You will work alongside consultants in patient facing and virtual glaucoma clinics.
Working closely with the multi-professional Glaucoma team, delivering outpatient services, you will liaise with other services within the Ophthalmology department.
You are a highly skilled clinician with a commitment to professional & personal development & an enthusiasm for complex clinical work and service innovation. You have a high level of clinical experience in glaucoma which will enable you to work independently & collaboratively in order to deliver excellent care. Your highly developed specialist knowledge has been evidenced by Higher Qualifications in Glaucoma, which you are actively working towards gaining if you’ve not already completed.
Keen to be fully engaged with the department, and to contribute to team development as well as clinical service delivery, you will be able to provide high quality supervision and teaching as well as actively input into audit and clinical governance.
We are a long established and expanding Ophthalmology department. We work collaboratively with our multi professional team to provide a high level of care for our patients across the county. We strive to provide good working environments & offer flexible working arrangements to maximise job satisfaction.
To personally deliver a wide range of highly specialised clinical services and to provide expert opinion and advanced practice. To provide autonomous and collaborative face to face and virtual clinical care in Glaucoma.
To be responsible for the clinical and policy development of the Glaucoma service along with the clinical and department leads.
To be responsible for and participate in clinical audit, teaching and research.
To devise and implement new strategies to meet the demands of the service.
To lead and grow a team of specialist optometrists and nurses to deliver stand alone clinics and support established consultant led clinics.
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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?
• As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.
• We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.
• We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.
Why work for us?
• We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.
• As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.
• Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.
• A keen supporter of the Armed Forces Community who know the value of employing a service leaver/veteran and their families.
What do we stand for?
• Ourvisionis to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.
• Ourmissionis to provide personal and compassionate care every time.
• Ourcarevalues are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.
For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.
If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.
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This advert closes on Sunday 28 Jul 2024