Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (with a specialist interest in Glaucoma)

Barts Health NHS Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 82,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent health service provider in Greater London seeks a Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon specializing in Glaucoma. The role includes providing high-quality ophthalmic care, leading the glaucoma team, and collaborating in service development. Candidates must hold relevant qualifications like FRCOphth and demonstrate experience in managing complex eye conditions. This role offers a dynamic environment to make significant contributions to Ophthalmic care in a supportive team setting.

Qualifications

• Experience as a Consultant with sub-specialty interest in Glaucoma.
• Higher Degree and Academic Prizes are advantageous.
• Competent in managing glaucoma and cataract surgery.

Responsibilities

• Support the service needs of the Ophthalmology service.
• Ensure provision of a high-quality service through clinical audit.
• Participate in training and managing junior staff.

Skills

Clinical Leadership

Working in multidisciplinary teams

Training junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals

IT Skills

Good Communication Skills

Education

FRCOphth or equivalent

CCT or equivalent

Job description

Consultant Ophthalmic Surgeon(with a specialist interest in Glaucoma)

Barts Health NHS TrustConsultant Ophthalmic Surgeon (with a specialist interest in Glaucoma)10 PA PostWhipps Cross Site Post

Whipps Cross HospitalBarts Health Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Trust incorporates St Bartholomew's Hospital, The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, Newham University Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital.We are seeking highly motivated and dynamic individuals to take up these posts, which are based at Whipps Cross University Hospital (post 1) and Whipps Cross Hospital and Newham University Hospital (Post 2).These are full time posts within a busy Ophthalmic unit. The successful candidates will join an established and professional multi- disciplinary Ophthalmic team.We would expect the successful post holders to take an active part in managing and developing the service, to ensure of the delivery of quality care, and to support an active training programme.

Main duties of the job

Whipps Cross Hospital is in the process of substantial redevelopment, which makes this an exciting time to join and help to influence the delivery of future Ophthalmic care.This substantive consultant post will support the service needs of the Ophthalmology service. This will ensure the provision of a high-quality service, with the development and maintenance of standards through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal.The post is based at Whipps Cross University Hospital. There may be a requirement for clinical commitments at Newham University Hospital. There is a 1 in 10 second on-call commitment. The glaucoma team comprises; two glaucoma consultants, one glaucoma fellow and one optometrist.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job responsibilities

Whipps Cross Hospital is in the process of substantial redevelopment, which makes this an exciting time to join and help to influence the delivery of future Ophthalmic care.This substantive consultant post will support the service needs of the Ophthalmology service. This will ensure the provision of a high-quality service, with the development and maintenance of standards through clinical audit, evidence-based research and appraisal.The post is based at Whipps Cross University Hospital. There may be a requirement for clinical commitments at Newham University Hospital. There is a 1 in 10 second on-call commitment. The glaucoma team comprises; two glaucoma consultants, one glaucoma fellow and one optometrist.

Person Specification

Qualifications

• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Glaucoma fellowship or ASTO
• CCT or equivalent or within 6 months of a date or on GMC Specialist Register
• Experience as a Consultant with sub-specialty interest in Glaucoma
• Higher Degree
• Academic Prizes

Experience

• Competent in managing glaucoma and primary care eye conditions
• Competent in cataract surgery
• Competent in glaucoma filtration and glaucoma shunt surgery
• Competent with MIGS
• Competent with management of ocular trauma (surgical) and acute emergencies
• Hands on experience with service development
• Principal investigator in clinical trials

Professional Skills

• Clinical Leadership
• Working in multidisciplinary teams
• Training junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals
• IT Skills
• Training the Trainer Course
• ARCP assessor

Personal Skills

• Team Player
• Flexible
• Good Communication Skills
• Recent 360-degree multi-source feedback

Audit

• Experience and participation in audit
• Participation in clinical governance activity

Other

• Experience with the use of paperless electronic patient record systems

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

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.