job closing date:
10/09/2026
Job Type:
Allied Health Professions
Location:
University Hospital Wishaw
Employment type:
Fixed-term or Secondment
Hours Per Week:
28.8
Job posted date:
27/08/2026
Employer (NHS Board):
NHS Lanarkshire
Department:
Orthoptics
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About The Organisation
Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.
We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.
The Role
- To provide orthoptic services as an autonomous practitioner.
- To work as an active member of a multi- disciplinary team.
- To undertake primary vision screening as part of the Pre-school Orthoptic led Vision Screening Programme
- To be autonomously responsible for the diagnosis, management
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