Clinical Fellow Ophthalmology

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen in the Ophthalmology department at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust for a locum ED clinical Fellow on an initial 12 month contract to support the Emergency services.

The post holder will work with the current body of ophthalmology consultants at WEH and CXH in the ophthalmology directorate of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. The department is very busy, seeing over 5000 outpatients a month, and provides a tertiary referral service for West London.

There is a very active research unit: ICORG (Imperial College Ophthalmic Group) which is a part of Imperial College’s department of Cancer and Surgery, and the team are actively participating in a number of phase 1 to phase 4 trials including surgical trials.

The post holder will work with the consultants and allied professionals in the emergency ophthalmology department which offers a 24 hour emergency service, 7 days a week to the local population and for complex referred emergency work. The WEH emergency ophthalmology team are part of the Imperial Trauma centre team.

Informal discussions/ visits to the Department are encouraged – to arrange please contact:

Main duties of the job

·The post is 10 Clinical sessions across ED/ Cataract Surgery and general clinics

·Candidate expected to have experience in Emergency ophthalmic and general ophthalmology

·Experience in Cataract surgery

·Medical Qualification MBBS or equivalent

·Will carry out research/ audit and teaching

Working for our organisation

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You’ll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Provide High Quality Care to Patients in Ophthalmology

·The post holder must be medically qualified and maintain GMC specialist registration.

·To develop and maintain the competencies required to carry out the duties required of the post.

·To ensure prompt attendance at agreed direct clinical care Programmed Activities.

·To ensure patients are involved in decisions about their care and to respond to their views.

Research, Teaching and Training

·To provide high quality teaching to medical undergraduates and members of other health care professions as required by the Clinical Director

·Participate in the West London weekly post-graduate ophthalmic teaching.

Performance Management

·To work with medical, nursing and managerial colleagues to ensure high performance.

·to participate in auditing clinical service

Medical Staff Management

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

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 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 specialty 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

Person specification

Leadership, teamwork and values

Essential criteria

• Ability to work well with medical, nursing, optometry, orthoptic, administrative and managerial colleagues. Commitment to the Trust values: Kind, Collaborative, Expert and Aspirational.

Academic Achievements Including Research/Publications

Essential criteria

• Ability to practise evidence-based medicine and engage with departmental educational/research activity.

Audit, quality improvement and governance

Essential criteria

• Understanding of clinical governance, audit, incident reporting and learning from patient-safety events. Willingness to contribute to local audit, QI and pathway improvement

Teaching and Training

Essential criteria

• Ability and willingness to teach medical students, junior doctors, optometrists, nurses and allied health professionals.

Education and Qualifications

Essential criteria

• Medical qualification MBBS or equivalent.
• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise.
• Completed a substantial period of ophthalmology training or equivalent experience, normally at least four years.
• Evidence of continued professional development and mandatory training compliance.

Clinical skills

Essential criteria

• Slit-lamp examination, dilated fundus examination, gonioscopy awareness, tonometry, interpretation of OCT/fundus imaging and formulation of safe management plans.
• Ability to manage common and sight-threatening emergency ophthalmic conditions.

Physical requirements

Essential criteria

• Meets professional health requirements and pre-employment health screening standards.

Right to work

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Vacancy Closing Date

This vacancy may close before the current listed closing date. You are advised not to delay submitting your completed application.

Please ensure you check your emails regularly as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process. If you are shortlisted you will be contacted by email and text message (if you provide a mobile contact number).

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