Clinical Fellow in Oculoplastics | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 05 April 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £43,923 - £63,152 per Annum (dependant on experience) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 05 May 2024 |
| Location: | Liverpool, L9 7AL |
| Company: | Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6192141/287-OPHT-19-24 |
Summary
The Ophthalmology Directorate wishes to appoint a Clinical Fellow in Oculoplastics, Lacrimal and Orbital Surgery. The appointment is for 3 months beginning May 2024. The post holder will work at Liverpool University Hospital and the majority of the sessions will be based within the new Elective Care Centre. Duties include out-patient clinics and theatre sessions with the two oculoplastic consultants (see timetable). The Clinical Fellow will also assist with the care of any oculoplastic in-patient, and have the opportunity to work in collaboration with the regional Maxillofacial Unit and the Walton Centre for Neurosciences in the management of joint complex cases.
The post holder would ideally have completed general ophthalmic training and obtained FRCOphth or equivalent. Prior experience of oculoplastics is highly desirable. The post is expected to attract candidates who have completed their general ophthalmic training and at present is not recognised for training by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists.
The post holder will primarily work with Consultant Ophthalmologists Mr J Hsuan and Mr A McCormick
St. Paul’s Eye Unit
St. Paul’s Eye Unit is a Care Group, now part of the Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, a merger between the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen Trust and the Aintree Trust. St. Paul’s is located on three sites: the Royal, Aintree and the South Liverpool Treatment Centre at Garston. A new Royal Liverpool Hospital with a purpose built ophthalmic unit opened in October 22 at the same site as the previous hospital.
The contribution of St. Paul’s Eye Unit to the local community for over 140 years was recognised in 2015 by the award by the City of Liverpool of the Freedom of the City.
The Unit provides modern facilities for the treatment of general and sub-specialist adult and some paediatric ophthalmic disease.
The purpose-built outpatient department has full departmental support including nursing, refracting and dispensing optical services, contact lens service, orthoptics, digital photography, electrodiagnosis, corneal topography, wavefront aberrometry, specular microscopy and confocal corneal microscopy, B scan ultrasound, OCT (anterior and posterior segment), digital photography and HRA. An Excimer laser service was set up in July 1994 and now offers a comprehensive range of services including femto LASIK for NHS and private patients. There is also a service for clear lens extraction with insertion of multifocal lenses for private patients.
Clinical workload
The Ophthalmic Department provides a comprehensive oculoplastic service for its catchment area of Sefton, Liverpool and Knowsley. In addition we provide a tertiary service for Merseyside and other regions for the management of complex cases. We see a wide range of oculoplastic, orbital and lacrimal conditions and have a high demand for our services. We have good links with related specialties including maxillo-facial surgery, neurosurgery, ENT and dermatology, and operate when necessary with colleagues from these specialties, particularly in complex head and neck cancer patients.
There is a weekly postgraduate educational session attended by doctors working in Ophthalmology throughout Mersey. All units make an active contribution. This occurs on a Wednesday afternoon when no clinical activity takes place. There is also a locally run bi-weekly oculoplastic teaching session.
All medical staff are expected to participate in medical audit as agreed by the University Hospital’s audit committee and you would be expected to play a leading role in encouraging appropriate audit and implementing the lessons learned.
This advert closes on Saturday 6 Apr 2024