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Consultant in Emergency Ophthalmology and Cataract
| Posting date: | 23 August 2024 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £105,504 - £139,882 pa pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 22 September 2024 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS1 2LX |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6593586/387-S-6207-MP |
Summary
A Vacancy at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
The Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) is looking to grow its talented team of consultants to drive an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston. See Yourself at Bristol Eye Hospital (subtitles) on Vimeo
Applications are warmly welcomed for this full-time (10 PA) post of Consultant in Emergency Ophthalmology and Cataract, ideally commencing within 6 months.The post-holder will provide leadership for a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses and optometrists running our busy eye casualty department. This individual will contribute to the planned future development of emergency eye care for our region.
Bristol Eye Hospital is a large tertiary referral centre for ophthalmology, providing eye care for the Bristol region and specialist services for patients from throughout the South West of England. The Eye Hospital has 35 Consultants covering all ophthalmic subspecialties. It is part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, so undergraduate, postgraduate and multidisciplinary training will form part of the consultant’s role and research interests are encouraged. The timetable will involve 5 sessions per week of eye casualty, plus cataract theatre and clinic, and SPA time.
The successful candidate will be on the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT at date of interview.
The successful candidate will be expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies relating to administration of patient care. This includes working to set timescales for the triage of referrals, the completion of discharge summaries prior to patients being discharged, following the specified process for the management of patients that do not attend (DNA) their appointment or admission, and the completion of allpaperwork deemed necessary to support the management of their patients within agreed timescales. Consultants are also expected to work with service managers and clinical colleagues to manage their caseload in a flexible way, to ensure both clinical, national and local priorities, such as maximum waiting times for referral to treatment, are achieved.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
The job plan comprises 10PAs: 5 Emergency Department sessions, 1 operating list, 0.125 ward round, 1.25 cataract clinic (incl. admin), 1 DCC administration, 1.5 core SPA.The post holder will be expected to participate in the general ophthalmology on call rota with a frequency of 1 in 12 (i.e. less than 1 in 8 with on call supplement 1%).Line management is to the Service Lead Mr Rhys Harrison and the Assistant General Manager Helen Bowden
For more details please refer to the Job Description.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024
The Bristol Eye Hospital (BEH) at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston Foundation Trust (UHBW) is looking to grow its talented team of consultants to drive an ambitious future vision of care across Bristol and Weston. See Yourself at Bristol Eye Hospital (subtitles) on Vimeo
Applications are warmly welcomed for this full-time (10 PA) post of Consultant in Emergency Ophthalmology and Cataract, ideally commencing within 6 months.The post-holder will provide leadership for a multi-disciplinary team of doctors, nurses and optometrists running our busy eye casualty department. This individual will contribute to the planned future development of emergency eye care for our region.
Bristol Eye Hospital is a large tertiary referral centre for ophthalmology, providing eye care for the Bristol region and specialist services for patients from throughout the South West of England. The Eye Hospital has 35 Consultants covering all ophthalmic subspecialties. It is part of the University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, so undergraduate, postgraduate and multidisciplinary training will form part of the consultant’s role and research interests are encouraged. The timetable will involve 5 sessions per week of eye casualty, plus cataract theatre and clinic, and SPA time.
The successful candidate will be on the GMC specialist register or within 6 months of CCT at date of interview.
The successful candidate will be expected to comply with all relevant Trust policies relating to administration of patient care. This includes working to set timescales for the triage of referrals, the completion of discharge summaries prior to patients being discharged, following the specified process for the management of patients that do not attend (DNA) their appointment or admission, and the completion of allpaperwork deemed necessary to support the management of their patients within agreed timescales. Consultants are also expected to work with service managers and clinical colleagues to manage their caseload in a flexible way, to ensure both clinical, national and local priorities, such as maximum waiting times for referral to treatment, are achieved.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
The job plan comprises 10PAs: 5 Emergency Department sessions, 1 operating list, 0.125 ward round, 1.25 cataract clinic (incl. admin), 1 DCC administration, 1.5 core SPA.The post holder will be expected to participate in the general ophthalmology on call rota with a frequency of 1 in 12 (i.e. less than 1 in 8 with on call supplement 1%).Line management is to the Service Lead Mr Rhys Harrison and the Assistant General Manager Helen Bowden
For more details please refer to the Job Description.
This advert closes on Sunday 29 Sep 2024
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