Company Description
The Oculoplastic service at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust is a busy secondary care unit, that covers a large population (over 600,000) offering acute and elective care, treating a wide range of pathology. It is a dynamic team, well integrated within the Trust, working closely with ENT, Maxillofacial and Dermatology services offering high quality care to its patients. Our multi-disciplinary periocular oncology service draws tertiary referrals from the South East of England and beyond. The Ophthalmology Department itself is substantial, with 18 Consultants, covering all major subspecialties.
Job Description
The Ophthalmology department is offering an Oculoplastic fellowship training opportunity for 1 year, supervised by 3 specialists in this field. It is open to suitable UK and international candidates who have completed their Ophthalmic Training and are considering pursuing a career in Ophthalmology. The fellowship will offer the selected individual a vast array of clinical and surgical skills in order to become a subspecialist in the field of Oculoplastic and Lacrimal surgery. There is good exposure to common orbital disease (thyroid orbitopathy, trauma, orbital inflammation) but there is inadequate volume and variety to be considered an orbital fellowship. The post will be 80-85% clinical, with the remaining time available to undertake research/teaching, delivered over 40 hours each week. The job will include Emergency Eye Care provision and on call cover as part of the Resident doctor on call.
The Fellow will participate actively in the diagnosis, management and follow up of patients under the care of the Consultants. They will be responsible for coordinating the activity of the service and patient management between all 3 Consultants. They will undertake surgery both under supervision and, where appropriate, unsupervised. There is an expectation that they will supervise some of the work of more junior resident doctors as part of his or her training experience.
Qualifications
Essential
* Medical degree (delivered in English)
* Completion of Ophthalmic Training (CCT or equivalent)
* 3 years or more experience in clinical Ophthalmology with supporting evidence
* Fellow of a certified training body equivalent to FRCOphth (such as RANZCO, FEBO)
* Full registration with a licence to practice with the General Medical Council (UK)
Additional Information
Clinical Experience
* Satisfactory general ophthalmic surgical experience with supporting evidence
Clinical Skills
* Demonstrable skills and experience of Ophthalmology
* Satisfactory general ophthalmic surgical experience (logbook evidence required)
* Demonstrable basic oculoplastic clinical and surgical skills
Knowledge
* Highly competent with high level qualification in English language/English native speaker
* Able to demonstrate appropriate level of clinical knowledge based on above specification
* Knowledge and use of evidence based practice with understanding of research
* Experience in teaching
* Excellent written and oral communication skills
* IT skills with experience of an electronic patient record system (OpenEyes or similar)
Other
* Evidence of participation in audit/quality improvement projects
* Self motivated, industrious and has initiative
* Publications
* Logical thinking, problem solving and decision making
* Shares the responsibility to maintain a safe and healthy workplace, carries out work-related activities in accordance with safe procedures and guidelines
* Reports all hazards, accidents and incidents
* Follows emergency procedures and provides appropriate assistance to others
* Raise awareness of health and safety issues among staff members
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