Job overview

The Eye Department at Wrexham Maelor Hospital is part of the main hospital. The out-patient department consists of eight fully equipped examination rooms with computer terminals. It has facilities for anterior segment photography, A and B scan ultrasound, IOL Master, Humphreys Visual fields analyser, pachymeter, tonopen, OCT, Digital FFA, Argon & Yag laser and SLT. OCT and FFA images are networked and are retrievable from the computer terminals in the examination rooms. The clinic also has a dedicated scrub room and a minor theatre for the administration of IVT. There is a theatre day case operating suite with recovery room. There is a seminar room with projection facilities for teaching.

Main duties of the job

The duties of this post will be outpatient clinics in particular participating in the AMD, Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Vein Occlusion service and administration / recommendation anti VEGF and other intra-vitreal treatments. Casualty clinics will also be a requirement.

This is a 10 session post. The weekly programme will be based on the recommendations of the Royal College of Ophthalmologists. The successful candidate will participate in a 1:4 first on-call at Wrexham Maelor Hospital.  Time off in lieu will be given for any bank holiday on-call commitments.

Working for our organisation

The BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD is responsible for the provision of both primary and secondary health care across North Wales. The Wrexham Maelor Hospital covers the areas of Wrexham, Flintshire & Denbighshire. However referrals are also received from Shropshire and Cheshire.

Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board is the largest health organisation in Wales, providing a full range of primary, community, mental health and acute hospital services for a population of around 676,000 people across the six counties of North Wales (Anglesey, Gwynedd, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham) as well as some parts of mid Wales, Cheshire and Shropshire.

 The Health Board employs around 18,000 staff and has an annual budget of approximately £1.1 billion.  It is responsible for the operation of three district general hospitals (Ysbyty Gwynedd in Bangor, Ysbyty Glan Clwyd near Rhyl, and Wrexham Maelor Hospital) as well as 22 other acute and community hospitals, and a network of over 90 health centres, clinics, community health team bases and mental health units.  It also co-ordinates the work of 121 GP practices and NHS services provided by North Wales dentists, opticians and pharmacies.