Consultant in Ophthalmology special interest vitreoretinal surgery
NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant
Main area Ophthalmology Grade NHS Medical & Dental: Consultant Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 10 sessions per week Job ref 151-FPHOCON-01
Site Frimley Park Hospital Town Frimley Salary £105,504 - £139,882 Per Annum Salary period Yearly Closing 03/03/2025 23:59
Job overview
This job is a substantive post for a Consultant in Ophthalmology. The job is a full time post comprising of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), with two theatre sessions per week. Main base will be Frimley Park Hospital but there may be clinics at other sites within Frimley Health. The post holder will play a key role in realising our ambition to build a high-quality glaucoma service by bringing new skills to our ophthalmology. The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with subspecialist skills in vitreoretinal surgery (VR) and a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, service improvement, teaching, training and other qualities as identified in the person specification. An interest in research and experience in HVLC cataract surgery lists is also desirable.
Main duties of the job
The Eye Treatment Centre at Frimley Park Hospital is equipped with 16 consulting rooms and twin ophthalmic theatres. Outpatient and Theatre facilities will also be available at our new hospital build at Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot.
The successful applicant will join a team of 11 consultants in the Frimley Park ophthalmic department, providing a comprehensive service to the wider community. The post holder will have a job plan comprising of glaucoma clinics and surgical sessions.
1:10 on-call rota.
One half day per month is dedicated to Audit and Teaching during which time all routine work is suspended. All staff are expected to attend with the exception of those providing emergency cover.
All members of the Department are encouraged to take study leave and will be expected to fulfill CPD and revalidation requirements. Teamwork and good communication skills are essential.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country’s largest and most respected trusts.
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as a £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you’ll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the post.
Person specification
Skills and Knowledge Requirements
* Full GMC registration
* FRCOphth or equivalent
* GMC Specialist Registration
* Innovative thinking
* Energy to enthuse and motivate others
* A wide grounding during training in all aspects of Ophthalmology
* Willingness to be involved in teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate as necessary
* Understand principles and participated in audit activity and demonstrate experience of evidence-based practice
* Live within ten miles or thirty minutes travelling time of Frimley Hospital
* Higher qualifications
* Flexibility and experience of sub-speciality clinics including Glaucoma, Retinal Laser, AMD and Paediatrics
* Previous experience in teaching and training
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. As a well performing, well led and ambitious Foundation Trust, we have exciting times ahead of us. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We are proud of the ambitions laid out in our strategy, Our Future FHFT, including our vision to be a leader in health & wellbeing, delivering excellence for our communities.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as a £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR – Epic – went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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