Job overview

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals wish to appoint a Specialty Doctor in Ophthalmology.  The successful candidate will join a team of 7 Consultants.  They will be based at Warrington Hospital but may be expected to undertake clinics at the Halton Health Hub sire in the future. 

The main commitment of the post will be to manage general and acute Ophthalmology patients and the candidate will be expected to deliver appropriate sub-specialty care as needed.  This will include medical retina care.

Exposure to sub-specialty clinics will be included in the job plan but the main part of the responsibilities is managing general and acute ophthalmology patients. 

Laser and theatre sessions will be part of the role for those with adequate experience.  Further training and support will be given to achieve the necessary experience. 

Main duties of the job

Responsibilities for this post will include:

1.    Supporting outpatient clinics including new and follow up general ophthalmology and emergency eye care clinics.  This includes Primary Care, Emergency Care and Medical Retina Care.  

2.    To take full, independent responsibility for the management of acute and medical emergencies. 

3.    In addition to this post this will include support to sub-specialty clinics which will be confirmed during the job plan discussion. 

4.    Laser sessions may be part of the job plan. 

5.    Theatre session will be discussed at interview and may be possible, dependent on experience and theatre capacity. 

6.    The successful applicant will have a job plan meeting with the Clinical Lead and CBU Manager.   

Clinical duties will include:

1.    Primary Care Clinics (General and Cataract) where the candidate should be able to formulate treatment plans for general ophthalmology patients, seek sub-specialty advice where necessary and list for surgery.

2.    Appropriately manage patients attending the emergency eye clinic.

3.    Sub-specialty clinics (to be confirmed in job plan) mainly medical retina, glaucoma, oculoplastic and paediatrics.

4.    Independent laser clinics.

5.    Potential for cataract surgery/minor ops (to be discussed at interview).

PA allocation is in keeping with Specialty Doctor job planning guidelines.  Flexibility in job plans will be considered to achieve maximum work life balance.

Working for our organisation

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff.  We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system.  Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated ‘good’ organisation with ‘outstanding’ features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.