Consultant Ophthalmology (Medical Retina)
Job Description
Job summary
POST OF: SUBSTANTIVE CONSULTANT IN OPHTHALMOLOGY (Medical Retina)
We are looking for an enthusiastic Consultant Ophthalmologist with expertise in Medical Retina to join our established team of 24 Consultants at the Oxford Eye Hospital.
A full-time 10 PA post as a substantive Consultant in Medical Retina is advertised, and suitable candidates should have completed CCT, or equivalent (CESR), and must be on the Specialist Register, or be within 6 months of doing so, at the time of interview. Full GMC registration is required. The ideal candidate must have a post-CCT Fellowship in medical retina. The 10 PAs are apportioned 8.5 for direct clinical care (DCC) and 1.5 for supporting professional activity (SPA) with an on-call commitment. This post is a medical post with cataract surgical activity built into the job plan and there is a virtual session which can be done remotely.
Main duties of the job
The post holder's duties will be primarily at the Oxford Eye Hospital based at the John Radcliffe site as well as Wantage Community Hospital. It is a condition of the appointment that the post holder will be willing to work in any of the Trust's locations.
Clinical Duties of post
Aims and responsibilities
The post holder will provide medical retina services (AMD, vascular medical retina and specialist retina) to patients living in Oxfordshire and referred from neighbouring areas. Cataract surgical activity will be included for candidates able to perform high-volume cataract surgery, and there is also the opportunity to join existing consultants in rotas for weekend lists. The successful candidate will be expected to continue to develop the already established tertiary referral base and contribute to the research, training, and teaching profile of the Oxford Eye Hospital.
Clinical
The Oxford Eye Hospital is equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic and therapeutic capabilities including a full range of imaging technologies including fluorescein and ICG angiography, OCTA, PDT and electrodiagnostic testing. Our medical retina department utilises virtual clinics in addition to face-to-face appointments.
About us
OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
OUH Trust is a large world-class specialist teaching hospital providing secondary care for the whole of Oxfordshire as well being a tertiary referral Centre. The services of the Trust are provided by four hospitals: The John Radcliffe Hospital, The Churchill Hospital, The Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre and The Horton Hospital in Banbury.
The Oxford Eye Hospital provides a medical ophthalmology service to the Oxfordshire Population This post is to provide consultant-level cover in uveitis and medical retina (AMD). There is one medical ophthalmology fellow 3 medical retina fellows and optometrists with extended roles and Deanery trainees who work in the service. The intravitreal injection service is provided largely by allied health professionals. Separate vascular medical retina and vitreoretinal services are provided and are outside the scope of this post. The post is based on Oxford Eye Hospital. The medical ophthalmology & medical retina departments are using virtual as well as face-to-face appointments. Applications from those wishing to work part-time are welcomed and given the sub-specialist interests we would be flexible and encourage enquiries from appropriately trained candidates without for example ocular oncology experience,
Job responsibilities
Outline Job Plan Weekly Provisional Programmed Activities
An indicative timetable and Job Plan is outlined below. There is some flexibility depending on the interests and wishes of the successful candidate and the needs of the department.
Day
Time
Location
Work
Categorisation
No of PAs
Monday
8:30-12:30
flexible
SPA
1
13:00-17:00
John Radcliffe
Laser clinic
DCC
1
Tuesday
8:30-12:30
admin
admin
DCC (non-patient facing)
1
13:00-17:00
John Radcliffe
alternate week theatre*
DCC
0.5
13:00-17:00
John Radcliffe
laser/injection lead
SPA
0.5
Wednesday
8:30-12:30
Wantage
AMD clinic
DCC
1
13:00-17:00
Wantage
VMR clinic
DCC
1
Thursday
8:30-12:30
John Radcliffe
Rapid access clinic VMR 1,3,5
Virtual 2,4
DCC
1
13:00-17:00
John Radcliffe
AMD clinic
DCC
1
Friday
8:30-12:30
John Radcliffe
Specialist Retina clinic
DCC
1
13:00-17:00
John Radcliffe
VMR
DCC
1
Saturday
Sunday
*Days of clinical allocation to specific clinics/lists may be subject to change
Programmed activity
Number
Direct clinical care (including unpredictable on-call)
8.5
Supporting professional activities
1.5
Other NHS responsibilities
External duties
TOTAL PROGRAMMED ACTIVITIES
10
Anticipated on-call availability supplement
Agreed on-call rota e.g. 1 in 5: 1 in 15 category B 1%
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Full GMC with licence to practice
- Medical degree FRCOphth or equivalent
- CCT, CESR, or equivalent
- Post CCT Fellowship in medical retina
Desirable
- Higher degree relevant to ophthalmology
- GMC registration desirable but the department has a GMC sponsorship scheme for suitable candidates English language
- Experience of leading a medical retina service, or developing a service within medical retina
- High volume cataract surgery experience Experience of leading an team including allied health professionals
- Experience of virtual medical retina clinics
Experience
Essential
- Ability to self-motivate and be involved in teaching and training of allied health professionals and junior doctors
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to organize and manage clinical workload
- Ability to work flexibly and as part of a team
- Demonstrates an ability to undertake effectively the role of consultant in a large teaching hospital.
Desirable
- Knowledge of the organisation Knowledge of NICE guidelines related to medical retina
- NHS and the Government's agenda for its modernisation
- Computer literacy skills Digital knowledge
Skills
Essential
- Good personal and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively through good verbal and written skills ...
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