Consultant Ophthalmologist with Interest In Paediatric Ophthalmology

Consultant Ophthalmologist with Interest In Paediatric Ophthalmology King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

This is a newly configured Consultant post. The remit of the post holder will be to work within the multi-disciplinary team providing and continuing to develop ophthalmic care for paediatric patients. The post holder will also be expected to provide care for motility related presentations in both adult and paediatric patients. In addition, the individual will be required to play an active role in the general workload of the Care Group while having a significant commitment to teaching and training of junior staff (medical and non-medical).

Main duties of the job

The post will be primarily based at King's College Hospital's Denmark Hill site though there is potential to support any of King's sites as appropriate. There may also be the requirement to support clinics at University Hospital Lewisham and ROP screening at any of the sites Kings cover (e.g. Kings at Denmark Hill, The Princess Royal University Hospital, University Hospital Lewisham, Queen Elizabeth Woolwich) and to cover leave. The proposed Job Plan is attached. This is subject to review within 3 months of the post holder commencing in post.

The timetable advertised, whilst indicative, is a fair representation of the needs of the service at this current time; however, reasonable adjustments will be considered. If there are any aspects of the advertised job plan/timetable that you wish to discuss, please feel free to contact Danielle Moore () or Bill Hartigan ().

About us

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's largest and busiest teaching Trusts - and we are delighted you are considering a career with us.

Our teams provide services out of five hospitals across South East London and Kent, namely King's College Hospital, the Princess Royal University Hospital, Orpington Hospital, Queen Mary's Hospital Sidcup, and Beckenham Beacon.

We employ nearly 14,000 staff, who together treat over 1.5 million patients every year.

We provide a full range of local and specialist services, and our teams are nationally and internationally recognized for our work in liver disease and transplantation, neurosciences, cardiac, haemato-oncology, fetal medicine, stroke, major trauma, and emergency medicine.

Job responsibilities

1. Together with other colleagues, provide a high quality care service to patients, including all aspects of treatment and relevant management duties for the proper functioning of the Care Group.
2. Shared responsibility with other colleagues for providing 24 hours, 7 days a week cover for the Unit on a rota basis, including covering colleagues' periods of annual leave and short-term sickness.
3. Provide clinical supervision of junior medical/dental practitioners as a shared responsibility with other consultant colleagues.
4. Responsible for teaching, examination, and accreditation duties as required and contributing to CPD and clinical governance initiatives.
5. Responsible for outpatient clinic commitments in peripheral hospitals as agreed with the Care Group's management team.
6. Contribute to the Care Group's research interests in accordance with the Trust's R&D framework.
7. Contribute to audit programmes, Morbidity and Mortality, Clinical Governance programmes, and Learning from Deaths.
8. Take an active role in the formulation, implementation, and monitoring of the Care Group's Business Plan.
9. Conduct all activities within the contracted level of service and operating plan for service(s).
10. Exercise professional leadership for all staff working in the specialty, fostering and developing projects focused on professional education and training.
11. Work with clinical and other professional colleagues to ensure productivity of staff is maintained and job satisfaction is enhanced.
12. Undertake Care Group management duties as agreed with the Care Group/Departmental Manager/Clinical Director.
13. Comply with all Trust infection prevention and control policies.
14. Prepare for and undertake protective interventions consistent with evidence-based practice and patient safety.
15. Contribute to Consultant led 7-day services and future developments as required.

Person Specification Qualifications & Higher Education

• FRCOphth / MRCOphth or equivalent
• Other higher degree or diploma (e.g., MD or PhD)

Registration

• Full Registration with GMC
• Name on GMC Ophthalmology Specialist Register on date of taking up appointment

Training and Experience

• Wide experience in all aspects of Ophthalmology, culminating in award of Certificate of Completion of Training by GMC, or award of Certificate of Eligibility for Specialty Registration (CESR) by GMC
• Advanced subspecialty training in paediatric ophthalmology and strabismus
• Competence in performing high volume and complex cataract surgery

Administration

• Experience in day-to-day organisation of ophthalmology services in a busy Teaching Hospital
• Familiarity with information technology and general computer skills
• Familiar with current structure of UK National Health Service and conversant with recent initiatives and changes

Management and Leadership

• Able to demonstrate leadership capability within multi-disciplinary teams
• Management course and/or qualification

Audit and Quality Improvement

• Thorough understanding of principles of medical audit
• Audit Publications

Research and Publications

• Experience of clinical research
• Publication of relevant review articles or case reports
• Relevant research experience in one or more aspects of ophthalmology

Teaching

• Experience of undergraduate and post-graduate teaching and exam preparation
• Teaching skills course/qualification

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.

King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

£105,504 to £139,882 a year per annum excl. London Zone Allowance.