[ref. p63639024] Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - Glaucoma
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Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to join the ophthalmology department within Hampshire Hospitals.
The ophthalmology department spans across 3 sites and this role is working at the Basingstoke and North Hampshire site.
Each site has an outpatient setting, day case theatres, minor ops rooms, lasers, injection rooms and pre assessment areas.
The glaucoma service has a robust virtual screening program for follow ups patients.
This post is for an Ophthalmologist with a subspecialist interest in glaucoma. Someone who will lead the Glaucoma service at the Basingstoke site and to continue to develop the service to ensure excellent patient care.
The successful candidate will work in partnership with a forward looking and enthusiastic Ophthalmology department. At one site alone the Ophthalmology department saw over 25,000 outpatient attendances in 2018/19 and nearly 5,000 inpatient and day case operations.Each of our existing consultants has a strong general Ophthalmology background with sub-specialty interests in medical retina, glaucoma, uveitis, anterior segment, oculoplastic, and paediatric ophthalmology, and strabismus.
Main duties of the job
We are looking for:-- Someone with a subspecialist interest in glaucoma
- An enthusiastic and friendly clinician
- Experience in general ophthalmology as well as developed glaucoma subspecialist skills
- An individual who shares our passion for improving the quality of Ophthalmology services
- Willingness to work in a multidisciplinary team and develop our service and juniors
Working for our organisation
Our service configuration includes a dedicated Eye Day Case Unit (EDCU) at Basingstoke Hospital, a dedicated Ophthalmic Imaging Technician, as well as community eye services that support glaucoma referral refinement and Minor Eye Conditions (MECs) being dealt with closer to home.We also have a specialised theatre at Andover War Memorial Hospital, as well as operating on cases in our day surgery units on both main hospital sites. Just one of our departments saw over 25,000 outpatient attendances in 2018/19 and nearly 5,000 inpatient and day case operations.
Each of our existing consultants has a strong general Ophthalmology background with sub-specialty interests in medical retina, glaucoma, uveitis, anterior segment, oculoplastic, and paediatric ophthalmology, and strabismus.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about this role please see Job Description document attached.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Training and qualifications
Essential criteria- • FRCOphth or equivalent
- • Full registration with the GMC
- • On GMC Specialist register or within six months of CCT at time of interview
- • Fellowship level training in glaucoma
Experience & Knowledge
Essential criteria- • Experience in cataract surgery
- • Experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology
- • Training and experience in subspecialty area
- • Completed a full training program
- • Experience of and participation in clinical audit
- • Experience of risk management
Skills & Ability
Essential criteria- • Good written and verbal communication skills and able to communicate effectively with patients, colleagues and all levels of staff
- • Teaching/presentation skills
- • Good IT skills
- • Management skills or qualification
- • Educational Qualification
Our commitment to you:
We are committed to equality and diversity in both the provision of our services and how we recruit and manage our staff. Applications are encouraged from everyone with the necessary attributes for the job, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity.
Happy to Talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible and part time working will be considered.
The paperwork:
- HHFT is committed to putting the safety and care of our patients first – as well as helping us to protect you and your colleagues. Therefore, we would recommend that you are vaccinated against COVID-19 and that you understand that we are treating COVID-19 positive patients within our services.
- Shortlisted candidates will be contacted at least 5 working days before the scheduled interview date. Applications will be submitted directly into our preferred third party recruitment system (Trac). All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs via email - please ensure to check your junk/spam folders.
- All new staff will be subject to a probationary period covering their first six months in post.
- In compliance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016, all applicants must be able to communicate fluently in English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed as part of the selection process.
- This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. If you intend to apply you are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.