Consultant Ophthalmologist-Emergency Eye Care & Cataract Surgery
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
This is a replacement Consultant post. The remit of the post holder will be to work with the multi-disciplinary team providing and continuing to develop emergency care for patients. The post holder will also be expected to develop the cataract service. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff (medical and non-medical).
Main duties of the job
This clinical post is based mainly at King's College Hospital's south sites (Queen Mary's Hospital site and the Princess Royal Farnborough site), though there is potential to support any of King's sites as appropriate. The proposed Job Plan (up to 10 PAs) is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the post holder commencing in post.
The postholder will be expected to provide consultant support for the Eye Emergency services and develop the cataract service. As well as this, the post holder will be expected to investigate new ways of providing emergency eye care. There will also be the opportunity to develop links with the Emergency Eye services at other trusts. There may be a requirement to work at other Trust sites depending on clinical and service need. In addition, the post-holder may work with local clinical commissioning groups to devise appropriate patient care pathways and services in primary care.
Job responsibilities
1. Together with other colleagues, provide a high-quality care service to patients, including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis. Responsible for covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness as detailed in your contract.
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
4. Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination, and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team where part of the service structure.
6. Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
7. Contribute to the audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes, and Learning from Deaths.
8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of the Care Group's Business Plan, including assisting with discussions regarding service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, fostering and developing projects focused towards these ends and ensuring that the momentum of post-qualification professional education and other appropriate training is maintained.
11. Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure that the productivity of staff within the specialty is maintained and their job satisfaction is enhanced, which may include involvement in the appraisal process for peers and/or junior colleagues.
12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
13. Be aware of, and comply with, all Trust infection prevention and control policies, to include hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
14. Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for in a manner that is consistent with evidence-based practice and maintaining patient safety.
15. King's is committed to providing Consultant-led 7-day services and in the event of future developments, the post holder would be expected to contribute equally with other Consultant colleagues.
Person Specification
Qualifications & Higher Education
* FRCOphth / MRCOphth or equivalent
* Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD or PhD)
Registration
* Full Registration with GMC
* Name on GMC Ophthalmology Specialist Register on the date of taking up appointment
* On the day of the interview, applicants must be within 6 months of CCT or must have fully completed CESR application and be fully registered on the GMC Ophthalmology Specialist Register.
Training and Experience
* Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology, culminating in the award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC
* Advanced subspecialty training appropriate to Emergency Eye Care
* Competence in performing high volume and complex cataract surgery
Administration
* Experience in day-to-day organisation of ophthalmology services in a busy Teaching Hospital
* Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
* Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes
Management and Leadership
* Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
* Management course and/or qualification
Audit and Quality Improvement
* Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects
* Audit Publications
Research and Publications
* Experience of clinical research.
* Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
* Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of ophthalmology
Teaching
* Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
* Teaching skills course/qualification
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.
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
£105,504 to £139,882 a year Per annum excluding London Allowance
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