Trust: NHS Fife

Band/Salary: Band 6 – £43,231 – £52,679

Employment Type: Permanent

Working Hours: 36 hours per week

Closing date: 22/09/2026

Job description:

We are looking for a specialist orthoptist to join the orthoptic team in NHS Fife. The orthoptic team delivers services to a wide range of paediatric and adult patients working autonomously within an orthoptic caseload and in partnership with medical teams including Ophthalmology, Maxillofacial, Stroke teams and Neurology.

We also provide visual screening to an annual population of 4,500 children. A certain amount of travel between sites will be necessary as the department operates across two hospital sites as well as providing a community orthoptic service.

This post would suit an orthoptist with experience as there are elements of lone working as part of the role. Opportunities to be involved in practice based learning as part of our commitment to undergraduate orthoptics programmes, as well as teaching of hospital staff/pre reg. optometrists are available. Research/audit activity is actively encouraged with regular in-service training within the department.

We work closely with community optometrists and visual impairment services in the local area. Candidates must hold a diploma/degree in Orthoptics and be registered with the Health Professions Council. Fife is situated within a commutable distance from Edinburgh and the central belt of Scotland.

Please contact Jennifer Skillen for more information at: jennifer.skillen@nhs.scot