Overview
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King’s College Hospital’s Queen Mary’s Hospital, Sidcup (QMS) and Princess Royal Farnborough sites, with potential work at other King’s sites as appropriate.
Contract: Fixed term, full-time, clinical post for one year (extendable by mutual agreement).
This is a replacement Locum Consultant post. The remit of the postholder will be to work within the multi‑disciplinary team providing and further developing care for cataract & general patients from Ophthalmology, and to provide and develop Ophthalmic services to the Trust’s cataract patients. 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.
Main Duties of the Job
- Provide consultant support focusing on delivering high volume cataract surgery.
- Play an active role in the general workload of the department.
- Significant commitment to teaching and training junior staff.
- Collaborate with service leadership and local clinical commissioning groups to develop and improve pathways for cataract surgery.
- Streamline processes to maximize theatre efficiency for ophthalmic surgery at Queen Mary’s and Princess Royal University Hospitals.
Additional Information
- No fixed job plan expected to cover vacancies in the cataract service due to annual and study leave.
- May be required to cover the Emergency service or other clinical sessions as needed.
- Average of 8 clinical sessions per week, with remaining time allocated for Supporting Professional and/or other Activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
- Together with the other Ophthalmologists, provide a service for Ophthalmology patients across all sites, covering all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the department.
- Shared responsibility with the other Consultants for providing 24 hour, 7 day a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis, and covering colleagues’ periods of annual leave and short‑term sickness.
- Provide clinical supervision of junior medical staff as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
- Responsible for carrying out teaching, examination and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
- Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Divisional management team.
- Contribute to departmental research interests in accordance with the Trust’s R & D framework.
- Contribute to audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, clinical governance programmes and learning from Deaths.
- Take an active role in the formulation, implementation and monitoring of the department’s/Division’s Business Plan and assist with service plans and developments with internal and external agencies.
- Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
- Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, including fostering and developing projects that maintain post‑qualification professional education and other training.
- Work in conjunction with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure productivity and job satisfaction of staff within the specialty.
- Undertake Divisional management duties as agreed with the Divisional/departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
- Be aware of and comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies, including hand hygiene, personal hygiene, environmental and food hygiene.
- Prepare for and undertake the protective interventions that you are responsible for consistently with evidence‑based practice and patient safety.
Person SpecificationQualificationsEssential
- Registerable medical qualification
- FRCOphth / MRCOphth or equivalent
Desirable
- Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD or PhD)
RegistrationEssential
- Full registration with GMC.
- Name on GMC Ophthalmology Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment.
- On the day of 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. Applications not meeting these criteria will not be considered.
Training and ExperienceEssential
- Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC.
- Competence in performing high volume and complex cataract surgery.
AdministrationEssential
- 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 LeadershipEssential
- Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multidisciplinary teams.
Desirable
- Management course and/or qualification.
Audit and Quality ImprovementEssential
- Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit. Must have undertaken and completed audit projects.
Desirable
- Audit publications.
Research and PublicationsEssential
- Experience of clinical research.
- Publication of relevant review articles or case reports.
Desirable
- Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of ophthalmology.
TeachingEssential
- Experience of undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and exam preparation. xwzovoh
Desirable
- Teaching skills course/qualification.
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