Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist - New Jersey, United States - NHS

Description

Locum Consultant Ophthalmologist (Medical Retinal Neuro Ophthalmology) Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

This appointment offers exciting opportunities in light of the major changes currently taking place in the ophthalmology department within the Trust. We have expanded our medical retina service into the community, with improved access to both the VEGF service as well as newer virtual clinical services. This provides invaluable opportunity to expand the whole medical retina service including subspecialist services such as uveitis, choroidal melanoma/naevus clinics and neuro-ophthalmology. Our established community ophthalmic link provides a platform for development of new integrated pathways within the community.

This position is aimed to develop, expand and failsafe our current virtual review environment for medical retina patients. We currently run services in general medical retina, rapid access and emergency medical retina, choroidal naevus, diabetic retinopathy and hydroxychloroquine services. This new position is required for the development of robust clinical pathways and protocols, working with our Band 8a medical retina specialist optometrists to deliver the virtual eye clinic platform. In addition, working with our imaging team and community team to design new ICB funded virtual pathways as recommended by GIRFT and supported by the clinical programme group.

The post is an initial locum post commencing in July 2024 with the view to extend to a substantive post after 12 months.

Main duties of the job

Clinical Responsibilities

The post-holder will help provide ophthalmic services for Gloucestershire, together with appropriate teaching and supervision of junior doctors and medical students. He/she will be expected to work closely with general practitioners and optometrists in providing a seamless service.

Integral to the responsibilities of the post are the following requirements:-

4 To ensure the provision of a first class clinical service

4 To provide effective leadership to all staff engaged in the specialty

4 To sustain and develop teaching and research wherever appropriate

4 To undertake all work in accordance with the Trust's procedures and operating policies

4 To conduct clinical practice in accordance with contractual requirements and within the parameters of the Trust's and Division's services plans

4 To maintain the confidence of business plans and development strategies formulated for the specialty, the Surgical Division and the Trust.

4 Participate in the 1:9 Consultant on call rota

Ideally the candidate will have had experience in all aspects of medical retina with independent surgical experience.

The post could be filled on a whole or part time basis. Any candidate who is unable, for personal reasons, to work full time will still be considered for the post. If such a person is appointed, modification of the job content will be discussed on a personal basis. Job share applicants are also welcome.

About us

We are a large organisation providing acute services from Gloucestershire Royal Hospital in Gloucester and Cheltenham General Hospital to a population of 652,475* in Gloucestershire as well as caring for patients from surrounding counties and beyond.

Our workforce is almost 8,000 strong and our caring and dedicated staff are recognised as providing good and outstanding patient-centred, high-quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas.

We are committed to recruiting the best people to work with us to achieve our Vision of providing Best Care for Everyone and our success depends on the commitment and dedication of our staff, many of whom are world leaders in healthcare, teaching and research. You could make a real difference to our patients' lives by joining our team.

Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

4 To share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to patients presenting to the Ophthalmology service.

4 To provide a General Ophthalmology service for patients alongside the other members of the department.

4 To provide a Surgical and medical Retinal Ophthalmology service within the trust, in partnership with the rest of the Retinal team.

4 To examine and treat such patients.

4 To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.

4 To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols.

Job description Job responsibilities

Clinical Responsibilities

4 To share responsibility for the delivery of high quality care to patients presenting to the Ophthalmology service.

4 To provide a General Ophthalmology service for patients alongside the other members of the department.

4 To provide a Surgical and medical Retinal Ophthalmology service within the trust, in partnership with the rest of the Retinal team.

4 To examine and treat such patients.

4 To support the clinical decision making of junior medical and nursing staff.

4 To attend the Department out of hours as per agreed protocols.

4 To provide conditions for improved training opportunities in line with national and local recommendations arising out of MMC and related requirements.

4 The appointee will also take a full role in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching including clinical meetings and tutorials. Medical students are currently taken from several universities, but the Clinical Academy based at the University of Bristol is expected to provide the majority of undergraduates in future.

4 Where agreed, to act as Educational Supervisor to junior and middle grade medical staff, being responsible for their appraisal and personal development planning.

