Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at Moorfields Croydon for a Specialist Grade Doctor for the Medical Retina and Urgent care service.
This role is fixed term role only, covering a maternity role only - Ending October 2026.
This post of Senior Ophthalmic Specialist position will be based full time at the Moorfields satellite unit within Croydon University Hospital (CUH). The post has 8 direct patient care sessions and will form part of the well-established multidisciplinary team.
The 8 clinical sessions will comprise of 2 medical retina clinics (face to face), 2.5 medical retina injection sessions, 1 retinal laser session, 1.5 Virtual grading sessions, and 1 urgent eye care session (called the Rapid Access Clinic in this satellite). This is an exciting and innovative schedule novel to Moorfields and reflecting new ways of working for the future of ophthalmology. It is expected the successful candidate will work with the multidisciplinary team to develop these services further.
Moorfields is one of the world's leading eye hospitals, providing expertise in clinical care, research and education. We have provided excellence in eye care for more than 200 years and we continue to be at the forefront of new breakthroughs and developments. We are an integral part of one of the UK's first academic health science centres, UCL Partners, and recently celebrated five years as one of the country's first NHS foundation trusts.
Main duties of the job
The post holder has a continuing responsibility for the care of patients and for the proper functioning of the service, allowing for all appropriate delegation to and training staff.
The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of clinics and must ensure that in/out patient services are covered during their planned absences. Participation in episodes of shared care requires the specialist to provide advice and support to clinicians in other services with regard to patients who may have a combination of ocular problems.
All members of the consultant staff and honorary consultants are expected to contribute to the Medical Advisory Committee and to serve on other Hospital committees as required unless compelling reasons prevent this. All members of the consultant staff will be expected to participate in audit meetings.
All members of staff are expected to participate in clinical governance and audit, to meet annual training requirements, and to satisfy the annual requirement for continuous professional development set out by the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. All staff will participate in the Trusts' appraisal scheme. The specialist will be expected to teach postgraduate medical practitioners and all levels of staff as required in both Hospital and Institute of Ophthalmology courses.
About us
As a measure of our success, more patients than ever before chose us for their ophthalmic health care and in 2010/14, we recorded almost 500,000 outpatient attendances in our clinics and 74,000 attendances at our specialist A&E department. We carried out nearly 30,000 inpatient and day-case procedures, more than 8,500 laser treatments and around 10,000 treatment procedures for age-related macular degeneration. We continue to improve the quality of our services and me the key operational targets that matter to our patients, referrers, and commissioners. We delivered a financial surplus of £10 million, maintaining our long-term viability, while the organisation continues to evolve to meet the changing healthcare environment and the challenging economic climate
Moorfields has contracts with more than 80 primary care trusts across the country, making us a truly national centre for eye care.
We are also a major postgraduate teaching centre and a national centre for ophthalmic research involving, with the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology, the largest ophthalmic research programme in the world. We are one of only 11 sites nationally to be awarded National Institute for Health Research biomedical research centre status for translational research. This has recently been renewed for another 5 years through national competition. Established in April 2007, the Centre is funded by the Department of Health via the National Institute for Health Research.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for detailed job description outlining responsibilities and duties.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description for detailed job description outlining responsibilities and duties.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS OR equivalent medical qualification
- FULL GMC Registration OR eligible for Full Registration with the GMC with License to Practise at time of appointment
- Post Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
- FRCOphth/ MRCOphth OR equivalent
- Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years' medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years' experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
Desirable
Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Wide experience in the Medical Retina subspeciality
- Experience in urgent eye care and emergency ophthalmology management
- Experience of leading management decisions in medical retina injection clinics
Desirable
- Further qualifications in medical retina or urgent/ emergency ophthalmology
- Accredited fellowship in medical retina
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Reliable examination & interpretation skills
- Ability to teach junior staff
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to work in varied clinical settings
- Ability to manage and lead a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Further qualifications/ accredited training in management or leadership
Experience
Essential
- 4 Years full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which must be in the Ophthalmology Specialty Training Programme or have equivalent experience & competencies (or its equivalent gained on a part-time/flexible basis)
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Experience and participation in audits and service improvement projects
Desirable
- Portfolio of audit and service improvement projects leading to lasting patient centre quality care changes
Personality and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to communicate well with patients & establish good working relationships with staff
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Comfortable to seek help when required
- Team player
- Enthusiastic worker
- Committed to job
- Good organisational & time management skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates clinical leadership potential and management skills
- Demonstrates innovative approach to improving patient care
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- MBBS OR equivalent medical qualification
- FULL GMC Registration OR eligible for Full Registration with the GMC with License to Practise at time of appointment
- Post Certificate of Completion of Training (CCT)
- FRCOphth/ MRCOphth OR equivalent
- Shall have completed a minimum of 12 years' medical work (either continuous period or in aggregate) since obtaining a primary medical qualification of which a minimum of six years should have been in a relevant specialty in the Specialty Doctor and/or closed SAS grades. Equivalent years' experience in a relevant specialty from other medical grades including from overseas will also be accepted
Desirable
Training and Knowledge
Essential
- Wide experience in the Medical Retina subspeciality
- Experience in urgent eye care and emergency ophthalmology management
- Experience of leading management decisions in medical retina injection clinics
Desirable
- Further qualifications in medical retina or urgent/ emergency ophthalmology
- Accredited fellowship in medical retina
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Reliable examination & interpretation skills
- Ability to teach junior staff
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to work in varied clinical settings
- Ability to manage and lead a multi-disciplinary team
Desirable
- Further qualifications/ accredited training in management or leadership
Experience
Essential
- 4 Years full-time postgraduate training, at least two of which must be in the Ophthalmology Specialty Training Programme or have equivalent experience & competencies (or its equivalent gained on a part-time/flexible basis)
- Ability to prioritise clinical need
- Experience and participation in audits and service improvement projects
Desirable
- Portfolio of audit and service improvement projects leading to lasting patient centre quality care changes
Personality and Personal Attributes
Essential
- Able to communicate well with patients & establish good working relationships with staff
- Ability to cope under pressure
- Demonstrates initiative & resilience to cope with setbacks & adapt to rapidly changing circumstances
- Comfortable to seek help when required
- Team player
- Enthusiastic worker
- Committed to job
- Good organisational & time management skills
Desirable
- Demonstrates clinical leadership potential and management skills
- Demonstrates innovative approach to improving patient care
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).
