Are you looking for a challenge and a leadership opportunity? Wanting to support the professional body and development of Orthoptists and Orthoptics? Are you looking to expand your CV and extend the portfolio of your career whilst building networking opportunities? We’re dependent on the hard work of our volunteers to be able to provide vital support and representation to our members.
Who volunteers for BIOS? Read some of our volunteer stories here.
You will find information on all our current vacancies below.
Careers & Visibility Secondment – Deadline: Friday 9 August 2024
BIOS Orthoptics Careers and Visibility Lead - Visibility Focus This is a seconded role and leads on the BIOS careers and student recruitment strategy. They will work alongside the other recently recruited Careers and Visibility Lead, but with a particular focus on the visibility of the orthoptic profession to external stakeholders and the general public. They will work with [...]
Falls CAG – Steering Group Members – 15 July
An exciting opportunity has arisen for new enthusiastic members to join our Falls CAG Steering Group. This is a great opportunity for those who wish to help promote the importance of vision in falls patients and champion the role of orthoptists in multi-disciplinary falls teams. The CAG aims to hold steering committee meetings once or twice [...]
Stroke & Neuro Rehab CAG – Steering Group Members – 10 July
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our Stroke and Neuro Rehab CAG Steering Group. We are looking for new enthusiastic members to join the Stroke and Neuro Rehab Clinical Advisory Group Steering Committee. The group has four virtual meetings a year that facilitate the work of the committee. Roles of steering group members include: Responding [...]
Support Workforce Programme – Expert Group
Support workers play a vital role in orthoptic services. Between 2021 and 2023, BIOS undertook a series of projects aligned to the, then, new national Allied Health Professions support workforce strategy produced by Health Education England (now NHS England Workforce, Training and Education) that explored the issue support staff faced in the profession. This led to the development of [...]
Board of Trustees – Wales Trustee
Board of Trustees Are you interested in the strategic leadership of the professional body and could you provide that leadership in turn to your country or regional members? A Trustee has a responsibility for the governance and financial running of BIOS and provides the strategic direction for the profession and as such all Trustees are voting members of the [...]
BOSTU Vacancies
BOSTU Executive Board The Executive board is the ruling body of the trade union, discussing and having final say on all decisions regarding all matters of the Union. It is made up of the General Secretary, the President, 3 representatives from England and one representative each from Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. This enables the Board to underpin the [...]
Clinical and Non-Clinical Advisory Group Roles
We are seeking expressions of interest from any members would like to be involved with a number of our clinical and non-clinical groups (CAG and n-CAG). These are great opportunities for any member with a particular clinical and/or academic interest in one of these areas to help the profession shape practise and provide guidance for members in these areas [...]