4 The department subscribes to a wide range of journals and there are good medical libraries at both Gloucester and Cheltenham with full literature search facilities. The department is part of a Trust wide intranet system and is well served for literature search and other internet functions.

4 The Consultant Ophthalmologists participate in national research trials where appropriate and the majority of these trials are externally funded and include commercial studies. Ophthalmology also undertakes some local research projects.

4 Gloucester Trust has a well established clinical trial unit with several medical retina clinical trials team. There is a dedicated clinical trials schedule which can be built into the timetable. The access for NHS patients to the clinical trials performs as part of the normal treatment options for all eligible patients.

Audit and Clinical Governance (as agreed with Specialty Director)

4 To promote evidence based practice. To respond appropriately to NICE guidance. To change own and others clinical practice in response to new clinical developments.

4 To undertake and supervise relevant clinical audit topics.

4 To be involved in risk management and quality assurance.

4 To remain up to date and engaged in CPD as per RCOphth guidelines.

4 To respond appropriately to complaints and critical incidents.

4 To undertake all work in accordance with Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust procedures and operating policies.

4 To attend accredited conferences and meetings to update personal level of clinical practice, teaching and management skills in line with CME requirements.

4 To participate in an annual Job Planning Review process.

4 To participate in the Trusts annual Appraisal process.

4 To adhere to the Trusts Adverse Clinical Incident Policy.

4 To provide medical information for the development of systems appropriate for Trust needs.

4 To participate in departmental consultant and senior staff meetings whilst remaining within the framework of the agreed strategy of the Trust and the Department.

4 To attend other departmental, Divisional and Trust meetings as necessary.

4 To attend regional and national meetings as necessary.

4 To undertake all work in accordance with Trust procedures and operating policies.

4 To work within the framework of team decisions.

4 To participate in an inclusive approach to working with other providers of ophthalmic care within the wider NHS health community in the county.

4 To show initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility.

4 Currently Ophthalmic surgical services are provided at Cheltenham General and Tewkesbury Hospitals. Outpatient services are delivered at 11 sites. Both the siting and style of service delivery are under constant review, and will change in coming years to deliver the services required by the community.

4 The post-holder will be immediately accountable to the retinal lead, Specialty Director and Divisional Lead.

4 The post-holder will be expected to undertake appraisal and to respond to any identified development needs.

The post-holder has a general duty of care for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of work colleagues, visitors and patients within the hospital. This statutory duty is in addition to any specific risk management or clinical governance accountabilities associated with the post.

Finally, the post-holder is expected to:

1. Observe the rules, policies, procedures and standards of Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust together with all relevant statutory and professional obligations

2. Observe and maintain strict confidentiality of personal information relating to patients and staff

3. Be responsible, with management support, for their own personal development and to actively contribute to the development of colleagues

Person Specification Qualifications

• Full General Medical Council registration.

Clinical Experience

• Evidence of experience with cataract surgery.
• Clinical training and experience in general ophthalmology equivalent to that required for a UK CCT, and sub-speciality training in Medical Retina
• Experience with working in antiVEGF treatment clinics with DMO, AMD and RVO
• Recent experience and familiarity of UK hospital systems and practices (or equivalent).
• Experience with Uveitis and the use of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD)
• Knowledge of contemporary NHS management issues.
• Knowledge of political context within which we operate
• Evidence of recent CME activity and satisfactory career progression.
• Knowledge of principles of audit with evidence of participation
• Completion of a management course or programme

Research, Teaching and Training Experience

• Experience of supervising junior medical staff and willingness to teach students, junior medical staff and other professionals
• Proven teaching ability.
• Publications in peer reviewed journals
• Proven track record in research and willingness to undertake further research

Personal Attributes

• Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses and other agencies.
• Ability to lead a team and form effective working relationships.
• Ability to provide a role model and to inspire and develop junior medical and nursing staff.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of the directorate and to balance individual requirements against those of the directorate and the Trust as a whole
• Evidence of self-motivation and ability to organise own CME and CPD needs.
• To attend outlying hospitals as required and ability to fulfil travelling requirements associated with the post
• Ability to fulfil all the duties of the post, including on call commitments

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.

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