Job overview
Applications are invited for the 12 month fixed term 6.5 PA post of Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in cornea and ocular surface disease. The successful applicant will lead the development of the keratoconus service and support the ocular surface and acute eye services. The post is offered for 12 months in the first instance, pending formal substantive appointment.
There is currently no oncall commitment for the fixed term position.
The post is based at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, which is a large Trust serving South West London and Surrey and part of the St George's, Epsom and St Helier Hospital Group (GESH). The Corneal and Ocular surface service provides clinics at St Helier hospital, and Epsom General hospital. The Acute Eye service is based at the St Helier site. Epsom and St Helier Trust is part of the South West London Ophthalmology Network, with its out of hours and on-call service based at St George’s Hospital in Tooting.
The successful applicant will join a team of 13 Consultants with dedicated subspecialty interests.
Interview Date: Friday 8 August AM
Main duties of the job
This post is for a 6.5 PA fixed term Consultant Ophthalmologist with special interest in cornea and ocular surface disease. The successful applicant will lead the development of the keratoconus service and support the ocular surface and acute eye services.
The post holder will be responsible for the assessment, diagnosis and management of patients attending cornea and ocular surface disease clinics and the Acute Eye Service.
The clinical team is supported by specialist nurses, orthoptists, optometrists, HCAs, technicians and a dedicated administrative team.
Working for our organisation
Our ambition is to provide an outstanding level of care to our patients and communities.Above all we value respect. This means everyone at the Trust – whether a member of staff, a patient or their loved ones – can expect to be treated with respect, whatever their role or background. This ensures kind, positive, professional teamwork, delivering great care to every patient, every day.
We offer an extensive range of services to 500,000 people in south west London and north east Surrey, operating two busy general hospitals, Epsom Hospital and St Helier Hospital. St Helier Hospital is home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children, while Epsom Hospital is home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC). Both hospitals have Accident and Emergency departments (A&E) and Maternity services (Obstetrics).
We also play an active role in the local healthcare economy, and are the lead provider in two innovative health and care partnerships, Surrey Downs Health and Care and Sutton Health and Care.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The successful applicant will lead the development of the keratoconus service and support the ocular surface and acute eye services.
The trust has two dedicated ophthalmology outpatient units and the post holder will be required to work across both sites.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
Essential criteria
1. Hold a medical qualification or qualification registered with the GMC
2. Entry onto the Specialist Register for GMC or be within six months of obtaining CCT/CCST or equivalent
3. Appropriate higher medical qualification i.e. FRCOphth or CCST equivalent
4. Fellowship training in Cornea
5. High standard of clinical skill and expertise in Cornea and Ocular Surface Disease management management
Desirable criteria
6. MD or equivalent higher degree or evidence of relevant research
Clinical Experience
Essential criteria
7. Evidence of Cornea and Ocular surface disease experience at high level
8. Experience of working in a busy Acute Eye Casualty Service
Desirable criteria
9. Evidence of peer reviewed publications
Management & Admin Experience
Essential criteria
10. Audit/Research
11. Has attended a recognised management training event or will have such training on completion of CCT/CCST
12. Supervision of post graduate trainees
13. Personal time management skills
14. Clinical Governance
15. Ability to organise inpatient and outpatient waiting lists
Desirable criteria
16. Familiarity within issues of service organisation and development
Teaching Experience
Essential criteria
17. Experience of teaching undergraduate and postgraduate trainees
18. Ability to teach clinical skills
Desirable criteria
19. Experience of teaching basic clinical skills to undergraduates/post graduates
20. Experience of supervising junior doctors
21. Experience of teaching Lay groups and other staff groups
22. Ability to supervise postgraduate research
Research Experience
Essential criteria
23. Ability to contribute to change management
24. Ability to apply research findings to clinical problems
25. Ability to critically review research
Desirable criteria
26. Publications in peer review journals
Our mission: ‘to put the patient first by delivering great care to every patient, every day.’
There’s never been a better time to join the Epsom and St Helier team. Our hospitals are facing a bright and busy future, and our staff have a proven track record in providing high quality, compassionate care for our patients.
Boasting incredible staff benefits and dedicated training schemes, working for us will not only take your career forward, but could help to transform the lives of our patients and visitors.
We offer all employees some fantastic staff benefits, and are the only hospitals in Surrey to offer staff the London high cost area supplement. Our hospitals also benefit from great locations, so whether you're attracted to the bright lights of the city or the countryside of Epsom Downs, both are within easy reach.
FURTHER INFORMATION
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For new entrants into the NHS, your pay under the Agenda for Change or Medical & Dental Pay Bands, will normally be set at the minimum of the pay band as advertised.
If you apply for this position and do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short-listed for interview on this occasion.
ESTH values diversity and is committed to the recruitment and retention of underrepresented minority groups. We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities.
As a Disability Confident Employer we are working to create a workplace that enables all staff to reach their full potential. We are committed to this because we know that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even greater positive impact for the people we serve.
Internal applicants from underrepresented minority groups are encouraged to seek development support such as work shadowing and interview skills coaching.