Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 302-25-7658630-MHR-S
- Employer
- Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Boston House
- Town
- Wigan
- Salary
- £61,542 - £99,216 Per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 12/12/2025 12:00
Employer heading
Specialty Doctor Ophthalmology interest Oculoplastic
NHS Medical & Dental: Specialty Doctor
Choose Well - Choose WWL
Job overview
Job summary
The successful candidate will join our busy team providing a Specialty Doctor Ophthalmology service for inpatients, day cases and outpatients, with continuing responsibility for the patients, their care and the effective running of the department.
Main duties of the job
Specialty Doctor in Opthalmology with a specialist interest in Oculoplastic
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for an experience Specialty Doctor in Opthalmology with a specialist interest in Oculoplastic
Working for our organisation
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that ‘happy staff, makes for happy patients’. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values ‘the WWL Way’.
WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a Specialty Doctor Ophthalmology service for day cases and out-patients, with continuing responsibility for the patients, their care and for the effective functioning of the department
To provide a specialist lacrimal and oculoplastic expertise for the Trust to serve the local population.
To carry out teaching duties as required and to take an active part in the education programme of junior medical staff, nurses and AHP's.
To provide supervision and training to junior hospital doctors.
To participate in clinical audit, evidence - based practice and clinical governance within the department.
To participate in regional sub-speciality audit and clinical governance to participate actively in continuing professional development (CPD).
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- MB ChB or equivalent
- Full registration with the GMC
Desirable criteria
- ALS or equivalent
- MRCOphth or equivalent
Experience
Essential criteria
- Postgraduate experience
- Able to carry our BLS to a standard that accords with the UK Resuscitation Council guidelines
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Ophthalmic surgery
- Experiences of AMD services
- Experience of Diabetic Screening services
- Completed audit projects
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communicator and team player
- Ability to keep good clinical records
- Ability to to take a clinical history and examine patients commensurate with a middle grade member of medical staff
Desirable criteria
- Teaching and training experience
- Leadership roles - clinical or management
Additional
Essential criteria
- Speak English to an appropriate standard relevant to their role i.e. with confidence and accuracy, using correct sentence structures and vocabulary and without hesitation
- Pass OH medical examination
Desirable criteria
- Smart professional appearance
- Team player
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Mr Manoj Mathai
- Job title
- Ophthalmology Consultant and clinical lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01942 822233
If you have problems applying, contact
- Address
-
Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Telephone
- [email protected]
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