Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated Ophthalmology
Consultant with Glaucoma and Oculoplastic sub-specialty skills to join our
dedicated and professional multi-disciplined ophthalmic team. Applicants will
be expected to have broad general Ophthalmology experience with a proven track
record of high-volume cataract surgery.
You will be a
highly valued member of the team bringing your expertise and skills to a busy
Ophthalmology department. The post will be complementary to the
current sub-specialty interests of Medical Retina, Neuro-Ophthalmology,
Uveitis, Paediatric Ophthalmology, Strabismus and Cornea.
The service is supported by an expanding number of
Specialty Doctors, Orthoptists and Specialist Nurses.
This is a consultant post at 1.0 WTE including
1 theatre session, outpatient clinics, admin and SPA. This post does have an on-call requirement:
First on call one night a week 5-9pm and second on call 1:4 Weekends - 9am to
9pm.
If you would like to know more about the department or
arrange an informal visit, please contact: Miss Anne-Marie Firan, Clinical Lead
and Consultant Ophthalmologist 01226 432156.
Main duties of the job
You will work as part of the
Ophthalmology Department and are expected to provide a high quality service and
ensure excellent patient care.
Main Responsibilities include:
(a)
Clinical
Services:
The appointed clinician will,
together with Consultant colleagues, be responsible for the planning, delivery
and improvement of clinical care in Ophthalmology at Barnsley Hospital.
Work
closely with the multidisciplinary teams to provide a high quality Ophthalmology
service.
Advise clinical colleagues on
matters within his/her sphere of experience.
Liaise with other Health Care
Organisations, Social Services, General Practitioners, Voluntary Organisations and the Hospice as required.
Keep services up-to-date and give direction
to future developments.
(b)
Training and
Education:
Contribute to
the teaching of other grades
of staff, both within and outside
the department, including medical
staff, nurses, paramedical staff and scientific and technical staff.
Consider a role as Educational Supervisor /
Clinical Supervisor for Specialist Registrars, Core Trainees, Foundation
Doctors.
About us
Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close a
position early.
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing
Trust achieving a Good rating in our most recent Care Quality Commission
(CQC) assessment and achieving significant progress in the delivery of our
strategic objectives. We are proud of the commitment of our staff to ensuring a
strong and sustainable future for this organisation which is highly valued by
our local communities.
There has never been a better time to join Barnsley Hospital. It
is moving at pace and a we can do this attitude is evident right through the
organisation, where staff are engaged for change and committed to being part of
the journey to sustainability and growth.
As an employee of Barnsley Hospital, you will find that we are
committed to the fair treatment of our staff, regardless of race, gender,
religion, sexual orientation, age or disability. We actively promote equality
of opportunity for all, welcome applications from a wide range of candidates
and select interviewees based on their skills, qualifications, and experience.
We take equal opportunities and improving the working lives of
our staff really seriously, this could include flexible working, part-time, job
share and remote working from home. Please talk to us during the interview
process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We hope that you will choose to join us.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
Responsible
to:
Miss Anne-Marie Firan, Clinical Lead and Consultant Ophthalmologist
Accountable
to: Dr
Simon Enright, Medical Director
Base: Barnsley Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust
Description
of Directorate and Department
Clinical services at the hospital are presently
divided into three Clinical Business Units (CBUs). Each CBU is led by a
triumvirate consisting of a General Manager, Clinical Director and Head of
Nursing, who are supported by Matrons and Service Managers, together with HR,
Finance and Informatics Teams. The Ophthalmology Service sits within the
Surgery CBU and provides acute hospital eye services for the population of
Barnsley and surrounding areas.
The department currently consists of six
Consultant Ophthalmologists, as listed below with their sub-specialities and
three Specialty Doctors. In addition to the Medical team listed below, the
department will also be supported by Orthoptists, Nurse Practitioners and
Ophthalmic Technicians.
