Orthoptist

Description

A rare, exciting and flexible opportunity has come up at Sydney Ophthalmic Specialists for us to add to our wonderful team of orthoptists with a new part time position. We are looking for an all rounder, but someone who is specifically interested and has a passion for strabismus and paediatrics.

The Role:

A part-time position 2-3 days per week (on site), Thursday and Friday and possibly Wednesday. Hours would be approximately 9-3pm, with an option of longer 9 hour days. This is flexible for the right candidate.

About us:

Sydney Ophthalmic Specialists has been around for 50 years. We are located in the heart of the Sydney CBD on Macquarie Street. We are located close to all public transport (bus, train, metro, ferry) and most importantly are located directly opposite the glorious Botanic gardens which you can enjoy on your guaranteed half-hour lunch break every day!

We have a group of 10 delightful ophthalmologists who are all great to work with and very approachable, and a team of 6 very experienced, supportive and friendly orthoptists. Our ophthalmologists regard all of our orthoptists as experts in their field and we provide a team based management approach where orthoptic skills and knowledge are highly valued to provide the best patient care. Although our team is big, we focus on patient cantered care in a small, nurturing environment. We run our clinic with only 2 ophthalmologists working at a time. We have a busy clinic, but it is always a lot of fun.
Our ethos is to provide exceptional, individualised patient care to every single patient, every single time.

Of our ophthalmologists, we have 6 ophthalmologists who are strabismus, and paediatrics focused, one neuro-ophthalmologist, one glaucoma ophthalmologist, one retinal ophthalmologist, and one oculo-plastics ophthalmologist. Our patient load is roughly 60-70% paediatrics and strabismus and the remaining 30-40% retinal, glaucoma, and general patients. We also have an orthoptic-led clinic where our doctors refer patients for specialised orthoptic training, testing and treatment. So you certainly won’t be bored!

We have great staff retention, with our current team of orthoptists averaging tenure of over 10 years with us. We provide extensive and ongoing training, and offer our orthoptists great opportunities to attend conferences and upskilling events regularly. We also pay above award rates and do not work late nights or weekends.
You can learn more about us at www.sosdoctors.com.au

About You:

We are looking for a part time orthoptist who is kind, caring and fun. The successful candidate needs to work well as part of our team and contribute to our ethos of providing exceptional, individualised patient care. If you are looking to apply, you need to have a passion for strabismus and paediatrics, whilst also being happy to perform testing of general ophthalmology patients, glaucoma patients and retinal patients.
You need to have a tertiary qualification in orthoptics as recognised by the Australian Orthoptic Board, and be a member or be willing to become a member of the Australian Orthoptic Board and Orthoptics Australia. You need to have a current NSW Working With Children Check and a National Police Check.

You need to have a friendly and fun personality and be able to connect and build rapport with patients of all ages. You need to be professional, be eager to learn, show initiative and have a strong work ethic. We would like someone who also has an interest in research and is happy to take on clinical administrative tasks as part of the team.

What would a typical day look like at SOS:

We have a really dynamic and lovely patient cohort. Your day would involve consulting a range of patients, and would include but not be limited to:

• Paediatric work up of newborns, babies, toddlers, young children and older children
• Strabismus work ups of all ages
• Adult work ups including strabismus, general, retinal, glaucoma, oculo-plastics and neuro-ophthalmology
• Humphrey visual field testing
• IOL Master and IOL selections
• Pentacam
• Optos wide field retinal imaging
• Zeiss OCT
• Retinal photography
• Synoptophore
• Hess chart
• Diplopia assessments
• Assistance in minor surgical procedures, Botox injections and intravitreal injections
• Orthoptic led clinics with exercises, patching treatment, synoptophore and diplopia assessments and fresnel fittings