East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Applications are invited for a full-time, substantive Consultant in Glaucoma to join our dynamic team of Consultants who are committed to providing the very highest standards of care.
The successful applicant will be the second glaucoma consultant appointed to the hospital. Currently, a comprehensive service is offered including all glaucoma surgeries (Trabeculectomy, Baerveldt and Ahmed implants, Istent, presiflow and other micro incision devices) and laser treatments (YAG, SLT and cyclodiode).
Main duties of the job
All consultants in the department have a continuing and individual responsibility for the care of patients in their charge and a general responsibility to provide, in conjunction with their colleagues, an effective Ophthalmology Service to meet the needs of the local population, within the resources available.
The post holder will have the opportunity to work within a larger team comprising of nurses, nurse practitioners, optometrists, orthoptists, and an Eye care liaison officer.
The department has an active research programme and the successful applicant will be expected to contribute to this and support ongoing studies.
In developing the glaucoma ophthalmology service, the applicant will be expected to work closely with our existing glaucoma consultant, as well as develop nurse practitioners and specialty optometrists.
The successful applicant is also expected to develop the community services working with Colchester hospital in forming a unified community pathway for glaucoma.
About us
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) provides hospital and community health care. We serve a wide geographical area with a population approaching 800,000 residents. We deliver care services from two main hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, six community hospitals, high street clinics, and in patients' own homes. We have nearly 10,000 staff, with an annual budget of over £650 million. We are the largest NHS organisation in East Anglia.
We are building for better care with an exciting capital development programme across our sites - totalling £100 million over the next five years.
Job responsibilities
Clinical responsibilities
The appointee will be expected to:
* Take his/her share of the consultant clinical responsibilities within the Department, including managing junior doctors within the Acute Referral department and the continued expansion of the Glaucoma service. The precise allocation of session time will be agreed with consultant colleagues, but it is envisaged that there will be 7 clinical sessions of direct clinical care, 8.5 DCC and 1.5 SPA for professional development and appraisal (10 PA total).
* Provide cover for colleagues during leave and other authorised absences.
* Join the consultant on-call rota in a two-tier on-call supporting the registrar who is first on call.
Person Specification
* Entry on Specialist Register (or entry expected within 6 months)
* FRCOphth or Equivalent
* Ability to offer expert opinion in glaucoma management and offer surgical treatment options including cataract surgery and trabeculectomy
* Ability to advise on efficient and smooth running of specialist services.
* Experience of managing junior doctors.
* Post CCT Fellowship in Glaucoma and/or ASTO in glaucoma
* Ability to manage and lead specialist unit, special surgery business unit, and working parties as appropriate
* Ability to supervise postgraduate research
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.
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