Consultant Ophthalmologist
- Employer
- Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Crewe, Cheshire
- Closing date
- 23 Feb 2021
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- Profession
- Specialist doctor, Ophthalmology
- Grade
- Consultant
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
Applications are invited for a Consultant Ophthalmologist at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The successful candidate will join a team of 9 Consultant Ophthalmologists based at Leighton Hospital in Crewe. This post is a new post. You will be required to participate both in General Ophthalmology and have a complimentary sub specialty interest in Paediatric Ophthalmology.
The post will be based a Leighton Hospital and involves clinics at Victoria infirmary in Northwich. The successful candidate will join a team of Consultants providing comprehensive Ophthalmic services to the local population. Current sub-specialty expertise includes Medical Retina, Glaucoma, Oculoplastics, Anterior segment and Paediatric ophthalmology. The on call commitment is anticipated to be 1 in 10.
The department is well supported by 9 Specialty Doctors. There are currently 3 trainees on rotation from the Mersey Deanery.
The department is also supported by Ophthalmic Nurse Practitioners, Technicians, and an Orthoptic and Optometry department.
You will also be required to participate fully in undergraduate and post graduate teaching and will be expected to promote Clinical Governance within the department.
Applicants must have full registration with the GMC including a License to Practice, and be on the Specialist Register (or be within six months of obtaining their Certificate of Completion of Training).
The post is offered based on 10 Programmed Activities per week; however, the Trust would welcome discussion with individuals looking for a more flexible working pattern to support a different work life balance.
For an informal discussion and further details please contact:
Mr. Manoj Kulshrestha, Consultant Ophthalmologist & Clinical Lead
Manoj.kulshrestha@mcht.nhs.uk
Tel 01270 612306
Michael Mackintosh, Service Manager michael.mackintosh@mcht.nhs.uk
Tel 01270 273975
Shortlisted candidates will be expected to visit the department prior to interview.
Please click the apply button to apply for this post. For further details please contact the Medical Resourcing Department on 01270 273964 or alternatively email aac@mcht.nhs.uk
Closing date: 23 February 2021
Interview date: 19 March 2021
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About Us
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (MCHFT) provides good quality, safe and effective healthcare to the people of Cheshire and beyond. The Trust, which manages Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford, was established as an NHS Trust in April 1991 and became a Foundation Trust in April 2008. We have 500 hospital beds and employ more than 5,000 members of staff, with a range of services including accident and emergency, maternity, outpatients, therapies, and children’s health. The Trust is also responsible for the provision of a range of community services for people across South Cheshire and Vale Royal, working in partnership with local GPs and Cheshire and Wirral Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. During the pandemic, the Trust was recognised nationally for its ‘Be Safe Be EquiPPEd’ campaign, which aimed to make the Trust as safe as possible for staff and patients, through supporting the correct use of PPE. We were also credited nationally for our workforce health and wellbeing initiatives. At Mid Cheshire, we really value our staff and appreciate that to give our patients the best quality, compassionate care, we also need to look after our colleagues
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