Trust: NHS Tayside
Band/Salary: Band 6 – £41,608-50,702
Employment Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Closing date: 11/11/2025
Job description:
An opportunity has arisen to join the Tayside Orthoptic Department. You will be part of the Orthoptic team that consists of 9 orthoptists and 3 orthoptic assistants. We provide a comprehensive orthoptic and visual field service to the whole region of Tayside. The orthoptic service provides various clinics, including general orthoptic clinics, community paediatric service in conjunction with our hospital optometrists, functional vision assessment, reading difficulties clinic, and post-stroke assessment services. We work closely with 3 ophthalmologists providing a specialist paediatric service, including orthoptic JIA screening, adult motility service that includes a botulinum toxin, adjustable sutures and a tertiary referral service as well as an orthoptic lead thyroid eye disease clinic. We also provide orthoptic-delivered vision screening service, See4School, for the children in Tayside. The post is based at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee but would include travel to clinics throughout Tayside; therefore ability to travel is essential.