Job summary
This job is a substantive post for a Consultant in Ophthalmology. The job is a full time post comprising of 10 Programmed Activities (PAs), with two theatre sessions per week doing . Main base will be Frimley Park Hospital but there may be clinics at other sites within Frimley Health.The post holder will play a key role in realising our ambition to build a high-quality emergency service by bringing new skills to our ophthalmology. The successful applicant will be a committed clinician with subspecialist skills in Emergency Eye careand a track record of excellent clinical service delivery, service improvement, teaching, and training. An interest in research and experience in HVLC cataract surgery lists is also desirable
Main duties of the job
The Eye Treatment Centre at Frimley Park Hospital is equipped with 16 consulting rooms and twin ophthalmic theatres. Outpatient and Theatre facilities will also be available at our new hospital build at Heatherwood Hospital, Ascot.
The successful applicant will join a team of 11 consultants in the Frimley Park ophthalmic department, providing a comprehensive service to the wider community. The post holder will have a job plan comprising of glaucoma clinics and surgical sessions.
On Call duties:
1:10 on-call rota
One half day per month is dedicated to Audit and Teaching during which time all routine work is suspended. All staff are expected to attend with the exception of those providing emergency cover.
All members of the Department are encouraged to take study leave and will be expected to fulfill CPD and revalidation requirements. Teamwork and good communication skills are essential.
About us
There's never been a more exciting time to build your career at Frimley Health, one of the country's largest and most respected trusts
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
We continue to invest in our services and facilities, including a £10 million upgrade to the hospital maternity unit as well as £49m major new Emergency Assessment Centre on our Wexham Park site. The opening of a brand new £100m state of the art hospital which replaced the existing hospital facility at Heatherwood and are planning to invest further in diagnostics and inpatient capacity at Frimley Park.
We have also made significant investment in our quality improvement and digital programmes to support our vision and we will ensure that we achieve our aim of providing the highest quality healthcare to our patients. Our new EPR - Epic - went live in June and we are already beginning to reap the benefits of this ambitious investment.
Our threecore values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other.
If you have a passion for clinical excellence, patient care and your own career development, you'll feel at home at Frimley Health.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the post.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please review the attached job description and person specification for further details regarding the post.
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- FRCOphth or equivalent
- GMC Specialist Registration
- Leadership skills
- Innovative thinking
- Excellent communication skills
- Energy to enthuse and motivate others
- A wide grounding during training in all aspects of Ophthalmology
- A demonstrable special interest
- Willingness to be involved in teaching at under graduate and post graduate as necessary
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice
- Live within ten miles or thirty minutes travelling time of Frimley Hospital
Desirable
- Higher qualifications
- Flexibility and experience of sub speciality clinics including Glaucoma, Retinal Laser, AMD and Paediatrics
- Previous experience in teaching and training
- Relevant research
oA wide grounding during training in all aspects of Ophthalmology
Essential
- oA wide grounding during training in all aspects of Ophthalmology
Desirable
- Experience in high volume cataract lists
oWillingness to be involved in teaching at under graduate and post graduate as necessary
Essential
- oWillingness to be involved in teaching at under graduate and post graduate as necessary
Desirable
- Experience in teaching at under graduate and post graduate
Person Specification
Skills and Knowledge Requirements
Essential
- Full GMC registration
- FRCOphth or equivalent
- GMC Specialist Registration
- Leadership skills
- Innovative thinking
- Excellent communication skills
- Energy to enthuse and motivate others
- A wide grounding during training in all aspects of Ophthalmology
- A demonstrable special interest
- Willingness to be involved in teaching at under graduate and post graduate as necessary
- Understand principles and participated in audit activity and demonstrate experience of evidence based practice
- Live within ten miles or thirty minutes travelling time of Frimley Hospital
Desirable
- Higher qualifications
- Flexibility and experience of sub speciality clinics including Glaucoma, Retinal Laser, AMD and Paediatrics
- Previous experience in teaching and training
- Relevant research
oA wide grounding during training in all aspects of Ophthalmology
Essential
- oA wide grounding during training in all aspects of Ophthalmology
Desirable
- Experience in high volume cataract lists
oWillingness to be involved in teaching at under graduate and post graduate as necessary
Essential
- oWillingness to be involved in teaching at under graduate and post graduate as necessary
Desirable
- Experience in teaching at under graduate and post graduate
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
