Medical Retina Specialist doctor

Job responsibilities

Performance Management

To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance in the following areas:

Clinical efficiency e.g. timeliness indicators, clinical indicators and the development of ambulatory pathways.

Quality of outcomes e.g. infection control targets, reducing re-attendance rates.

Financial management e.g. identification, implementation and achievement of cost improvement programmes and participating in efforts to ensure services are provided cost effectively e.g. managing locum agency spend, monitoring and managing the drug budget to target, ensuring accuracy of clinical data for the team.

Operational efficiency e.g. demand management.

Medical Staff Management

To work with colleagues to ensure junior doctors hours are compliant in line with EWTD and New Deal.

To ensure that adequate systems and procedures are in place to control and monitor leave for junior medical staff and to ensure that there is appropriate cover within the clinical areas, including on-call commitments

To participate in the recruitment of junior medical staff as and when required.

To participate in team objective setting as part of the annual job planning cycle.

To be engaged in the process of annual appraisal and revalidation of all doctors in training, Trust doctors, Clinical Fellows and non-consultant grades as delegated by the Clinical Director/Divisional Manager.

Governance

To review clinical outcomes in designated area using external benchmarking data where appropriate, to identify and advise variances to the Clinical Director.

Participate in clinical audit, incident reporting and analysis and to ensure resulting actions are implemented.

To work closely with the Directorate, Patient and Public Involvement panels in relation to clinical and services developments as delegated by the Clinical Director.

To ensure clinical guidelines and protocols are adhered to by junior medical staff and updated on a regular basis.

To keep fully informed about best practice in the speciality areas and ensure implications for practice changes are discussed with the Clinical Director.

To role model good practice for infection control to all members of the multidisciplinary team.

Leadership and Team Working

To demonstrate excellent leadership skills with regard to individual performance, clinical teams, the Trust and when participating in national or local initiatives.

To work collaboratively with all members of the multi-disciplinary team and Partners as required.

To chair regular meetings for the specialties.

To resolve conflict and difficult situations through negotiation and discussion, involving appropriate parties.

Adhere to Trust/departmental guidelines on leave including reporting absence.

Education and Qualifications

Essential

• FRCOphth / MRCOphth or equivalent ophthalmic qualification.
• Full GMC registration (with a 'Licence to Practise').
• Completed a minimum of 12 years of Ophthalmology experience.

Desirable

• Higher Degree (e.g. MD or PhD).

Further training and knowledge

Essential

• Completed Higher Specialist Training in Ophthalmology.
• Undertaken recognised Fellowship Training in Medical Retina.

Desirable

• Received training in educational or clinical supervision as defined by the GMC.
• Awareness of current issues affecting the NHS & UK Higher Education & the possible associated implications for Moorfields/UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.

Skills and Ability

Essential

• Audit and research skills.
• Excellent clinical competence in medical retinal procedures.
• Track record of publications in peer-reviewed scientific and clinical journals.
• Ability to lead and co-ordinate clinical teams.

Desirable

• Excellent surgical competence and skills in cataract surgery.
• Understanding of commissioning requirements and NHS Finance.

Experience

Essential

• Clinical leadership and management experience in developing and delivering new services/pathways.
• Experience of multi-site high volume medical retina digital clinics.
• Involvement in clinical leadership roles such a participation in QIPP projects & service improvement projects.
• Active involvement in clinical audit with evidence of implementing change.

Desirable

• Excellent teaching & presentation skills.
• Management skills & experience.
• Management innovation experience

Personal Qualities

Essential

• Committed to job.
• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to lead and co-ordinate multidisciplinary teams.
• Good team building skills.
• Commitment to high quality research.

Desirable

• Supportive of colleagues and juniors.
• Dedicated to improving Moorfields.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).