Consultant Ophthalmologist (Cataract Surgery Immersive Training Programme)
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About NHS Scotland Academy
The NHS Scotland Academy is a partnership between NHS Golden Jubilee and NHS Education for Scotland, funded by the Scottish Government to offer accelerated training for a wide range of health and social care roles and professions. It provides an opportunity for staff to improve their skills in specific areas, using mixed methods including immersion, simulation, and distance learning, and offers training programmes linked to recruitment and career progression.
About The Cataract Surgery Immersive Training Programme
The programme is designed to reduce waiting times for cataract surgery across NHS Scotland and to increase the number of immersive training opportunities for resident doctors and SAS doctors working towards the RCOpth EPA. Placements are six months long, with new placements each February and August. Residents will gain experience operating independently in an immersive cataract theatre, attending independent clinic sessions, and completing RSTAC time (research, study, teaching, audit and curriculum).
Job Role – Faculty in Cataract Surgery Training
Faculty members will deliver cataract surgical lists of a minimum of 8 cataracts per list and supervise a trainee in one theatre while running a list in the other. The faculty will work within a Jack and Jill theatre set‑up at either Clydebank or Inverness, and will contribute to expert training in cataract surgery, accelerating skill acquisition of trainees and enabling them to safely run independent cataract surgery lists earlier.
Key Purpose and Tasks
* Commitment to delivery of cataract immersion training lists and training courses to RCOpth standards
* Fulfil clinical governance requirements by participating as full members of the Ophthalmology team in the host Board
* Support Training Programme Directors and Clinical Directors in the development and sustained delivery of cataract surgery training
* Commitment to maintaining personal cataract surgery knowledge and skills
* Assist in course planning and scheduling, development of course material
* Assist with appropriate patient selection for training opportunities
* Ensure clinical governance for the cataract procedures undertaken during training provision
* Involvement with ongoing audit and quality improvement activity related to cataracts and training
Faculty appointments are on a sessional basis within a National Treatment Centre, for a minimum of six months, ideally in six‑month blocks from either February or August 2026. Flexible PA sessions are available within 6‑month blocks.
This vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
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