Applications are invited for speciality Doctor in Ophthalmology with a sub speciality interest in AMD. The successful candidate will be based at the new Vin hub in Northwich with some activity at Leighton Hospital in Crewe.

Mid Cheshire Hospitals Trust has been allocated £18.2 million of funding from NHS England via NHS Cheshire and Merseyside to build the surgical centre at the Victoria Infirmary, Northwich site.

This new centre will bring together state-of-the-art clinical facilities focussing on ophthalmology and other surgical services, including operating theatres as well as recovery areas and consulting rooms. The new Cheshire and Merseyside Surgical Centre at Victoria Infirmary Northwich has an ambition to be a cataract centre of excellence, providing eye care for people in Cheshire, meaning that there will be fewer people waiting for eye surgery across the region as well as greatly improving patient experience

Main duties of the job

Working within a multidiscipline team in the Ophthalmology department the successful candidate will provide outpatient clinics for patients with AMD, along with Laser clinics and cataract theatre lists. The successful candidate will participate in a 1 in 10 non resident on call rota.

About us

Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a full range of hospital and community services for people across East Cheshire (population 399K) and West Cheshire and Chester (population 357K). The Trust provides high quality planned and emergency care, cardiac, critical care,child health,maternity services and intermediate care at Leighton Hospital in Crewe, Victoria Infirmary in Northwich, and Elmhurst Intermediate Care Centre in Winsford.

The Trust provides over 500 beds and employs over 5,100 members of staff. A comprehensive range of community services is provided across 26 medical centres and schools through ourCentral Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership.

We have played, and continue to play, a proactive role in the development of Integrated Care plans across Cheshire & Merseyside and our local Cheshire East and Cheshire West Place-based systems. We believe, and it is the cornerstone of our five-year Trust Strategy, there is the opportunity to progress innovative, responsive and effective care in the best setting for the patient, be it in the hospital or out in the community.

At Mid Cheshire, our mission is to inspire hope and provide unparalleled care for the people and communities of Cheshire, helping them to enjoy life to the fullest.

Job description
Job responsibilities

this post is offered on a 10 pa job plan, for further details please see attached Job description and person specifiation

Person Specification
Qualifiaction
Essential

• MBBS or equivalent medical qualification

Fitness to Practise
Essential

• Full GMC Registration with a Licence to Practise

Eligibility
Essential

• Evidence of achievement of ST1 & ST2 competences (or equivalent) in a relevant specialty

Clinical Skills & Experience
Essential

• capacity to apply sound clinical knowledge relevant to the job

Specialty specific skills related to the post
Essential

• special interest in seeing and treating patients who have AMD is required for this post

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