Job summary
Medical Retina/Injection Fellow
12 month Fixed Term
10 Sessions
Barts Health NHS Trust is one of UK's top teaching hospitals, in the rapidly growing North East of London where through a programme of unprecedented investment Britain's biggest Trust aims to improve services and most of the needs of our local population.
We are currently seeking an enthusiastic Ophthalmologist to take up the position of Medical Retina Fellow supporting the Injection service. This position offers clinical experience and training opportunities in contemporary techniques related to Medical Retina. The fellowship also provides surgical access with a regular protected cataract list, with the possibility of additional lists. This offers the opportunity to gain experience with more complex cases. The post holder will be expected to take part in research projects. Continuing education, professional development and audit opportunities will be available.
Main duties of the job
The Eye Treatment Centre (Whipps Cross University Hospital)
The Eye Treatment Centre is a dedicated facility for the delivery of Ophthalmology Services under one roof. It accommodates ophthalmic outpatients, a day surgery suite with twin operating theatres and integrated orthoptic and optometric services. There is a laser suite for YAG, Argon and Diode (micro pulse), diagnostic facilities for FFA, ICG, SD OCT (Heidelberg x 2 and Zeiss Cirrus), corneal topography and visual fields.
Computers are available at every workstation in the Outpatient Department and Medisoft electronic patient records have been in use since June 2011 with an upgrade to MediSight underway . The diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataract modules of Medisoft are used exclusively for recording clinical episodes, procedures and investigations. The glaucoma module of Medisoft is also available.
There are currently 9 whole time and 2 part time Consultants, based at Whipps. The department also has 6 fellows and 4 specialist trainees and is well supported by allied health care professionals in extended clinical roles.
There is an Eye casualty from 9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday, plus a network of primary care clinics. The Eye Casualty is run by four Emergency Nurse Practitioners, triage nurses and a team of fellows, trainees, and optometrists
About us
Our group of hospitals provide a huge range of clinical services to people in east London and beyond.
We operate from four major hospital sites (The Royal London, St Bartholomew's, Whipps Cross and Newham) and a number of community locations, including Mile End hospital. Around 2.5 million people living in east London look to our services to provide them with the healthcare they need.
The Royal London in Whitechapel is a major teaching hospital providing local and specialist services in state-of-the-art facilities. Whipps Cross in Leytonstone is a large general hospital with a range of local services. Newham in Plaistow is a busy district hospital with innovative facilities such as its orthopaedic centre. Mile End hospital is a shared facility in Mile End for a range of inpatient, rehabilitation, mental health and community services. And St Bartholomew's in the City, London's oldest hospital, is a regional and national centre of excellence for cardiac and cancer care.
We're also proud to be part ofUCLPartners, Europe's largest and strongest academic health science partnership. The objective of UCLPartners is to translate cutting edge research and innovation into measurable health gain for patients and populations through partnership across settings and sectors, and through excellence in education.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Aims
- The key aim is to support the intravitreal injection service
- To gain experience in assessing patients for injection treatments
- To make management decisions relating to the complex needs of patients attending the injection service
- To gain experience in procedures including intravitreal injections including Ozurdex and Iluvien implants and to manage complications
- To actively participate in clinical trials, research and teaching
- To gain experience in general and acute ophthalmology
Key result areas
- Increase capacity of intravitreal injection clinics
- Ensure timely treatment of patients attending the injection service
Main duties
- Assess patients attending the intravitreal injection service
- Provide training and support to the allied health care professionals and clinical nurse specialists
- Perform intravitreal injection procedures
- Assess ophthalmology patients attending the clinics
- Manage eye emergencies
- Participation in clinical trials (recruitment, trial treatments, data collection etc)
Job description
Job responsibilities
Aims
- The key aim is to support the intravitreal injection service
- To gain experience in assessing patients for injection treatments
- To make management decisions relating to the complex needs of patients attending the injection service
- To gain experience in procedures including intravitreal injections including Ozurdex and Iluvien implants and to manage complications
- To actively participate in clinical trials, research and teaching
- To gain experience in general and acute ophthalmology
Key result areas
- Increase capacity of intravitreal injection clinics
- Ensure timely treatment of patients attending the injection service
Main duties
- Assess patients attending the intravitreal injection service
- Provide training and support to the allied health care professionals and clinical nurse specialists
- Perform intravitreal injection procedures
- Assess ophthalmology patients attending the clinics
- Manage eye emergencies
- Participation in clinical trials (recruitment, trial treatments, data collection etc)
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration
- A minimum of 3 years experience
Desirable
- Higher degree (PhD or MD) Ophthalmology Fellowship
Experience
Essential
- Competent in intravitreal injections
- Competent in assessing retinal disease and using OCT scans/ fluorescein angiograms
- Competent in managing general ophthalmic and acute ophthalmic conditions
Desirable
- Competent in retinal lasers
- Competent in management of ocular trauma(surgical)
- Competent cataract surgeon
Skills
Essential
- Clinical Leadership
- Working in multidisciplinary teams
- Training junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals
- Clinical governance including audit
- Communication
- IT Skills
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
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- GMC registration
- A minimum of 3 years experience
Desirable
- Higher degree (PhD or MD) Ophthalmology Fellowship
Experience
Essential
- Competent in intravitreal injections
- Competent in assessing retinal disease and using OCT scans/ fluorescein angiograms
- Competent in managing general ophthalmic and acute ophthalmic conditions
Desirable
- Competent in retinal lasers
- Competent in management of ocular trauma(surgical)
- Competent cataract surgeon
Skills
Essential
- Clinical Leadership
- Working in multidisciplinary teams
- Training junior doctors and allied healthcare professionals
- Clinical governance including audit
- Communication
- IT Skills
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
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).
