ACP Ophthalmology

Transformation Unit; Carlisle; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced ACP Ophthalmology professional at NHS AfC Band 8a. The role focuses on leading ophthalmology services in Medical Retina and Glaucoma, with advanced clinical assessment and independent prescribing where permitted. Not a training post.

Preference given to applicants with Medical Retina/Glaucoma experience. Relocation assistance may be available; DBS checks apply.

Qualifications

• Registered healthcare practitioner with current registration.
• Masters level education in Ophthalmology.
• Teaching qualification.
• Independent non-medical prescriber.
• ILS or ALS provide.
• Leadership course included in professional development.

Responsibilities

• Assess, differentiate diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate treatment/interventions.
• Prescribes independently (where legally permitted) or uses PGDs to review meds for therapeutic effectiveness.
• Prioritises own and medical team’s workload and ensures efficient time-management within the team.
• Collaborate with consultants and multidisciplinary team to meet patient needs and guidance.
• Maintain complete and accurate patient records and input data into computerised systems.
• Contribute to policy, SOPs and service improvements in collaboration with clinical teams.

Skills

Leadership

Autonomy

Clinical assessment

Decision making

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Masters degree in Ophthalmology

Registered healthcare practitioner

Teaching qualification

Independent non-medical prescriber

ILS or ALS provide

Leadership course

Job description

Employer North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site cross site CIC and WCH Town Carlisle Salary £57,528 - £64,750 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing Today at 23:59

ACP Ophthalmology

NHS AfC: Band 8a

Job overview

This is not a training post.

An experienced healthcare practitioner with proven leadership skills and experience working in Ophthalmology. They will support the Ophthalmology teams in medical Retina and Glaucoma whilst developing their own advanced clinical assessment skills, including assessment of patients, diagnostic skills and understanding of investigations. They will demonstrate safe, critical decision-making in the clinical decision-making process and will work collaboratively with consultants and multi-disciplinary team to meet the needs of patients, supporting the delivery of policy and procedure. you will work to ensure wherever possible that junior medical staff are enabled to meet their training and development requirements. Local requirements for advanced clinical practice must be met or worked towards.

Preference will be given to applicants with experience of managing Medical Retina and Glaucoma. Please note this is not a training post.

Main duties of the job

• Assess, differentially diagnose, plan, implement and evaluate individual treatment/interventions.
• Prescribes independently (where legally permitted) or uses PGDs to review medication for therapeutic effectiveness, appropriate to patient needs and in accordance with evidence-based practice, national and practice protocols, and within scope of practice to optimise treatment.
• Prioritises own and medical team’s workload and ensures effective time-management strategies are embedded within the culture of the team.
• Works effectively with others to clearly define values, direction and policies impacting upon care delivery
• Maintain effective communication within the Ophthalmology department ensuring active participation with senior nursing and medical team members and provide effective communication between the roles.
• Compile reports following patient procedures and maintain complete and accurate patient records, ensuring accurate data input into computerised systems. Ensure accurate patient documentation, communicating any deviation from normal clinical progress to appropriate consultant for evaluation.
• In partnership with other clinical teams, collaborate in improving the quality of health care responding to local and national policies and initiatives as appropriate, and assessing the impact.

Working for our organisation

At NCIC, we have an ambition to deliver outstanding healthcare services to the population of North Cumbria. The Trust is committed to creating a centre of excellence in providing rural and remote healthcare and provides a wide range of community and acute services throughout our county.

Our 5 key principles demonstrate our belief in the delivery of ‘safe, high quality care every time':

• Being a clinically led organisation
• Quality and safety at the heart of our Trust
• A positive patient experience every time
• A great place to work
• Managing our money well

As an organisation we are serious about supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our local community and are very much focused on being an inclusive and compassionate place to work.

Across the North East and North Cumbria we are working together to deliver our ambition to be the greenest region in England by 2030. All staff are expected to support sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

JOB DESCRIPTION :

Please see attached job description and person specification for further information regarding the role and the essential and desirable criteria required to be met by applicants.

CERTIFICATE OF SPONSORSHIP:

Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

If you are applying under the Disability Confident Scheme or Armed Forces Covenant and you meet all the essential criteria for a post, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants moving to the region for certain posts. Please see our Policy for eligiblevacancies.

AHP - Return to Practice Job Advert information.This role may be suitable for individuals Returning to Practice. Please speak to the recruiting manager for more information.

Disclosure and Barring Service:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

The cost of the DBS must be met by the successful candidate(s) through salary deduction. DBS charges are as follows if applicable to the post:

Standard Check: £21.50 + Administration cost of £6.50 = £28.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

Enhanced Check: £49.50 + administration cost of £6.50 = £56.00 Deducted from salary over a 4 month period or a one-off payment.

NCIC can offer successful future employees the following benefits:

27-day holiday scheme rising to 33 after 10 years

NHS Discounts*

Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work*

Vivup is a free, confidential counselling and information service to assist with personal or work-related problems

*Subject to eligibility

Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted for interview will be asked via an email notification to log on to their Trac account to select an interview time. This will usually be within 2 weeks of the closing date.

Person specification

Qulifications

• Registered healthcare practitioner with current registration
• Leadership course
• Educated to Masters degree level in Ophthalmology.
• Teaching qualification
• Independent non-medical prescriber
• ILS or ALS provide.

Knowledge and Experience

• Currently working in ACP Specialist Post in Ophthalmology speciality
• Clinical experience in an Medical retina and/ or Glaucoma within a acute Hospital eye service
• Experience of managing own caseload of patients
• Teaching, mentoring and assessment
• Implementing policy, SOPs and operational processes
• Committed to quality assurance and delivering continued service improvement
• Experience of clinical audit and research practice
• Professional knowledge acquired through degree/diploma supplemented by significant post-registration experience and specialist knowledge of the clinical area applied for
• Evidence of management skills gained through theory and / or practice
• Knowledge of the NHS constitutional standards for cancer and routine pathways
• Knowledge and experience to work as an autonomous clinical practitioner, with self-management of own caseload of patients.
• Experience of local Trust systems, e.g. PAS Silverlink, chub .ICE

skills and aptitudes

• Ability to work under own initiative and prioritise successfully
• Confidence to work autonomously
• Ability to work under pressure and achieve tight deadlines
• Demonstrate a high degree of motivation and personal leadership.
• Maintains confidentiality at all times.
• Demonstrates Integrity Advanced clinical / analytical / reasoning skills
• Excellent level of verbal and written communication in order to deliver highly specialised and complex information.
• Confidence, decisiveness, initiative and high self-motivation.
• Has physical skills to ensure accuracy and dexterity required for a number of clinical procedures i.e. IVI’s, laser
• Demonstrates autonomous working in current or previous ACP Specialist Role.

Other Requirements

• Flexible approach to meet the needs of the service when required.
• Meticulous attention to detail
• Flexible and positive attitude to healthcare
• Able to remain calm and work effectively under intense pressure in a stressful situation
• Reflective advanced practitioner
• Able to work across boundaries and within the dynamics of a multi-professional team locally, regionally and nationally
• Ability to travel independently across Cumbria and nationally when required.
• Post holder will be expected to work across multiple sites.
• Ability to attend appropriate training/educational courses
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development of self & others

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.