Job summary
- Main area
- Ophthalmology
- Grade
- NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 10 sessions per week (Monday to Friday - No On Calls)
- Job ref
- 230-40758486-SURG-AC
- Employer
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- Nuneaton
- Salary
- £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 13/05/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 06/06/2024
Employer heading
Consultant Ophthalmologist - General
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust opened in 1948 and provides a range of elective, non-elective, surgical, medical, women’s, children’s, diagnostic and therapeutic services to a population of more than 350,000 people.
The hub of the Trust is located on the outskirts of Nuneaton and its services cover a large footprint, including north Warwickshire, south west Leicestershire, and north Coventry. We also provide primary and community services across Coventry, Warwickshire and Leicestershire.
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Job overview
Job Title -Consultant Ophthalmologist - General
Hours per week-10 Programmed Activities per week - No On calls
Permanent
Salary - £93,666 - £126,281 per annum
Closing date: 13th May 2024
Interview date: 06th June 2024
The service is looking to recruit consultants who have an interest in one of the following subspecialties: Medical Retina, Glaucoma and or paediatric Ophthalmology.
Applicants will be encouraged to develop their subspecialty expertise and to support the development of a leading ophthalmic consultant team. The ophthalmology department offers general ophthalmic care, a high-volume cataract service, medical retina service, glaucoma service, ROP screening and paediatric outpatients.
The Clinics are well supported by a team of experienced nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, clinic technicians and dedicated administrators.
Day case cataract surgery is well established with two full lists per week, held in our ‘day procedures unit, well supported by dedicated ophthalmic theatre staff including a lead ODP.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications so you are advised to apply promptly.
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Main duties of the job
The Ophthalmology department is well established at George Eliot Hospital though has until recently been delivered via an insourced company. This is two of three new posts to be recruited to for the new George Eliot ophthalmology service and will further enhance and expand our localised services.
We are a busy and expanding department well supported by the ‘orthoptic’ and ‘optometric’ services. The department is fully equipped with fluorescein angiography facilities, B-scan, OCT, Humphrey’s visual fields and lasers such as YAG and SLT. This is provided in the dedicated ‘ophthalmology outpatients department’ on site.
Applicants will be encouraged to develop their subspecialty expertise and to support the development of a leading ophthalmic consultant team. The ophthalmology department offers general ophthalmic care, a high-volume cataract service, medical retina service, glaucoma service, ROP screening and paediatric outpatients.
The Clinics are well supported by a team of experienced nurses, optometrists, orthoptists, clinic technicians and dedicated administrators.
Day case cataract surgery is well established with two full lists per week, held in our ‘day procedures unit, well supported by dedicated ophthalmic theatre staff including a lead ODP.
The main purpose of this post is to support the department and the Trust in maintaining a high-quality service and to improve and maintain the RTT standards.
Working for our organisation
Here at George Eliot our vision to ‘excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever evolving clinically-led acute service provider we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
Effective Open Communication
excellence and safety in everything we do
Challenge but support
Expect respect and dignity
Local health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Clinical Responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to:
Take his/her share of the consultant clinical responsibilities within the department, develop the medical retina and Glaucoma / paediatric service. The precise allocation of session time will be agreed with consultant colleagues, but it is envisaged that there will be 2 operating theatre sessions per week plus 5 clinics (including a ‘one stop cataract’ pre-assessment clinic).
Provide cover for colleagues during leave and other authorised absences.
Medical members of staff are expected to contribute to the general management of the hospital and to develop valued links with the community. They are also expected to work as members of the team with Resource Management accountability to the Clinical Director.
Person specification
Qualifications and Professional Training
Essential criteria
- • Full GMC Registration
Desirable criteria
- • Success in Intercollegiate Speciality Examination or Overseas Equivalent
- • FRCOphth or Equivalent
- • Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- • Clinical training and experience equivalent to that required for gaining UK CCST in relevant specialty
- • Ability to offer expert clinical opinion and proficiency in cataract surgery.
- • Ability to take full and independent responsibility for clinical care of patients with Eye conditions
- • Expertise in cross sectional imaging where specified
- • Thorough and detailed knowledge of medical audit, medical education, current clinical and medical best practice
- • Understanding of the Clinical Governance process
Desirable criteria
- Experience of service development
- Glaucoma Fellowship
Skills and Abilities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work in a team
- • Good interpersonal Skills
- • Enquiring, critical approach to work
- • Ability to lead, communicate, liaise and negotiate with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- • Ability to motivate, innovate and support staff of all disciplines
- • Ability to manage and lead clinical team
- • Willingness to undertake additional professional responsibilities at local, regional, or national levels
- • Awareness of health service reforms and issues across all healthcare economy
Teaching and Education
Essential criteria
- • Experienced in demonstrating clinical procedures/techniques to other healthcare professionals
- • Commitment to continuing medical education
- • Ability to organize and participate in and evidence of teaching and training undergraduate and postgraduate students
Desirable criteria
- Appraisal and assessment training skills
Audit / Research and Publications
Essential criteria
- • Undertaken complete audit cycle
- • Ability to apply research outcomes to clinical practice
- • Knowledge of clinical governance issues
- • Interest and awareness of research methodology
Desirable criteria
- • Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
- • Ability to demonstrate recent evidence of relevant and continued research
- • Published research in peer-reviewed journals
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- • Ability to work in a team
- • Enquiring, critical approach to work
- • Ability to communicate effectively with patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies
- • Commitment to Continuing Medical Education
- • Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing in English
- • Caring attitude to patients
- • Enquiring, critical approach to work
- • Excellent inter-personal qualities
- • Ability to listen and communicate effectively (written, public speaking and presentational)
- • Ability to achieve objectives
- • Good organizational skills
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
- Gurbinder Nandhara
- Job title
- Clinical Director for Surgery
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 02476 86 5119
- Additional information
Minu Sidharthan - Clinical nurse Specialist - [email protected]
Afnan Akhtar - Operational Manager - [email protected]
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