Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Specialist interest in Glaucoma
Job summary
Come and join our forward thinking and supportive team.
We are looking to appoint an innovative and high performing Locum Consultant specialising in Glaucoma, providing all medical and surgical management within this sub-specialty.
CHFTs Glaucoma Service consists of specialist complex clinics, glaucoma Standard including virtual review clinics, Optometry led new patient clinics and trained technician diagnostic clinics. Orthoptists and Nurse Practitioners also hold glaucoma qualifications and lead IOP Check and Compliance clinics.
The Glaucoma Service runs on 2-stop diagnostics and virtual or face to face review model. Due to the digital maturity of the Trust, virtual reviews can be undertaken off-site to allow for flexible working (work-life balance) and most efficient use of clinical estate within the hospital footprint. Dedicated diagnostics suite for Glaucoma
For those patients requiringlaser treatment, lasers for Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty, YAG laser and most recently Micropulse are available in out-patient settings.
For those patients requiring surgery, theatre staff are very familiar with techniques of cyclodiode laser and most recently I-Stent.
Main duties of the job
This is a Locum Consultant post to maintain the capacity of the Department to manage the volume of referrals into the Trust from an increasing geographical area. It is expected that the post-holder will have a sub-specialty interest in Glaucoma and be able to deliver on all degrees of disease management (including Glaucoma elective and acute surgery) as well as provide support, training and supervision for junior medical staff (inc. non-training grades), allied health professionals and Ophthalmic Nurses.
This requires a flexible attitude to working practices, managing patients in partnership with other consultant colleagues and professional staff and making the best possible use of resources put at the disposal of the Department. This is likely to require negotiated changes of duties and time-tabled sessions from time to time. Cross-site working may be required.
The weekly timetable would be open to modification depending on the expertise of the successful applicant.
Participation on the T2 Consultant on call rota would be discussed with he successful candidate if required and desirable.
About us
CHFT has 2 main sites, Ophthalmology being based in Acre Mills Out-patients, Huddersfield and Calderdale Royal Hospital, Halifax. Community clinic sites include Westwood Park (Bradford) and Todmorden (Halifax) that provide selected sub-specialties.
The role also allows a great opportunity for someone to work alongside our local CCGs and local Optical Committee to support the development of Glaucoma practice within the department and community.
The Trust is currently one of the most digitised NHS Trusts in the country having moved to Cerner Millennium Electronic Patient Records (EPR) in 2017. This makes us currently one of the most paper-light and digitised Ophthalmology Departments in the country, and our planned/on-going work will make us a national leader in this area.
Full time and part time roles considered.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In your application please check the box relating to Surgical Procedures, as this is relevant to the post.
Please see attached job description for full roles and responsibilities. If you have any specific questions about this role please contact us.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- MRCOphth or FRCOphth or equivalent
- Applicants must continue to hold a Licence to Practise
- Relevant higher degree
- All applicants must have Specialist registration for Ophthalmology (or within 6 months of being admitted to the register for trainees, if currently in a training programme in the UK) but consideration will be given to applicants with relevant consultant level experience or trainees in a UK training scheme who are within 6 months of attaining specialist registration.
Experience and Achievements
- Evidence of extensive experience and training in assessing and treating patients in General Ophthalmology / Emergency on-call settings / minor procedures
- Experience of clinically managing a highly complex Glaucoma caseload including a variety of surgical and laser treatments
- Evidence of experience in planning and / or managing a glaucoma service
- Understanding current issues within Ophthalmology and the wider NHS
- Post CCT Fellowship in Glaucoma
- Attendance at a recognised management course
- Shows ability to work with and lead others across professions
- Must be able to demonstrate a high level of clinical experience and competence in all aspects of Ophthalmology
Teaching and Trainining
- Experience of and enthusiasm for clinical teaching of postgraduate doctors and non-medical staff.
- Academic achievements/evidence of familiarity with research methods which have resulted in publications
- Training in clinical and educational supervision
- Attendance at a teaching course
- Formal qualification in teaching/education
Audit and Research
- Knowledge of Audit principles and evidence of participation in and completion of audit projects
- Critical Appraisal Skills
- Evidence of knowledge of research methodology
Disposition-Adjustment/Attitude/Commitment
- Good communication and empathy skills with patients
- Evidence of willingness to participate in a multi-disciplinary team environment to provide an integrated service
- Ability to work as a member of a team, both through communication and sharing workload
- Ability to manage high pressure situations e.g. clinical crisis
- Ability to prioritise and organise workload and co-ordinate staff
- Ability to integrate the care of a patient by many and various other clinical staff
- Willingness to work flexibly to deliver clinically effective and cost effective healthcare
Practical/Intellectual Skills/Personal Qualities
- Evidence of continual learning and development
- Ability to use a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software, email and internet browser
- Understands self (strengths and weaknesses) and impact of behaviour on others
- Evidence of innovation
General
- Eligibility to work in the UK
- Ability to work in various locations throughout the network of services provided by Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- For areas requiring EPP Clearance (Exposure Prone Procedures), this will also be a requirement of the health screening
- An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required with the Disclosure and Barring Service
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
Employer details
Employer name
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Calderdale and Huddersfield
HD3 3EB
https://www.cht.nhs.uk
- Company
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Calderdale and Huddersfield, United Kingdom HD3 3EB
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted
- Company
- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Calderdale and Huddersfield, United Kingdom HD3 3EB
- Employment Type
- Fixed-Term
- Salary
- Negotiable
- Posted