Miss Anne-Marie Firan (Lead Clinician) Medical
Retina, Uveitis and Neuro-Ophthalmology
Mr Maher Attia Cornea, Paediatrics and
Strabismus
Miss Joanna Jefferis, Consultant
Dr Marion Sikuade, Locum Consultant
Mr George Archontakis, Locum Consultant
Dr Mohammed Awwad, Specialty Doctor
Dr Kennedy Nwachukwu, Specialty Doctor
Dr Mohamed Aly,
Specialty Doctor
Dr Anna Handley, Speciality Doctor
The Outpatient department has six consulting
rooms equipped with modern diagnostic facilities. There are also facilities for
outpatient treatments and a minor operations suite. All macular degeneration
injections are currently administered in a dedicated area.
The field room is equipped with two Humphreys
Field Analysers and conventional field testing facilities are also available.
There is a separate room equipped with a Zeiss Fundus Camera and digital
facilities, supported by the Medical Photography department. There is also a
separate room with two modern OCT facility.
There is a dedicated Laser room with both Argon
and YAG lasers available within the Ophthalmic Outpatient department.
Auto-refractor and B Scan are also available.
In the well-equipped Orthoptic department, a
team of Orthoptists provide Orthoptic services for hospital patients and
children referred from Community Clinics. They are also responsible for
providing visual field testing as well as Paediatric Vision Screening for 4-5
year olds in local schools.
The Outpatient department is staffed by
experienced and well trained nursing staff who support clinics. The team of
Nurse Practitioners work out of the Eye Assessment Unit where there are modern
facilities for biometry, pre- and post-operative cataract clinics and stable
glaucoma clinics. There are plans to expand the role of the Nurse Practitioners
and Orthoptists as well as the appointment of an Optometrist.
There is a dedicated theatre for Ophthalmic
Surgery with a recently purchased Zeiss microscope installed with facilities
for digital video recording on USB and hard disc and TV monitoring. Two
Stellaris B and L Phaco machines are currently used. Apart from
phaco-emulsification, irrigation, aspiration and anterior vitrectomy,
additional facilities can be added for posterior vitrectomy if needed. All the
nursing staff in the Theatre are specially trained for Ophthalmic Surgery. A
full range of injectable hydrophobic acrylic Zeiss lenses are available.
Main
Duties and Responsibilities
You will provide a clinical service in
conjunction with your colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
The post holder will be involved with the
examination and treatment of new patients in the department and will also
assist in the review clinics. The post holder will also be involved with the
management of surgical treatments within Day Surgery and Main Theatre.
You will be expected to deputise for absent
colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform
additional duties to ensure the safe running of the department. Where such
duties take place outside your normal contracted duties, you will receive
either an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately.
You will be required to participate in the risk
management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance
activities within the department, the directorate and the Trust. Adherence to
Caldicott Principles is mandatory.
You will be required to participate in the
Trust Appraisal Scheme in conjunction with your Supervising Consultant, to
identify training and development needs. You will be expected to participate in
personal and professional development to fulfil Royal College CME requirements.
You will provide advice to clinicians in
hospital and primary care, originating either from telephone calls or ward
referrals.
You will be responsible for undertaking the
administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the
administration of the department.
You will be required to participate and
contribute to Clinical Audit in line with Trust policy.
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure)
Regulations 2000 impose a legal responsibility on Trusts for all staff who
refer patients for medical radiation exposure such as diagnostic x-rays to
supply sufficient data to enable those considering the request to decide
whether the procedure is justified. The appointee will be required to maintain
his/her private residence in contact with the public telephone service.
Subject to the terms and conditions of service
the post holder will be expected to observe policies and procedures of the LHB
drawn up in consultation with the professions, where they involve clinical
matters.
For services provided which are subject to the
payment of an additional fee as a general principle work undertaken during
sessions will not attract the additional fee, if a fee is paid this must be
passed to the Trust. There are circumstances which allow the additional fee to
be retained by an individual and as a general principle this is for work done
in his/her own time, or during annual or unpaid leave. More information regarding
this is provided within the Terms and Conditions of Service which are available
from the Medical Staffing Department, however it is advisable to discuss with
your Directorate/Department if wishing to carry out any work that would be
subject to an additional fee and can form part of the job planning process.
