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Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in Glaucoma
| Posting date: | 19 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £88,364 - £119,133 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2024 |
| Location: | Bedford and London, MK42 9DJ |
| Company: | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 6577818/273-DC-1834 |
Summary
A Vacancy at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in the Glaucoma Service within the North Division.
This post is being offered as a full-time post.
This full time Locum Consultant post offers 8 programmed activities to provide direct clinical care within the Glaucoma services at the Moorfields clinics at Northwick Park and Bedford, and 2 SPAs.
Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be required as well as administrative responsibilities related to service provision. The job plan does not currently involve evenings or weekend sessions, however it may evolve to should it suit the business needs.
The successful applicant will be expected to take part in the Moorfields Glaucoma Consultant On-Call rota covering Moorfields North-West, North East and City Road sites - OCAS 1% category B.
However this may change to being a part of a regional on-call rota in the future once a covered rota has been arranged.
The postholder will be responsible for the ongoing care and management of Glaucoma patients within the trust. The successful candidate will be expected to provide training for junior doctors and to support the further development of the Allied Health Care Professionals within the service.
Candidates should have completed their Specialist Training in Ophthalmology, have their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent, or be within six months of their CCT date. Candidates are required to be in possession of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists or equivalent. The holder of this post is required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice. The successful candidate should have completed at least a year of subspecialty Medical Retina fellowship training.
All doctors are responsible to maintain a portfolio of their career over the last 5 years in order to satisfy GMC Revalidation criteria. If successful, you will be required to bring along your supporting information portfolio including recent appraisals documents when joining the Trust.
Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research and education. We are true pioneers in the fight to cure blindness. Every year we treat more than 750,000 patients at City Road in central London and at 30 satellites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world. We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally, and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, Moorfields operates two commercial businesses whose profits support our NHS work: Moorfields Private and Moorfields UAE.
The Moorfields Way is:
Excellence at the heart of Moorfields’ purpose and history. It is also fundamental to our future as we innovate at the forefront of eyecare, delivering the best care and experience.
Equity means everyone can expect that we will do our best for them – our patients, staff and system partners – providing appropriate, accessible, excellent and sustainable care based on clinical need. Everyone can be confident their voice is listened to in decisions about their care.
Kindness means we are friendly and considerate – treating everyone with respect and going out of our way to reassure and give confidence
Duties of the Role
The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the service, allowing for all appropriate delegation to and training for his staff.
He/she is responsible for the day-to-day management of his/her clinics and must ensure that in/out patient services are covered during his/her planned absences. Participation in episodes of shared care requires the Consultant to provide advice and support to clinicians in other services with regard to patients who may have a combination of ocular problems.
All members of the consultant staff and honorary consultants are expected to contribute to the Medical Advisory Committee and to serve on other Hospital committees as required unless compelling reasons prevent this. All members of the consultant staff will be expected to participate in audit meetings.
All members of consultant staff are expected to participate in clinical governance and audit, to meet annual training requirements, and to satisfy the annual requirement for continuous professional development set out by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. All consultant staff will participate in the Trusts’ appraisal scheme. The Consultant will be expected to teach postgraduate medical practitioners and all levels of staff as required in both Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology courses.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Sep 2024
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist specialising in the Glaucoma Service within the North Division.
This post is being offered as a full-time post.
This full time Locum Consultant post offers 8 programmed activities to provide direct clinical care within the Glaucoma services at the Moorfields clinics at Northwick Park and Bedford, and 2 SPAs.
Supervision and teaching of junior staff will be required as well as administrative responsibilities related to service provision. The job plan does not currently involve evenings or weekend sessions, however it may evolve to should it suit the business needs.
The successful applicant will be expected to take part in the Moorfields Glaucoma Consultant On-Call rota covering Moorfields North-West, North East and City Road sites - OCAS 1% category B.
However this may change to being a part of a regional on-call rota in the future once a covered rota has been arranged.
The postholder will be responsible for the ongoing care and management of Glaucoma patients within the trust. The successful candidate will be expected to provide training for junior doctors and to support the further development of the Allied Health Care Professionals within the service.
Candidates should have completed their Specialist Training in Ophthalmology, have their Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT) or equivalent, or be within six months of their CCT date. Candidates are required to be in possession of the Fellowship of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists or equivalent. The holder of this post is required to be fully registered with the General Medical Council and hold a license to practice. The successful candidate should have completed at least a year of subspecialty Medical Retina fellowship training.
All doctors are responsible to maintain a portfolio of their career over the last 5 years in order to satisfy GMC Revalidation criteria. If successful, you will be required to bring along your supporting information portfolio including recent appraisals documents when joining the Trust.
Founded in 1804, Moorfields Eye Hospital is a world-class centre of excellence for eye health services, ophthalmic research and education. We are true pioneers in the fight to cure blindness. Every year we treat more than 750,000 patients at City Road in central London and at 30 satellites, and, in partnership with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, we lead one of the most impactful ophthalmic research programmes in the world. We train many of the leading eye care clinicians in the UK and internationally, and have a global reputation for quality and professionalism in ophthalmic care. In addition, Moorfields operates two commercial businesses whose profits support our NHS work: Moorfields Private and Moorfields UAE.
The Moorfields Way is:
Excellence at the heart of Moorfields’ purpose and history. It is also fundamental to our future as we innovate at the forefront of eyecare, delivering the best care and experience.
Equity means everyone can expect that we will do our best for them – our patients, staff and system partners – providing appropriate, accessible, excellent and sustainable care based on clinical need. Everyone can be confident their voice is listened to in decisions about their care.
Kindness means we are friendly and considerate – treating everyone with respect and going out of our way to reassure and give confidence
Duties of the Role
The Consultant has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients in his/her charge and for the proper functioning of the service, allowing for all appropriate delegation to and training for his staff.
He/she is responsible for the day-to-day management of his/her clinics and must ensure that in/out patient services are covered during his/her planned absences. Participation in episodes of shared care requires the Consultant to provide advice and support to clinicians in other services with regard to patients who may have a combination of ocular problems.
All members of the consultant staff and honorary consultants are expected to contribute to the Medical Advisory Committee and to serve on other Hospital committees as required unless compelling reasons prevent this. All members of the consultant staff will be expected to participate in audit meetings.
All members of consultant staff are expected to participate in clinical governance and audit, to meet annual training requirements, and to satisfy the annual requirement for continuous professional development set out by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. All consultant staff will participate in the Trusts’ appraisal scheme. The Consultant will be expected to teach postgraduate medical practitioners and all levels of staff as required in both Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology courses.
This advert closes on Monday 2 Sep 2024