Job summary

Barts Health NHS Trust

Locum Consultant in Ophthalmology with a specialist interest in Glaucoma

Whipps Cross Hospital

10 PA Post

Contract 6 - 12 Months

Barts Health Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Trust incorporates St Bartholomew's Hospital, The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, Newham University Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Applications are invited for one fixed term Consultant post with a specialist interest in Glaucoma.

"This post is for initially for 6 months but there maybe a possibility to extend up to 12 months"

We are seeking a highly motivated and dynamic individuals to take up these posts. The posts are based primarily at Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Main duties of the job

Barts Health Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Trust incorporates St Bartholomew's Hospital, The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, Newham University Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Applications are invited for two fixed term Consultant posts with a specialist interest in Glaucoma.

We are seeking 2 highly motivated and dynamic individuals to take up these posts. The posts are based primarily at Whipps Cross University Hospital.

These are full time replacement posts within a busy Ophthalmic unit. The successful candidates will join an established and professional multi- disciplinary Ophthalmic team.

We would expect the successful post holders to take an active part in managing and developing the service, to ensure of the delivery of quality care, and to support an active training programme.

Whipps Cross Hospital is in the process of substantial redevelopment, which makes this an exciting time to join and help to influence the delivery of future Ophthalmic care.

About us

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers.

The Barts Health group of NHS hospitals is entering an exciting new era on our improvement journey to becoming an outstanding organisation with a world-class clinical reputation. Having lifted ourselves out of special measures, we now have the impetus and breathing space to chart a fresh course in which we are continually striving to improve all our services for patients.

Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time. It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together.

We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

Job description
Job responsibilities

Barts Health Trust is one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. The Trust incorporates St Bartholomew's Hospital, The Royal London and Mile End Hospitals, Newham University Hospital and Whipps Cross University Hospital.

Applications are invited for two fixed term Consultant posts with a specialist interest in Glaucoma.

We are seeking 2 highly motivated and dynamic individuals to take up these posts. The posts are based primarily at Whipps Cross University Hospital.

These are full time replacement posts within a busy Ophthalmic unit. The successful candidates will join an established and professional multi- disciplinary Ophthalmic team.

We would expect the successful post holders to take an active part in managing and developing the service, to ensure of the delivery of quality care, and to support an active training programme.

Whipps Cross Hospital is in the process of substantial redevelopment, which makes this an exciting time to join and help to influence the delivery of future Ophthalmic care.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• FRCOphth or equivalent
• Glaucoma fellowship or ASTO

Desirable

• Experience as a Consultant with sub-specialty interest in Glaucoma
• Higher degree, Academic prizes

Experience
Essential

• Competent in managing glaucoma and primary care eye conditions
• Competent in cataract surgery
• Competent in glaucoma filtration and glaucoma shunt surgery
• Competent with MIGS

Desirable

• Management experience
• Principal investigator in clinical trials
• Hands on experience with service development

Professional Skills
Essential

• Clinical Leadership
• Working in multidisciplinary teams
• Training junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals
• Clinical governance including audit

Desirable

• Training the Trainer Course
• ARCP assessor

Personal Skills
Essential

• Team player, flexible
• Patient focused
• Innovative

Desirable

• Recent 360 degree multi-source feedback

Record Keeping
Essential

• Clear legible clinical record keeping

Desirable

• Experience with using paperless electronic patient records

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