Visiting
the Department
If you would like to know more about the
department or arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Miss Anne Marie Firan, Consultant
Ophthalmologist 01226 432156
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description
Responsible
to:
Miss Anne-Marie Firan, Clinical Lead and Consultant Ophthalmologist
Accountable
to: Dr
Simon Enright, Medical Director
Base: Barnsley Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust
Description
of Directorate and Department
Clinical services at the hospital are presently
divided into three Clinical Business Units (CBUs). Each CBU is led by a
triumvirate consisting of a General Manager, Clinical Director and Head of
Nursing, who are supported by Matrons and Service Managers, together with HR,
Finance and Informatics Teams. The Ophthalmology Service sits within the
Surgery CBU and provides acute hospital eye services for the population of
Barnsley and surrounding areas.
The department currently consists of six
Consultant Ophthalmologists, as listed below with their sub-specialities and
three Specialty Doctors. In addition to the Medical team listed below, the
department will also be supported by Orthoptists, Nurse Practitioners and
Ophthalmic Technicians.
Miss Anne-Marie Firan (Lead Clinician) Medical
Retina, Uveitis and Neuro-Ophthalmology
Mr Maher Attia Cornea, Paediatrics and
Strabismus
Miss Joanna Jefferis, Consultant
Dr Marion Sikuade, Locum Consultant
Mr George Archontakis, Locum Consultant
Dr Mohammed Awwad, Specialty Doctor
Dr Kennedy Nwachukwu, Specialty Doctor
Dr Mohamed Aly,
Specialty Doctor
Dr Anna Handley, Speciality Doctor
The Outpatient department has six consulting
rooms equipped with modern diagnostic facilities. There are also facilities for
outpatient treatments and a minor operations suite. All macular degeneration
injections are currently administered in a dedicated area.
The field room is equipped with two Humphreys
Field Analysers and conventional field testing facilities are also available.
There is a separate room equipped with a Zeiss Fundus Camera and digital
facilities, supported by the Medical Photography department. There is also a
separate room with two modern OCT facility.
There is a dedicated Laser room with both Argon
and YAG lasers available within the Ophthalmic Outpatient department.
Auto-refractor and B Scan are also available.
In the well-equipped Orthoptic department, a
team of Orthoptists provide Orthoptic services for hospital patients and
children referred from Community Clinics. They are also responsible for
providing visual field testing as well as Paediatric Vision Screening for 4-5
year olds in local schools.
The Outpatient department is staffed by
experienced and well trained nursing staff who support clinics. The team of
Nurse Practitioners work out of the Eye Assessment Unit where there are modern
facilities for biometry, pre- and post-operative cataract clinics and stable
glaucoma clinics. There are plans to expand the role of the Nurse Practitioners
and Orthoptists as well as the appointment of an Optometrist.
There is a dedicated theatre for Ophthalmic
Surgery with a recently purchased Zeiss microscope installed with facilities
for digital video recording on USB and hard disc and TV monitoring. Two
Stellaris B and L Phaco machines are currently used. Apart from
phaco-emulsification, irrigation, aspiration and anterior vitrectomy,
additional facilities can be added for posterior vitrectomy if needed. All the
nursing staff in the Theatre are specially trained for Ophthalmic Surgery. A
full range of injectable hydrophobic acrylic Zeiss lenses are available.
Main
Duties and Responsibilities
You will provide a clinical service in
conjunction with your colleagues, which will include the responsibility for the
prevention, diagnosis and treatment of illness.
The post holder will be involved with the
examination and treatment of new patients in the department and will also
assist in the review clinics. The post holder will also be involved with the
management of surgical treatments within Day Surgery and Main Theatre.
You will be expected to deputise for absent
colleagues and in exceptional unforeseen circumstances may have to perform
additional duties to ensure the safe running of the department. Where such
duties take place outside your normal contracted duties, you will receive
either an equivalent off duty period or will be remunerated appropriately.
You will be required to participate in the risk
management process and in clinical audit and other clinical governance
activities within the department, the directorate and the Trust. Adherence to
Caldicott Principles is mandatory.
You will be required to participate in the
Trust Appraisal Scheme in conjunction with your Supervising Consultant, to
identify training and development needs. You will be expected to participate in
personal and professional development to fulfil Royal College CME requirements.
You will provide advice to clinicians in
hospital and primary care, originating either from telephone calls or ward
referrals.
