Job summary
Working Full time : 10 Sessions per week
The successful candidate will be a full time 6 month fix term Specialty Doctor appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology. Depending on the aptitude of the appointee the post may involve surgery, intravitreal injections, and laser. The department has several subspecialties and opportunities to be involved in these will arise with annual job plan review, where applicable.
This post will assist the department to deliver the required access times for patients
Main duties of the job
Duties will include participating in general outpatient clinics, the eye casualty service and theatre lists. There will be the opportunity to tailor the successful candidate's timetable in accordance with their experience and interests. Clinical sessions will be consultant led and supervised, and the post includes opportunities for surgical training.
There are regular teaching sessions in medical retina and cornea. There are also opportunities to participate in audit and research projects across the department.
About us
The Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust provides services to West Cheshire and to Welsh patients covered by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board. The Trust works collaboratively within the wider Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Care Partnership. Its services are provided from three locations:
- The Countess of Chester Hospital: providing 438 general and acute beds.
- Ellesmere Port Hospital: providing 56 beds as a rehabilitation, intermediate and outpatient facility.
- Tarporley War Memorial Hospital: a base for community services which serve the local rural population.
The Trust employs over 6258 staff (headcount) which includes temporary bank staff and provides acute emergency and elective services, primary care direct access services and obstetric services to a population of approximately 407,000. This includes 357,000 residents in Chester and West Cheshire which includes Ellesmere Port and Neston as well as the Deeside area of Flintshire which has a population of approximately 50,000.
The Trust is a busy district general hospital and in 2022/2023, there were more than 503,342 patient attendances (inpatient, outpatient and diagnostic) ranging from a simple outpatient appointment to major cancer surgery. This is an increase of nearly 10,000 compared to the previous year when there were 494,387 patient attendances.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Recruitment selection processes are based on competence (see Person specification) and values.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. Costs are deducted from salary following appointment. The cost of the DBS application is £23 (standard) or £43 (enhanced), this cost will be deducted from your salary over the first three months of employment.
You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service. A small annual fee of £13 per year applies.
New entrants to the NHS will commence on the minimum of the scale stated above.
Applicants are advised to apply early as if a large number of applications are received for this post, we reserve the right to close the vacancy prior to the advertised date.
Good luck with your application.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Ophthalmology
- MRCOphth or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
Desirable
Clinical Experience & Effectiveness
Essential
- 4 years full time post graduate training (or equivalent on a part-time or flexible basis), at least 2 of which will be in Ophthalmology
- Wide clinical experience in general ophthalmology
- Experience in dealing with large numbers of outpatients
- Understanding of the role of Clinical Audit within a service
- Research and evidence based practice
Desirable
- Operating skills
- Ability to carry out safe and efficient cataract surgery unsupervised
- Teaching skill courses
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organising Audit
- Research and evidence based practice
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willingness to learn and work in sub-specialty clinics
- Ability to integrate with a multidisciplinary team
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, communication skills appropriate to different needs of patients
- Ability to change and adapt, responding to changing circumstances
- Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, confidentiality, safety, consent, and respect for the rights of all
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma in Ophthalmology
- MRCOphth or equivalent qualification
- Full GMC registration with a license to practice
Desirable
Clinical Experience & Effectiveness
Essential
- 4 years full time post graduate training (or equivalent on a part-time or flexible basis), at least 2 of which will be in Ophthalmology
- Wide clinical experience in general ophthalmology
- Experience in dealing with large numbers of outpatients
- Understanding of the role of Clinical Audit within a service
- Research and evidence based practice
Desirable
- Operating skills
- Ability to carry out safe and efficient cataract surgery unsupervised
- Teaching skill courses
- Relevant experience in undertaking and organising Audit
- Research and evidence based practice
Personal Attributes
Essential
- Willingness to learn and work in sub-specialty clinics
- Ability to integrate with a multidisciplinary team
- Empathy, understanding, listening skills, patience, communication skills appropriate to different needs of patients
- Ability to change and adapt, responding to changing circumstances
- Demonstrates awareness of ethical principles, confidentiality, safety, consent, and respect for the rights of all
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
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).
