Job summary
GUY'S AND ST. THOMAS' HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Vitreo Retina
Senior Clinical Fellow in Vitreo Retina
Nodal point 5 - (£ 70, 425 p.a. excluding LZ)
Fixed Term - 1 year
Full Time - 40 hours per week (including 1:10 on call commitment)
Main duties of the job
The vitreo-retinal service comprises of:
- Mr Alistair Laidlaw (consultant)
- Mr Tom Williamson (consultant)
- Mr Roger Wong (consultant)
- 3 x V.R Fellow (including this post)
- 1 x V.R TSC trainee
On Call
The post holder is included in the VR on call rota (normally 1 in 4)
Audit
All Departments at Guy's and at St Thomas' should be active in audit and you should be actively involved as part of your training. Within the department you should be able to obtain advice and training in non clinical subjects including: management principles and skills, communication skills, computer skills, writing papers and the place of research and higher degrees in training for a clinical career.
Audit is co-ordinated by Scott Robbie and meetings take place on a Wednesday. Trainees are also encouraged to join in the numerous teaching opportunities available within the Trust. 4
Research
Research is a core aspect of this position. Post holders will be encouraged and supported to develop and area of active research. This will be undertaken with the supervision of one of the consultant ophthalmologists.
The department has an active research programme and junior doctors are encouraged to participate in this programme and follow their interests. Assistance with research techniques and statistical analysis is readily available within the department and the hospital.
About us
Guy's & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust comprises five of the UK's best known hospitals - Guy's, St Thomas', Evelina London Children's Hospital, Royal Brompton and Harefield - as well as community services in Lambeth and Southwark, all with a long history of high quality care, clinical excellence, research and innovation.
UK's busiest, most successful foundation trusts. We provide specialist care for patients including heart and lung, cancer and renal services as well as a full range of local hospital and community services for people in Lambeth and Southwark.
We have a long tradition of clinical and scientific achievement and - as part of King's Health Partners - we are one of England's eight academic health sciences centres, bringing together world-class clinical services, teaching and research. We have one of the National Institute for Health Research's biomedical research centres, established with King's College London in 2007, as well as dedicated clinical research facilities.
We have around 22,700 staff, making us one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country and one of the biggest employers locally. We aim to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and continue to develop new and existing partnerships with local people, patients, neighbouring NHS organizations, local authorities and charitable bodies and GPs.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other Duties and responsibilities:
Clinical:
The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:
(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
Training of junior staff:
The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:
There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.
European Working Time Directive (EWTD):
All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD
Educational Programme:
Neither the London Deanery nor the Royal College accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.
Appraisal:
All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.
Other:
The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required from time to time.
This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.
All staff are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their clinical service as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the trust.
Regular teaching and instruction are encouraged in the clinical setting. There is an active teaching program on Wednesday afternoons, to introduce and explore topics specific to ophthalmology.
Additional experience forms a central component of these posts and will be appropriately supported. Basic competency is self-assessed at entry, and then continually assessed by consultant staff. Feedback will be part of the appraisal process.
This post offers the opportunity to combine clinical experience which an interest in research.
Study Leave:
Study Leave will be granted at the discretion of the Clinical Lead.
Funding for CPD will be equivalent to that of the appropriate Training post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Roger Wong Job title VR Consultant Email address Roger.Wong@gstt.nhs.uk
*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive sufficient number of applications ***
Job description
Job responsibilities
Other Duties and responsibilities:
Clinical:
The postholder will, together with colleagues, be responsible for the provision of services to the Guys & St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust to include:
(a) Diagnosis and treatment of patients of the trust in such hospitals, health centres or clinics or other premises as required.
(b) Continuing clinical responsibility for the patients in your charge, allowing for all proper delegation to, and training of, your staff.
Training of junior staff:
The postholder will take responsibility for the training and direction of junior staff allocated to him/her under aegis of the training plan that that postholder has agreed with their supervising consultant.
Teaching:
The postholder will be expected to contribute as appropriate in the teaching of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
Clinical Governance:
All medical and dental staff are expected to take part in clinical governance activity, including clinical audit, clinical guideline and protocol development and clinical risk management. They will be expected to produce evidence of their contribution in these areas and their audit of their own clinical work as part of their appraisal.
Mutual Obligation to Monitor Hours:
There is a contractual obligation on employers to monitor working hours through robust local monitoring arrangements supported by national guidance, and on individual doctors to co-operate with those monitoring arrangements.
European Working Time Directive (EWTD):
All posts and working patterns are under constant review in line with EWTD
Educational Programme:
Neither the London Deanery nor the Royal College accredits this post for postgraduate training. However the postholder will be expected to attend and contribute to educational activities e.g. departmental meetings, x-ray meetings, pathology meetings, multidisciplinary meetings, journal clubs etc.
Appraisal:
All medical and dental staff are required to undertake appraisal.
Other:
The list of duties and responsibilities given above is not an exhaustive list and you may be asked to undertake other duties in line with the overall purpose and nature of the post as may be required from time to time.
This job description reflects core activities of a post at a particular time. The trust expects that all staff will recognise this and adopt a flexible approach to work.
All staff are expected to contribute to the smooth running of their clinical service as required; in particular, to comply with the policies and procedures, Standing Orders and Financial Regulations of the trust.
Regular teaching and instruction are encouraged in the clinical setting. There is an active teaching program on Wednesday afternoons, to introduce and explore topics specific to ophthalmology.
Additional experience forms a central component of these posts and will be appropriately supported. Basic competency is self-assessed at entry, and then continually assessed by consultant staff. Feedback will be part of the appraisal process.
This post offers the opportunity to combine clinical experience which an interest in research.
Study Leave:
Study Leave will be granted at the discretion of the Clinical Lead.
Funding for CPD will be equivalent to that of the appropriate Training post.
For further details / informal visits contact:
Roger Wong Job title VR Consultant Email address Roger.Wong@gstt.nhs.uk
*** Please be advised that this vacancy may close early should we receive sufficient number of applications ***
Person Specification
Essential criteria
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
- Post CCT or equivalent
- 7 or more years of higher surgical training in Ophthalmology including previous clinical training as an ASTO/ TSC or equivalent in vitreo retina
- Able to work unsupervised in eye emergency
- Able to do vitreoretinal surgeries independently at Clinical Fellow level
Essential criteria
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of the roles of the Trust in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
Essential criteria
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
Person Specification
Essential criteria
Essential
- Full GMC Registration and hold a licence to practise
- Post CCT or equivalent
- 7 or more years of higher surgical training in Ophthalmology including previous clinical training as an ASTO/ TSC or equivalent in vitreo retina
- Able to work unsupervised in eye emergency
- Able to do vitreoretinal surgeries independently at Clinical Fellow level
Essential criteria
Essential
- Ability to work as an effective member of a multidisciplinary team
- Understanding of the roles of the Trust in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching
- Evidence of understanding of the role of clinical management
Essential criteria
Essential
- Evidence of understanding of and adherence to the principles of Good Medical Practice set out by the General Medical Council Evidence of contribution to effective clinical audit and clinical risk management
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.
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.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