You will be responsible for undertaking the
administrative duties associated with the care of patients and the
administration of the department.
You will be required to participate and
contribute to Clinical Audit in line with Trust policy.
The Ionising Radiation (Medical Exposure)
Regulations 2000 impose a legal responsibility on Trusts for all staff who
refer patients for medical radiation exposure such as diagnostic x-rays to
supply sufficient data to enable those considering the request to decide
whether the procedure is justified. The appointee will be required to maintain
his/her private residence in contact with the public telephone service.
Subject to the terms and conditions of service
the post holder will be expected to observe policies and procedures of the LHB
drawn up in consultation with the professions, where they involve clinical
matters.
For services provided which are subject to the
payment of an additional fee as a general principle work undertaken during
sessions will not attract the additional fee, if a fee is paid this must be
passed to the Trust. There are circumstances which allow the additional fee to
be retained by an individual and as a general principle this is for work done
in his/her own time, or during annual or unpaid leave. More information regarding
this is provided within the Terms and Conditions of Service which are available
from the Medical Staffing Department, however it is advisable to discuss with
your Directorate/Department if wishing to carry out any work that would be
subject to an additional fee and can form part of the job planning process.
Visiting
the Department
If you would like to know more about the
department or arrange an informal visit, please contact:
Miss Anne Marie Firan, Consultant
Ophthalmologist 01226 432156
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Evidence of a wide experience in Ophthalmology and UK experience
- Ability to run independent cataract lists
- Experience of supervision of Ophthalmology trainees
Desirable
- Evidence of logical thinking and an ability to make clear and balanced decisions
- Demonstrate an understanding of the development needs of trainees and how these can be met
Specific Job Requirements
Essential
- Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies
- Good interpersonal skills
- An understanding of the current NHS environment particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
Desirable
- Have a flexible approach to hours of work with notice
Personal Skills and Audit
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team
- Organisational and leadership skills
- Clinical governance understanding
- Be caring and diplomatic
- Basic keyboard skills
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
- Knowledge and experience in application of IT in Ophthalmology
- Evidence of experience of and commitment to medical audit.
- Completion of at least one audit project
Desirable
- To work effectively as part of the Trust Management Structure
- Show ability to learn from experience
- Demonstrate insight into managing a busy caseload
- Knowledge of Openeyes
- Willingness to organise relevant audit activities and support the juniors in audit projects
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCOphth or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- On the specialist register, or within 6 months of CSST at the time of interview.
Desirable
- MD or equivalent Higher Degree.
- Appropriate relevant Fellowship.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Ability to take full and independent responsibility for the care of patients
- Evidence of a wide experience in Ophthalmology and UK experience
- Ability to run independent cataract lists
- Experience of supervision of Ophthalmology trainees
Desirable
- Evidence of logical thinking and an ability to make clear and balanced decisions
- Demonstrate an understanding of the development needs of trainees and how these can be met
Specific Job Requirements
Essential
- Enthusiasm and the ability to work under pressure
- Caring attitude to patients
- Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues, patients, relatives, GPs, nurses, other staff and agencies
- Good interpersonal skills
- An understanding of the current NHS environment particularly in relation to reforms, initiatives and issues
Desirable
- Have a flexible approach to hours of work with notice
Personal Skills and Audit
Essential
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to work well within a team
- Organisational and leadership skills
- Clinical governance understanding
- Be caring and diplomatic
- Basic keyboard skills
- Ability to plan strategically and to exercise sound judgement when faced with conflicting pressures
- Knowledge and experience in application of IT in Ophthalmology
- Evidence of experience of and commitment to medical audit.
- Completion of at least one audit project
Desirable
- To work effectively as part of the Trust Management Structure
- Show ability to learn from experience
- Demonstrate insight into managing a busy caseload
- Knowledge of Openeyes
- Willingness to organise relevant audit activities and support the juniors in audit projects
Qualifications
Essential
- FRCOphth or equivalent
- Full GMC registration
- On the specialist register, or within 6 months of CSST at the time of interview.
Desirable
- MD or equivalent Higher Degree.
- Appropriate relevant Fellowship.
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
