Consultant Ophthalmologist - London

Job overview

Applications are invited for a permanent 10 PA ophthalmology consultant to The Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Foundation Trust Department of Ophthalmology.

The post holder will be required to cover general ophthalmology. We seek an enthusiastic surgeon to enhance the current ophthalmic services and applicants should wish to be part of and develop the department in the future.

Main duties of the job

This position will clinically support the ophthalmology department and will be responsible for transforming the way in which we provide ophthalmology services at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital through application of Royal College and national recommendations such as Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) to deliver a sustainable and modern ophthalmology department.

Working for our organisation

Both hospitals provide full clinical services, including full maternity, emergency and children’s, in addition to a range of community-based services across London, such as award-winning sexual health and HIV clinics.

We’re one of the best preforming Trusts in the country. We’re also one of the top trusts to work for – our staff say they’re engaged, motivated, and would recommend us as a place to work and receive treatment.

Our Trust has been rated by the Care Quality Commission as ‘Good’ in all five of the main domains of safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led, giving an us overall rating of ‘Good’. We’ve also been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating for ‘use of resources’ by an NHS Improvement inspection.

Our facilities are some of the best in the country. We have been investing around £10 million a year in our estate. We are currently spending £25 million on expanding our adult and neonatal critical care facilities at Chelsea and Westminster and redevelopment of our children’s unit at West Middlesex – in partnership with our charity, CW+ and generous donors.

• Roles of the post
• Responsibility for inpatient and outpatient management of ophthalmology patients with the craniofacial, general plastics, burns and Mohs dermatology services, to provide the highest possible standards of care in diagnosis and management of children and adults with ophthalmic abnormalities.
• Weekly outpatient clinics and lists.
• Close working with MOHs dermatology and cranio-plastics service to facilitate joint working in outpatients and during joint operating lists.
• Involvement in an on-call service in conjunction with the North West London ophthalmic services (1:26) and contribution to postgraduate teaching
• Contribution to undergraduate curriculum through lectures, tutorials, SSMs and OSCE’s

Please refer to our detailed job description for more information

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Full GMC Registration
• Relevant CCT or equivalent (equivalence must be confirmed by PMET/GMC by date if Advisory Appointments Committee (AAC))
• Entry on GMC Specialist Register OR eligible within 6 months of the date of the Advisory Appointments Committee
• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Good understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council.

• BSC or higher postgraduate training

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of broad-based training
• Sub-specialty training to fellowship level
• Evidence of teaching to meet the requirements of junior doctors and nurses
• Evidence of continuing medical education (existing consultants must demonstrate active participation in CPD)
• Wide and in-depth training in cataract surgery
• Track record in delivering management initiatives

• Perform cataract surgery independently

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Solid Understanding of the Clinical Governance Agenda
• Evidence of effective audit leading to change

• Evidence of significant contribution to Clinical Governance

Research

• Demonstrates an understanding of the principles and applications of clinical research
• Experience of implementing evidenced based changes in practice
• Peer reviewed publications

• Evidence of recent or ongoing research

Teaching, Training & Management

• Experience of undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training
• A good understanding of the role of clinical management

• The closing date given is a guide only. There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy once sufficient applications have been received. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• If you have not heard from us within 3 weeks after the closing date, we regret that this usually means your application was not successful.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.