Overview
The Consultant post is comprised of 9 programmed activities (PAs), of which 5.5 provide direct clinical care (DCC) and 3 are for supporting professional activities (SPAs) and clinic related admin. 0.5 PAs are dedicated to attendance and contribution to the Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) MDT meeting. It is expected that the post-holder will attend on a fortnightly basis.
The post is comprised of paediatric and strabismus sessions at Moorfields Eye Hospital (MEH) City Road, that are inclusive of a surgical list, paediatric A&E and outpatient clinics, and two sessions weekly at the Homerton Hospital. These include the delivery of ROP screening and treatment. MEH holds a service level agreement with the Homerton Hospital to deliver ROP treatment over a minimum of 50 weeks of the year.
Other requirements of the post-holder include commitment to attending the weekly paediatric service teaching (as permitted), and monthly strabismus service teaching, as well as participation in the joint MEH/GOSH paediatric consultant on-call rota.
Applicants are required to hold FRCOphth, or equivalent, and be registered with the General Medical Council. Fellowship training in strabismus and paediatric ophthalmology are essential and formal teaching experience would be advantageous.
Provide High Quality Care to Patients
Responsibilities
* The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration and hold a licence to practice
* To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post
* To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities
* To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views
Performance Management
* To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:
* Clinical efficiency e.g. timeliness indicators, clinical indicators and the development of ambulatory pathways
* Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-attendance rates
* Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team
* Operational efficiency e.g. demand management
Further information is available via the job description for this role.
Benefits
* Salary including High-Cost Area Supplement
* Opportunity to join the NHS Pension Scheme
* Free 24/7 independent counselling service
* Learning and development opportunities
* Easy and quick transport links
* A range of attractive benefits and discounts
* Access to Blue Light Card and other NHS Discount Schemes
* Free Pilates classes
* Full support and training to develop your skills
* Flexible working friendly organisation
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lucy Barker Job title: Service Director - Paediatric Ophthalmology Email address: lucy.barker8@nhs.net
For an informal discussion in relation to this post, please contact the following:
Lucy Barker - Consultant Ophthalmologist and Service Director - lucy.barker8@nhs.net
Naz Raoof - Consultant Ophthalmologist and Service Director - n.raoof@nhs.net
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