Locum Pediatric Ophthalmology Consultant | 7-Day Service

NHS Jobs; Sidcup; Vor Ort; GBP 90.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

NHS Jobs is seeking a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with Special Interest in Paediatrics to join a Trust in the Sidcup area. The post covers a wide range of ophthalmic care and includes a 24/7 on-call rota, with responsibility for supervision and training of junior staff.

The role emphasizes leadership in service planning, research participation, and involvement in audits and clinical governance, while maintaining high standards of patient safety in accordance with NHS policies.

Aufgaben

• Provide high quality care to patients across the unit.
• Share 24/7 rota coverage for the Unit, including covering colleagues during annual leave and sickness.
• Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultants.
• Carry out teaching, examination and accreditation duties and contribute to CPD and clinical governance.
• Manage outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Groups management team.
• Contribute to the Care Groups research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
• Contribute to audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance and Learning from Deaths.
• Lead the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the Care Groups Business Plan in conjunction with management and external agencies.
• Engage with internal and external colleagues to maintain productivity and staff satisfaction; participate in appraisal processes.
• Ensure compliance with infection prevention and control policies and evidence-based practice to maintain patient safety.

Jobbeschreibung

NHS Jobs is seeking a Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with Special Interest in Paediatrics to join a Trust in the Sidcup area. The post covers a wide range of ophthalmic care and includes a 24/7 on-call rota, with responsibility for supervision and training of junior staff.

The role emphasizes leadership in service planning, research participation, and involvement in audits and clinical governance, while maintaining high standards of patient safety in accordance with NHS policies.