Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in Glaucoma

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as part of the consultant and multidisciplinary Ophthalmology team, providing specialist glaucoma care and contributing to the wider elective and emergency ophthalmology service. Duties will be undertaken in accordance with an agreed 10 PA job plan, comprising 8.5 Direct Clinical Care PAs and 1.5 Supporting Professional Activity PAs.
Clinical responsibilities

• Provide consultant-led specialist glaucoma clinics, delivered through a combination of face-to-face and virtual review pathways.
• Undertake glaucoma operating lists, including appropriate pre-operative assessment and post-operative follow-up.
• Assess, diagnose and manage patients with a broad range of glaucoma conditions, including complex and tertiary referrals.
• Contribute to the provision of comprehensive elective, acute and emergency ophthalmology services.
• Hold continuing clinical responsibility for patients admitted or managed under their care.
• Participate in the consultant on-call rota and provide reciprocal cover for colleagues during annual, study and other approved leave.
• Support multidisciplinary glaucoma pathways, including established shared-care services involving specialist optometrists and nursing colleagues.
• Work flexibly across the service according to clinical need, including agreed extended weekday, evening or weekend activity.
• Ensure timely completion of clinical correspondence, results review, patient administration and electronic referral vetting.
• Work with colleagues to improve patient pathways, clinic productivity, waiting times, outcomes and patient experience.
• Practise in accordance with GMC standards, Trust policies and accepted evidence-based clinical guidance.

Clinical governance, quality and safety

• Participate actively in clinical governance, audit, quality improvement, incident reporting, risk management and complaints review.
• Contribute to morbidity, governance, service performance and departmental meetings.
• Support the development, implementation and review of clinical guidelines, protocols and standard operating procedures.
• Maintain accurate and timely clinical records and comply with information governance, safeguarding and infection prevention requirements.
• Promote a culture of openness, learning and continuous improvement, escalating concerns appropriately.
• Participate in annual appraisal, job planning, continuing professional development and revalidation.

Teaching and training

• Contribute to undergraduate and postgraduate medical education across the Trust.
• Support the supervision and development of resident doctors, fellows, SAS doctors, nurses, optometrists and other healthcare professionals.
• Provide formal and informal teaching within clinics, theatres, departmental meetings and organised educational programmes.
• Contribute to a supportive learning environment and uphold relevant standards for clinical supervision and training.

Research and service development

• Contribute to research, innovation and service evaluation where appropriate and agreed within the job plan.
• Work collaboratively with the Academic Unit of Ophthalmology and other NHS or university departments where opportunities arise.
• Ensure that research activity is undertaken with the appropriate Trust, regulatory and ethical approvals.
• Support service redesign, digital pathways, virtual care and multidisciplinary models that improve access, efficiency and quality.

Professional and organisational responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with consultant colleagues, the Head of Service, operational managers and the wider multidisciplinary team.
• Contribute to departmental planning, performance management and the effective use of clinical resources.
• Attend relevant specialty, divisional and Trust meetings.
• Comply with all Trust policies, standing orders and financial instructions.
• Undertake any additional duties or responsibilities agreed through the job-planning process.
• Work primarily at Queen's Medical Centre, with attendance at City Hospital or other Trust locations where service needs require.

The duties described may be reviewed in response to changing service requirements. Any significant amendments will be discussed and agreed with the post holder through the established job-planning process.

Person specification

Training and qualification

Essential criteria

• MBBS or equivalent
• Full GMC Registration with Licence to Practice
• Full FRCOphth

Teaching Audit and Research

Essential criteria

• Evidence of participation in clinical audit/quality improvement
• Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching

Desirable criteria

• Teaching qualifications/training

Please note that this post does not attract relocation expenses.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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