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Orthoptist resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what orthoptists actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most orthoptists should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Orthoptist with a patient-centred approach to assessing and managing eye movement and binocular vision disorders. Experienced in diagnostic testing, strabismus and amblyopia management, and educating patients and families. Registered with the Australian Orthoptic Board and committed to collaborative care alongside ophthalmologists and optometrists.
Key skills
- Clinical assessment of strabismus and amblyopia
- Binocular vision and eye movement testing
- Visual field testing and retinal imaging
- Prism fitting and low vision aid management
- Patient education and family support
- Infection control and hygiene
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- Slit lamp biomicroscope
- Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Autorefractor
- Electronic medical records (EMR)
- Written communication and attention to detail
Experience: example bullet points
- Assessed eye movements, alignment and binocular vision for a paediatric caseload, developing individualised treatment plans that improved school participation for children with convergence insufficiency.
- Performed Humphrey visual field testing and OCT imaging to support ophthalmologists in diagnosing and monitoring glaucoma and retinal conditions.
- Managed strabismus and amblyopia clinics, fitting prisms and patching regimens that reduced patient-reported double vision and improved daily function.
- Educated patients and families about eye conditions, treatment options and home exercises, increasing adherence to patching and prism use.
- Maintained accurate electronic medical records and infection control standards across a busy outpatient eye clinic, supporting safe and efficient care.
Education
Entry is typically through a bachelor or master degree in orthoptics, with registration through the Australian Orthoptic Board. Postgraduate qualifications are common in the field.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- Orthoptist
- Australian Orthoptic Board
- registration
- orthoptics
- strabismus
- amblyopia
- binocular vision
- Humphrey Visual Field Analyser
- slit lamp biomicroscope
- optical coherence tomography
- OCT
- autorefractor
- electronic medical records
- EMR
- Medicare
- ophthalmology
- allied health
- infection control
- patient education
- low vision aids
- prisms
- patching
- visual fields
- retinal imaging
- paediatric ophthalmology
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.