The deadline for this role has passed. You can find all of our current vacancies here.

BIOS is very pleased to advertise the Chair Designate role taking effect from the AGM in June.  This is an exceptional opportunity for an orthoptist who is looking to develop their strategic leadership skills at a national level and be instrumental in the future of BIOS and the orthoptic profession.

The current BIOS Chair, Craig Murray, will be stepping down at the AGM in 2027.  To ensure effective succession planning of this key role and the sustainability of BIOS, we are looking for someone who would shadow the current Chair for 1 year and then act as Chair from the AGM in 2027 for at least 1 term of office (3 years).

Terms of the role:

• An initial shadow term starting from the AGM in June 2026 for a period of 1 year, which attracts a secondment with funding for 1 day per week
• Non-voting member of the Board of Trustees and Council for the shadow term
• Supported by the Chair, Vice Chair, Trustees and the BIOS office team.
• Takes up the position of Chair from the AGM in 2027, which attracts a secondment with funding for 2 days per week

The role descriptor or the Chair of BIOS can be found here.

To apply

Please send CV and covering letter to bios@orthoptics.org.uk explaining:

• How you fulfil or could the role descriptor;
• What you believe the current challenges are for the profession;
• How you would ensure the sustainability of the profession and BIOS for the next 5 years;
• What changes you would make (in any area/s) to ensure that orthoptics is still a separate profession in 10 years’ time

Mark your email header ‘Application Chair Designate Role’.

Please provide the names of 2 BIOS members who will act as first and second proposers for the position of Chair Designate and Chair.

Please also provide a letter of support from your employer for the secondments.

For an informal discussion on the role, please contact Craig Murray, chair@orthoptics.org.uk.

Closing date: Monday 30th March 2026, 6pm

Selection process: interview panel and presentation. Where more than one candidate applies, there will be an election following normal BIOS election procedures.