Orthoptist | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£32,073 - £39,043 per annum, pro rata
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Huddersfield, HD3 3EB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	12 Nov 2026
Closing date:	12 Dec 2026

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Summary

An opportunity has arisen for a motivated Orthoptist to join our multidisciplinary team of Consultant Ophthalmologists, Optometrists, Orthoptists, Ophthalmic Nurses and Health Care colleagues providing eye care services across Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

Opportunity has arisen to provide core and specialist Orthoptic clinics.

The department is keen on professional development and supports the teaching of junior doctors, physician associates, pre-reg Optometrists, Orthoptic Undergraduates and other healthcare professionals so a teaching qualification would be desirable.

The Ophthalmology, Orthoptic and Optometry Departments are based within Calderdale Royal Hospital (Halifax) and Acre Mills Out-patients (opposite Huddersfield Royal Infirmary)

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

• To provide a range of Orthoptic services as an autonomous practitioner

• To assess, diagnose and manage patients referred to the Orthoptic department

• To carry out Primary and Secondary Vision Screening

• To work single handed in community based Orthoptic clinic

• To perform biometry (using IOL Master and Nidek machines)

• To support Orthoptic undergraduate training during clinical placement

This advert closes on Sunday 22 Nov 2026

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