Ophthalmology Clinical Fellow: Teaching & Research Leader

NHS Jobs; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Jobs in London is seeking an ophthalmology clinician to deliver high quality patient care. The post holder must be medically qualified with GMC specialist registration and will develop the competencies to carry out duties and attend direct clinical care activities.

You will contribute to research, teaching and training, providing undergraduate and professional education as required by the Clinical Director, and participate in weekly post-graduate ophthalmic teaching in West London.

Responsibilities

• Provide high quality care to patients in ophthalmology; post holder must be medically qualified and GMC registered.
• Develop and maintain competencies to carry out duties.
• Ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.
• Involve patients in decisions about their care and respond to their views.
• Provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and other health care professionals as required by the Clinical Director.
• Participate in the West London weekly post-graduate ophthalmic teaching.
• Work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance and participate in auditing clinical service.
• Participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.
• Review clinical outcomes using external benchmarking data to identify variances and advise the Clinical Director.
• Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and ensure resulting actions are implemented.
• Ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated regularly.
• Keep informed about best practice in ophthalmology and discuss implications for practice changes with the Clinical Director.

Job description

NHS Jobs in London is seeking an ophthalmology clinician to deliver high quality patient care. The post holder must be medically qualified with GMC specialist registration and will develop the competencies to carry out duties and attend direct clinical care activities.

You will contribute to research, teaching and training, providing undergraduate and professional education as required by the Clinical Director, and participate in weekly post-graduate ophthalmic teaching in West London.