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Employer Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Bury and Rochdale Community Services Town Bury Salary £31,049 - £37,796 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 10/08/2025 23:59 OrthoptistBand 5Job overviewThis post is required to cover a maternity leave. It is an excellent opportunity for an early career Orthoptist wanting experience of a full range of Orthoptic services. The Community Eye Service is an Orthoptic led service providing a wide range of core, advanced and extended practice clinics across Bury and Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale, including Glaucoma, Low Vision, SEND, Stroke and Visual Processing Difficulties Clinics. This is a community based service but we also provide Orthoptic and low vision clinics to the Ophthalmology team at Rochdale Infirmary giving this postholder a unique opportunity to experience and develop a broad range of skills. We work with a number of multidisciplinary and multi-agency teams and can provide experience of diverse work. New starters with little or no previous experience are welcome to apply and anyone in their first year of employment will be provided with preceptorship. This experienced and highly qualified team will provide mentoring and support you on to your path to a successful career. Our well established team invites innovation and new ideas , anyone showing enthusiasm for Orthoptics and care for the patients will be given a warm welcome. Main duties of the jobTo act as a source of expertise on the management of ocular motility disorders to patients, carers, other health care professionals, GPs and consultants. To provide the diagnosis, management and treatment of patients presenting with acute ocular motility deficit at Rochdale Infirmary and community settings in Bury, Rochdale, Heywood and Middleton. To support delivery of school vision screening for all reception aged children in Schools To support the education and training of students, other healthcare professionals, junior doctors and other senior medical staff. Working for our organisationThe Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care , appreciate and inspire – to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance. Detailed job description and main responsibilitiesTo read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: Person specificationqualificationQualified orthoptist ExperienceExperience gained via Clinical Placements Professional RegistrationHCPC registration Work Related CircumstancesUse of a car or access to a means of mobility to travel to required sites Skills and AbilityAbility to work autonomously and as part of a team The NCA is proud to serve a diverse population and is committed to delivering inclusive, accessible care. We value individuality and aim to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Applications are welcomed from individuals of all backgrounds, identities, and beliefs. We also warmly welcome interest from serving and ex-personnel, and their relatives. Please identify that you are a member of the armed forces community on your application form to be entitled to a guaranteed interview (subject to essential criteria being met). As a Disability Confident Employer, guaranteed interviews are also available to disabled applicants when essential role requirements have been met. Vacancies may close early if sufficient applications are received, or if an internal redeployee has been identified. For fixed-term roles, current NHS staff will be considered for secondments, while fixed-term contracts will be offered to external (non-NHS) applicants. The NCA does not accept unsolicited CVs from agencies. Read more about this here . Employer certification / accreditation badgesYou must have appropriate UK professional registration. This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service. Name Alison Wilson Job title Head of Community Eye Service Email address Telephone number 07895 213194 Additional information Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the service and encouraged to visit the NCA website : You can follow us on Facebook @BuryRochdaleEyeService#J-18808-Ljbffr