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Job summary

Main area
Ophthalmology
Grade
Consultant
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 10 sessions per week (10 PAs)
Job ref
164-6744298
Employer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Queens Medical Centre Campus
Town
Nottingham
Salary
£105,504 - £139,882 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
26/12/2024 23:59

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Consultant Ophthalmologist Corneal

Consultant

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for the post of Consultant Ophthalmologist at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust with expertise in Cornea. We are looking for a dynamic individual to join our  team of 25 Ophthalmic Consultants at Queen’s Medical Centre working together to make a difference to Ophthalmology services within Nottingham and beyond.

Applicants must be fully registered with the GMC and be on the GMC Specialist Register for surgical Ophthalmology or within 6 months of their expected date of receipt of a CCT at the time of interview.

 

Main duties of the job

Consultant Ophthalmologist with a special interest in Cornea and Anterior Segment Surgery for Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust to complement the current Cornea and Anterior Segment Surgery service provision. The preferred candidate would have a higher academic qualification to support the retina team with academic input and additional programmed activity allocated accordingly.

 

The successful candidate would also be expected to contribute to, acute ophthalmology, general ophthalmology and would have on-call commitments.

 

As part of our commitment to provide the best care to our patients, we are extending our Ophthalmology service to include some consultant led evening and weekend work. This will be mutually agreed as part of the job plan and the number of PAs adjusted accordingly.

 

The department has a heavy teaching and training commitment towards medical students, specialist trainees, nurses and other visiting doctors. The appointee will be expected to contribute to this educational activity from time to time.

 

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description and person specification attached to the advert for the full details of the vacancy.

Person specification

Professional Registration

Essential criteria
  • Full GMC registration
  • Eligible to be included on the GMC Specialist Register
  • CCT expected within 6 months of interview date

Professional Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • FRCS, FRCOphth. or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher professional degree ChM, DM, PhD or equivalent.

Clinical Skills/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Full general ophthalmic surgical training with extensive experience of general ophthalmology.
  • Evidenced technical skills as described in the job description.
  • Evidence of fellowship level training in Cornea and Anterior segment surgery
Desirable criteria
  • Specific training in communication skills.
  • Specific training in patient safety and/or human factors.

Management Skills

Essential criteria
  • Able to develop, present and operationalise coherent ideas for service development/delivery.
  • Able to delegate appropriately
  • Able to work in a team.
Desirable criteria
  • Higher management degree or qualification or training
  • Experience of change management

Teaching, Audit & Research

Essential criteria
  • Evidence of participation in Clinical Audit.
  • Able to teach and support junior staff effectively.
Desirable criteria
  • Original Research Publications
  • Higher teaching degree or qualification or training

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Kerry-Ann Storrie
Job title
Specialty General Manager Ophthalmology
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
078 12 278 306
Additional information

Adrian Kwa  (Head of Service) - [email protected]

Tariq Mohammad (Cornea Lead) - [email protected]

Professor Harminder Dua - [email protected]

Dalia Said - [email protected]

Senthil Maharajan  - [email protected]

 

 

 

 

 

 

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